Archinect - News 2024-11-23T18:47:37-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149963586/european-space-agency-s-first-resident-artist-is-planning-a-temple-on-the-moon European Space Agency's first resident artist is planning a temple on the moon Justine Testado 2016-08-16T14:34:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cj/cjen6k7i4edgt7i2.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>[Jorge Ma&ntilde;es Rubio] plans to 3D print portions of the temple; other sections will incorporate an existing boulder, creating a cross between a building and a cave...The work will engage with a wide swath of architectural history, including the Pantheon, Mayan temples, and the Egyptian pyramids, [he] says. But when considering the possibilities on the moon, 18th-century French utopian architects like &Eacute;tienne-Louis Boull&eacute;e or Claude-Nicolas Ledoux have been the most influential.</p></em><br /><br /><p>For his current endeavor called&nbsp;<em>Peak of Eternal Light</em>, artist Jorge Ma&ntilde;es Rubio is working with the ESA to build a temple on the moon, as a way to &ldquo;examine the potential social and anthropological aspects of colonizing celestial bodies&rdquo;.&nbsp;</p><p>More on Archinect:</p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/132492446/esa-proposes-a-village-on-the-moon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ESA proposes a village on the moon</a></p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/145205940/how-to-turn-martian-soil-into-concrete" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to turn Martian soil into concrete</a></p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/138591099/the-mars-ice-house-envisions-the-day-earthlings-can-live-with-ease-atop-the-martian-surface" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mars Ice House envisions the day Earthlings can live with ease atop the Martian surface</a></p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/114962805/space-noir" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Space Noir</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149956345/alissa-walker-imagines-a-utopian-los-angeles-in-2056 Alissa Walker imagines a "utopian" Los Angeles in 2056 Nicholas Korody 2016-07-06T15:12:00-04:00 >2016-07-17T13:56:16-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/n0/n0npfos1zzh398zk.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Sorry, I&rsquo;m not able to send this directly through SnapFace since your iPhone 6 doesn&rsquo;t support neural chat.&nbsp;Old-fashioned text pixels will have to do.&nbsp;Remember the movie &ldquo;Her&rdquo;? That&rsquo;s what Los Angeles is like in 2056.&nbsp;L.A. is the densest city in the U.S., with a population that&rsquo;s about a third larger than it was in 2016.&nbsp;Taller buildings are everywhere, including New DTLA &mdash; a corridor of super-talls that runs the length of Wilshire all the way to Santa Monica.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The speculative fiction details a "utopian" city primarily characterized by efficient, far-reaching public transport and fewer cars. There's no longer a drought, and buildings are wrapped in "solar skins" designed by Elon Musk.</p><p>For more speculative visions of a future California, check out these links from last summer's <strong><a href="http://dryfutures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dry Futures</a></strong> competition:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/137896720/lagoonous-assemblage-antifragile-urbanism-for-a-dry-los-angeles-an-honorable-mention-in-dry-futures-speculative-category" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Lagoonous Assemblage : Antifragile Urbanism for a dry Los Angeles," an honorable mention in Dry Futures Speculative category</a></li><li><a href="http://%22The%20Ocean%20Above%20Us,%22%20an%20honorable%20mention%20in%20Dry%20Futures%20Speculative%20category" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Ocean Above Us," an honorable mention in Dry Futures Speculative category</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/137817182/the-continental-compact-an-honorable-mention-in-dry-futures-speculative-category" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Continental Compact," an honorable mention in Dry Futures Speculative category</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/137512200/freshly-squeezed-survival-on-the-fringes-an-honorable-mention-in-dry-futures-speculative-category" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Freshly Squeezed- Survival on the Fringes," an honorable mention in Dry Futures Speculative category</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/136804115/grassroots-cactivism-1st-place-winner-in-dry-futures-speculative-category" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Grassroots Cactivism," 1st place winner in Dry Futures Speculative category</a></li></ul>