4People's Choice AwardHEKMARSHekmars is a planned human settlement for the north pole of Mars. It prioritizes accessibility and utilizes subsurface ice reserves and solar energy. The settlement will include houses, greenhouses, storage facilities, leisure areas, and light industry. A carefully planned network will connect everything.
2The Martian VeinLeveraging technological advancements and human determination, the Martian Vein emerges as a visionary geological power plant colony. This innovative habitat capitalizes on the planet's abundant mineral resources, converting them into indispensable energy, fostering not only survival but also the potential for expansive growth.
1WinnerHydro Vulcan TransmutationThe Hydro Vulcan Transmutation aims to evolve a traditional lab by creating a mobile research lab as a hub that can implant itself onto a hydrothermal volcano, using the lava for thermal energy conversion to create electric power but also use internal magma to incinerate pollutants to repair our oceans.
157People's Choice AwardGenesis v.2Genesis v.2 takes the natural Crater forms on Mars to create a base for the future housing colony. The units are adjustable and can fit in different dimensions of Craters with minimal footprint. The project shows the incomplete quality of newly developing knowledge towards the future and establishes a system that might adjust to new scenarios.
0Eureka TeraformaAn energy production factory on Mars that explores and mines the local surroundings.
2Editor's ChoiceCurrent Interventions..The New FrontierA vertical consolidated submersible and self-sustainable station that intercepts the upwelling currents catching nutrients. The stations contribute to the propagation of endangered species by providing artificial liquid spaces by concrete membranes as well containing plankton from upwelling currents in the coral reef.
0PacificAs our cities continue to grow, the impacts of overpopulation are becoming increasingly severe, to both quality of life and the environment. This project aims to offer a alternative sustainable solution to this crisis, and provide a new way of life on the sea floor.
1Lumination ExplorationExtreme Habitat Pacific- Providing inhabitation for humans while exploring the depths of the pacific environments.