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Orbital Architecture: Projects, Journals & Ideas

57 Projects 19 Journals 2 Publications 2 Competitions

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Orbital architecture encompasses the design of habitable structures beyond Earth, including space stations, lunar facilities, and asteroid-based constructions. This emerging field combines engineering, sustainability, and speculative design to imagine how humans might live and work in space.

The community explores self-expanding orbital stations built from asteroid material, space architecture for civilizations beyond Earth, lunar facilities using geometric principles, and ground-based observatories and planetariums that engage visitors with celestial exploration and cosmic experience.

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Jessica Obregon2 works

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Ali and 2 others

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"ORIGYN", way to future

As a result of human evolution, the idea of migration into space is presented and in the way of realizing this, architecture is one of the most influential sciences. The goal of this project is to realize the architectural mission such as security, beauty and psychological aspects. as well as the use of physics laws and technological progress in the design.

Burak and 2 others

157

Genesis v.2

Genesis 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.

Praneeth and 2 others

138

ALGAL REALM

The project focuses on building a sustainable ecosystem using bioengineered algae to create an ecosystem which caters to the need of people living on the moon rather than depending on complex machinery.

linda

127

Exploring the Milky Way

The project aims to create an interactive open space that allows for free movement in the project , between the the volumes that make up the project . The concept is inspired from the space where the planets and stars are dynamically placed forming the milky way.

Svetlana

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"Per aspera ad astra"

The name of the project "Per aspera ad astra" in Latin means "Through the thorns to the stars".This is a slogan for the further development of all mankind in the study of space. The concept of my project reflects the desire of mankind to overcome the difficulties in studying our Universe.

Salih and Ogulcan

IACULUM

IACULUM, an interpretation of OR1GYN, is the first space station and home for the space colonizers. In addition to its duty of being the terminal station for space missions including interstellar travels, IACULUM can be the home for thousands of people for longer periods.

Parham and 2 others

The Wahah Cultural Center

The Oasis Cultural Center

SHREYA

Geological Research Centre and Planetarium at Lonar

Crater at Lonar is the only crater in India formed in basaltic rock which has saline water and its features are preserved since its formation. To preserve and prolong this unique heritage, proposal of a planetarium will educate tourists and enable the scientists to work for the Lake's conservation in Research Center contributing to Lonar's economic growth.

Debashish

spaceDestination

This project propose a space station for that time from where human will be sent to expand life and station will be used as an intermediate space for future missions, training, and research on artificial Moon’s and Mars’ gravity !

Isabela and Luís

OR1GYN: space habitat

Origyn is a concept for the first space settlement ever built. Its shape comes from the Sunflower, blooming completely as the colony grows from 2,000 to 10,000 inhabitants. Each of the connected petals, which is home to 1,000 people, contain a biome and its specific climate in order to represent the diversity from Earth and recreate its marvelous complexity.

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UNI Editorial

publishedResults1 week ago

STELLAR-1: A Dandelion-Inspired Orbital Refuge Built for Humanity's Eventual Return to Earth

A space elevator and porous lattice shells turn an orbital colony into infrastructure that safeguards people, seeds and knowledge until Earth heals.

Cosmic Architecture

Space Settlement

UNI

publishedReview5 months ago

ORIGYN GAIA: A Self-Expanding Orbital Station Built from Asteroid Material

Adam Hoehne, Jack Hooper, and Ricardo Miguel propose a modular space habitat that grows itself using in-situ resource utilization.

Space Habitat

Cosmic Architecture

UNI

publishedStory5 months ago

Moon Trip Centre: Circular Geometry as a Gateway to Cosmic Experience

A shortlisted competition entry translates orbital mechanics into radial architecture, turning visitors into active participants in space exploration.

Cosmic Architecture

Moontrip

UNI Editorial

publishedStory1 year ago

Orionis Planetarium and Observatory by Snøhetta: A Celestial Landmark in Douai, France

Orionis Planetarium by Snøhetta blends elliptical architecture, sustainable design, and immersive astronomy experiences in a biodiverse, landscaped setting.

Orbital Architecture

Landscape Design