Paling Fence House / NASA
Architects: NASA – National Architecture Space Administration
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Project Architect: Aldo Agustin
Year: 2013
Photographs: Nils Koenning
Architecture in Space: NASA Seeks Architects’ Opinions on Habitat Design for Astronauts
In the Interim Design Center parking lot of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, students are constructing a 30 foot experimental structure that could house astronauts in space. Funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the year-long research and experimentation project challenges students to design a vertical habitat capable of housing four astronauts in space for a period of 60 days. Not only is this an extreme case of micro-living, but to design a living quarters with no orientation, where walls, floors and ceilings are non-existent, is unworldly.
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NASA Sustainability Base / William McDonough + Partners and AECOM
NASA and William McDonough + Partners have teamed up to create Earth’s first high-performance space station. William McDonough stated, “Design is the first signal of human intention.” With that in mind, the team set out to design a building that that embodies NASA’s spirit, fosters collaboration, supports health and well-being, and goes beyond LEED® Platinum in its pursuit of Cradle to Cradle® solutions.
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