Building Beyond – Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Architecture in Space
What does the future look like for buildings, cities and habitats on and off the planet?
Join us for drinks and conversation on the operational field of space architecture and its potential to impact future space exploration and terrestrial building practices.
Sunday, 30th Sept 2018 – 18:00
IAC – CCB Franzius
Messe Bremen, Findorffstrasse 101, 28215 BRemen, Germany.
Spacearchitect.org has recently added a guide note on where to study space architecture – a handy resource for those who are looking for space architecture related study courses and educational institutes around the world, based on the list compiled by Olga Bannova and Sandra Haeuplik-Meusburger for their book Space Architecture Education for Engineers and Architects (Springer, 2016).
Guide Note: Where To Study Space Architecture?
Please contact info@spacearchitect.org if you know of other space architecture related courses and would like to add them to the educational resources.
Report by François Levy: This is a brief report on the 2018 International Conference of Environmental Systems (ICES), that was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA from July 8th through 12th. Along with Georgi Petrov, Sandra Häuplik-Meusberger, and Don Barker, I co-chaired organizing the Space Architecture Technical Committee’s participation in this year’s ICES.
It is with great sadness to share the news that Constance Adams passed away on 24th June after a battle with cancer.
She was one of the founding members of our community, a great designer and thinker, and one of our most prolific advocates. She has left us way too early.
The 47th International Conference of Environmental Systems (ICES) convened in Charleston, SC, USA, 16-20 July 2017. SATC member Georgi Petrov chaired the two-parts Space Architecture technical session this year in the largest room in the conference with a total of seven presentations. The attendance was well attended and maxed out at about 70.
Next year’s ICES will be held in Albuquerque NM. on 8-12 July 2018.
As part of the Stamford Museum Astronomy Nights program, SATC member Antoine Faddoul gave a public lecture entitled “Space Architecture: Run, Hike, and Camp on the Moon” on April 7th, 2017 at Stamford Observatory in Connecticut, USA.
The talk included an introduction to space architecture and the main aspects of designing for space travel. Faddoul presented Project Luna Castra which is a semi-permanent lunar base that promotes sports activities on the Moon. A discussion followed covering how short-term trips to the moon expedite the plans and technologies for deep space travel and advance technologies for Earthly use.
Stamford Astronomy Nights are family friendly and attract wide audience of different age groups and backgrounds. The public talks are followed by a viewing of the night sky through the 22-inch telescope.
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
“Manifest Destiny: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Mars Colonization” was a space outreach event that took place at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom between 22nd – 24th February 2017.
The event aimed at promoting awareness about the opportunities and challenges of Mars colonization for both the students and staff within the University of Edinburgh as well as for the general public in the region.
The event was held over the course of three days, featuring design workshops and multiple panels discussions on a wide range of themes from life-sustaining systems and the impacts of long-term space habitation on human health, to the engineering and architectural challenges that we face when trying to establish a Mars colony/settlement, to the social science and ethical aspects of colonization.
SATC member and education subcommittee chair Prof. Patrick Harkness was invited to present on the subject of space architecture on behalf of SATC during the event. It was a successful event and the space architecture presentation was well received.
For more details about the event, please check out the full event summary.
the 2016 SATC “Year in Review” article featured on Aerospace America.
http://www.aerospaceamerica.org
The 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) convened in Expo Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, 26-30 September 2016. SATC members Brent Sherwood and Olga Bannova co-chaired the Space Architecture technical sessions with support from Barbara Imhof and Jackelynne Silva Martinez. 6 papers were accepted and presented the sessions were fairly well attended in overall.
SATC also organised a “Global Network Forum” (GNF) panel event, titled “Space Architecture and Systems Engineering: different disciplines or the same?“. Featuring panelists from a diverse group representing different countries, genders, agencies, industries, and academia, the panel event was a success and was well attended.
Space Architecture and Systems Engineering: different disciplines or the same?
Marc Cohen has been presented the “Certificate of Merit” during the AIAA SPACE Forum 2016 as a co-author for the Space Architecture Technical Committee (SATC) Best Paper Award 2015.
(photos credits: AIAA)
SATC Best Paper 2015 – Winner:
Cohen, Marc M.; Häuplik-Meusburger, Sandra (2015 July). What Do We Give Up and Leave Behind? (ICES-2015-056).
SATC Best Paper 2015 – Runner-up:
Allen, Christopher S. (2015 July). International Space Station Acoustics – A Status Report (ICES-2015-286).