In a thought-provoking Hub Talk, Dr. Samer El Sayary challenges us to envision a future where design meets the needs of humanity in the outer space. An inspiring conversation that ventured into uncharted territory, exploring concepts that could one day sustain life on distant planets. Sparking curiosity and pushing the boundaries of possibility, this hub-talk is an invitation to rethink the future of architecture beyond earth.
Leaving Earth: Surviving When the World Ends
As sustainability and resource challenges intensify on earth, discussions around humanity’s long-term survival increasingly turn toward space. A perspective gaining traction within scientific and architectural circles posits that humanity’s future “must be in space” to ensure survival beyond the next century.
Deep Space Voyage: A New Design Paradigm
This vessel is a new approach of space passive design, it is a self-sustaining and self-sufficient environment housing numerous creatures within its walls, designed to stay in deep space and to land on a new soil of Mars. It will utilize Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails) using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large reflective surfaces. In addition to the solar sails, the vessel will be equipped with a nuclear reactor at its tail to move and operate the whole vessel. It will also have recycling strategies for water reuse.
Mars Landing
Once on Mars, the vessel’s laser-guided drill robots would initiate the creation of underground colonies, drawing inspiration from ant colonies to establish structured, sheltered habitats. These colonies would employ pneumatic residential units which are self-contained, oxygenated spaces forming a network of underground habitats. This hierarchically layered colony design offers a scalable solution for supporting life on Mars, presenting a unique architectural model for future planetary settlements
The Hub-Talk
Key Moments: Introducing New Terms
Kardashev Scale | Anthropization | Form Generation | Lunar Food Production | Construction Method | Colony Powering | Hygiene and Psychological Wellbeing | War Development and Martian Settlement | Sand Dune Solidification-Crest Pouring