Makhno Studio designs conceptual settlement within Martian crater
Ukrainian architecture practice Makhno Studio has designed a 3D-printed settlement for Mars named Plan C that would encircle the edge of a crater. More
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BIG and ICON to 3D-print structure exploring "new Martian vernacular" for NASA
Bjarke Ingels' studio BIG is collaborating with construction technology company ICON and NASA to create Mars Dune Alpha, a 3D-printed structure designed to simulate living on Mars. More
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"The idea of inhabiting Mars is merely fanciful fiction" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are considering a concept for a self-sufficient city on Mars and sharing their views on other top stories. More
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Watch a fly-through of Mars city designed for quarter of a million people
This video shows a fly-through of Nüwa, which has been designed by architecture studio Abiboo to be the first permanent city on Mars. More
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Abiboo envisions cliff-face city as "future capital of Mars"
Architecture studio Abiboo has designed the concept for a self-sufficient city on Mars named Nüwa that could be built in 2054. Its architect explains the project to Dezeen. More
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Gold inflatable house for Mars designed by Hugh Broughton Architects and Pearce+
Hugh Broughton Architects and Pearce+ are creating Martian House, an inflatable building in Bristol, England, that will explore what an extraterrestrial house for life on Mars could look like.
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House of van Schneider designs minimal logo for NASA's Mars mission
Design studio House of van Schneider has created a visual identity for NASA's Mars 2020 mission, which condenses the red planet, the Earth and the rover into three simple, flat shapes. More
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"Surviving on Mars could teach us how to live more sustainably on earth", says Design Museum's Moving to Mars curator
The Moving to Mars exhibition, which opens tomorrow at London's Design Museum, explores putting humans on the red planet as the final frontier for design. More
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Malaysian designers propose building colony on Mars from locally grown bamboo
Warith Zaki and Amir Amzar have envisioned using bamboo grown and harvested on Mars to build the first colony on the red planet. More
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Scientists develop "greenhouse shields" to grow food on Mars
Researchers at Harvard University have devised a way to terraform Mars by placing sheets of silica aerogel on the planet's surface, which would warm it up to make it suitable for growing plants. More
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George Bradford-Smith proposes astronaut training facility on face of Mont Blanc
Bartlett graduate George Bradford-Smith has designed an astronaut training facility that clings to the face of Mont Blanc to imitate Mars' extreme environmental conditions. More
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Mars One space colonisation company declares bankruptcy
Mars One, the Dutch company that held an open call for volunteer astronauts to settle on Mars, has gone into liquidation. More
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NASA announces winners of competition to design 3D-printed habitat for Mars
NASA has selected the five winning designs in the latest stage of its 3D-printed Habitat competition, which include a community of modular pods made from the Martian surface, and a vertical egg-like container. More
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Designers create Martian flags for Space10 exhibition
Seven designers have created flags for the Martian Flag Assembly exhibition at the headquarters of IKEA's innovation lab Space10, in Copenhagen. More
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Elon Musk sends his Tesla Roadster to space aboard "world's most powerful" rocket
SpaceX CEO and Tesla founder Elon Musk will send his own Tesla Roadster sports car to space today, aboard the maiden flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket. More
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Stefano Boeri imagines dome-covered Mars colony with "vertical forests"
Stefano Boeri has suggested that a "new Shanghai" made up of "vertical forests" could be built on Mars, should rising sea levels render Earth uninhabitable. More
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Thomas Missé designs carbon-fibre chair fit for use on Mars
Hoping to ready earthlings for their move to Mars, Thomas Missé has designed a lightweight, stackable chair made from carbon fibre that he believes will lower interplanetary importation costs. More
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10 designs to equip humankind for its first missions to Mars
With the recent reveal of the new spacesuit for Elon Musk's company SpaceX, here's a look at some of the best recent designs readying humans for life on Mars. More
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Elon Musk reveals first image of SpaceX suit for Mars travellers
Elon Musk has offered a glimpse of the spacesuit that could clothe those journeying on his company's attempted mission to Mars. More
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Christine Lew creates objects for overlooked aspects of space colonisation
A suit to bathe in, a vacuum-suctioning dressing gown and a temperature-regulating duvet feature in this collection designed by Central Saint Martins graduate Christine Lew for life on Mars. More
