“Per aspera ad astra” : through hardship to the stars : investigation of functional and aesthetic characteristics of a lunar architectureResearch question: How can the creation of architecture on the lunar surface of the moon be impacted by design - expressively, and functionally in response to conditions extremely different to those of earth, creating an environment for short/mid-term occupation?

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“Per aspera ad astra” : through hardship to the stars : investigation of functional and aesthetic characteristics of a lunar architectureResearch question: How can the creation of architecture on the lunar surface of the moon be impacted by design - expressively, and functionally in response to conditions extremely different to those of earth, creating an environment for short/mid-term occupation?

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In the early 1900’s we humans learnt how to soar through the sky with birds aided by our own creations. Forty years later we realized our power when we entered the Atomic Age in the arid deserts of New Mexico. Twenty-four years after, we strapped our fragile, susceptible bodies to rockets pointed to the stars. Within a lifetime we had escaped the terraqueous globe to which we had been confined for millions of years. We now stand on the shores of the final frontier. A last measure of our inqui...

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Masters

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2013

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Peard, Byron Lynton

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2546

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moon / architecture / lunar bases / space colonies / Architectural Design

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