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NECUNOSCUTUL. „MARTE, INVAZIA!”
UNKNOWN. „MARS, THE INVASION!

Author(s): Iulia Patricia Manea, Iulian Popa
Contributor(s): Mădălina Popa (Translator), Iulia Patricia Manea (Translator)
Subject(s): Architecture, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Editura Universitară “Ion Mincu”
Keywords: Unknown; Mars; sustainable; housing; ecosystems; soil; atmosphere; technology; life; greenhouse; planet;

Summary/Abstract: The housing problem becomes current along with the exponentially increasing number of people on Earth. If this reality won’t change soon, the number of solutions for housing and feeding this population will soon be consumed. The project entitled “Mars, the invasion!” proposes an overhaul of the frontiers by trying a new habitat on other planets, in our case, Mars. Through the development of technologies required by this type of program, we will succeed not only to expand the civilization on a new planet, but also motivate the humanity to resolve their disputes focusing on sustainability both on Earth and Mars. The proposed project takes into account the specific conditions on Mars, the difficulty of carrying heavy materials from planet Earth, the making of the building, the way in which the created ecosystem can be sustainable and the psychological problems of the future occupants. The construction is modelled; the most important equipment and devices can be installed with the possibility of extension. Everything that is required for the actual construction are high-tech membranes and sandbags, otherwise it uses the Martian soil and ice, and oxygen produced by the ecosystem. Regarding the shape of the entire system, we opted for a flexible, transparent hemisphere (space of the ecosystem) and an opaque string that houses the indwelling and other activities of the occupants (technological cave).

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 435-438
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English, Romanian