Space Settlement
Architectural and design concepts for human habitation and infrastructure beyond Earth.
STELLAR-1: Space Architecture for a Temporal Civilization Beyond Earth
STELLAR-1 reimagines space architecture as a self-sufficient orbital refuge, using biomimicry, solar energy, and a path back to Earth again.
THE HIVE: Space Architecture for a Self-Sustaining Asteroid Mining Habitat
THE HIVE explores space architecture for a modular Ceres habitat where robotic mining, resource cycles and human survival converge in orbit.
Ceres Umbrella Mining City: Space Architecture for Asteroid Mining on Ceres
Ceres Umbrella Mining City: space architecture shaped by modular habitats, robotic mining, adaptable systems and resource networks on Ceres.
Deployable Inflatable Mars Habitat: A Vision for Space Architecture and Future Living
A deployable inflatable Mars habitat enabling rapid space colonization through adaptive architecture, compact transport, and expandable living systems
SPACEPORT: A New Gateway to Space
A visionary commercial spaceport architecture redefining space travel through immersive design, advanced infrastructure, and public engagement.
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 Odyssey: Simulating a Mission to Space on Washington's Anacostia Riverfront
A three-phase architectural sequence of preparation, journey, and discovery transforms NASA's backyard into an immersive space experience.
Curved-Living: Rethinking Communal Habitation Through Orbital Architecture
A rotating space habitat uses centrifugal gravity, 3D-printed recycled debris, and movable pin surfaces to foster communal life beyond Earth.
Gene: A Ring-Shaped Space Habitat Built Around Biology
Shortlisted in the Origyn competition, Gene encodes human life into an annular orbital architecture with closed-loop ecosystems and modular expansion.
Daedalus Station: A Self-Building Orbital Habitat That Engineers Its Own Gravity
A toroidal space station in Low Earth Orbit that mines asteroids, simulates Earth gravity through rotation, and scales from 32 to 448 meters.
Moontrip: Floating Bubbles and Subterranean Caves Bring Space Exploration to Children
The Air Bubble Space Center merges floating capsules, cave-like undergrounds, and 3D-printed structures into an immersive launchpad for young explorers.
Space Matter: A Geological Approach to Space Education Architecture
A shortlisted Moontrip 2019 entry imagines a space exploration center on the outskirts of Washington DC, built from extraterrestrial logic.
