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Competition Brief: It is the year 2069.
It’s been exactly 100 years since humans first set foot on the surface of the Moon. We have now maintained a presence on the Moon for over three decades and it is an integral part of our future planned exploration of the solar system under the ‘Moon to Mars’ initiative. The lunar outpost serves as both a scientific experimental facility and as the base of strategic mining operations to extract resources and refuel our crewed missions to Mars. Together with the lunar gateway station on the Moon’s orbit, it forms the basis of an emerging lunar economy that supports long term human presence in deep space.
Imagine a human habitat on the Moon that caters to a community of up to 30 people, showcasing the innovative and sustainable evolution of lunar living, and the preparation for the upcoming Mars expeditions.
What might a truly lunar Martian architecture look like, and could a human born in space feel at home in such an environment? Historically, colonial projects have constructed cities that mirror the architecture of their origin cultures, assimilating rather than accommodating landscape. Most visions of future space habitation continue in this pattern by simulating a controlled version of Earth to shelter from the harshness of space, a potentially useful psychological strategy for the first inhabitants of a new frontier. Happy Homesick chronicles an alternative approach to lunar habitation, working with the Moon as a staging ground for Mars and beyond.
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