Architecture for Astronauts: An Activity-based Approach [Hardcover]

Living and working in extra-terrestrial habitats means being potentially vulnerable to very harsh environmental, social, and psychological conditions. With the stringent technical specifications for launch vehicles and transport into space, a very tight framework for the creation of habitable space is set. These constraints result in a very demanding partnership between the habitat and the inhabitant.

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This book is the result of researching the interface between people, space and objects in an extra-terrestrial environment. The evaluation of extra-terrestrial habitats in comparison to the users perspective leads to a new framework, comparing these buildings from the viewpoint of human activity. It can be used as reference or as conceptual framework for the purpose of evaluation. It also summarizes relevant human-related design directions. The work is addressed to architects and designers as well as engineers.

This book presents research at the interface between people, Space and objects. Evaluating extra-terrestrial habitats in comparison to the users perspective, this book proposes a new framework, comparing these buildings from the viewpoint of human activity.Background.- General Characteristics of Extra-terrestrial Habitats.- Design-in-use study: Human Activities in Extra-terrestrial Habitats.- Conclusion and Research outlook.- Appendix.

From the reviews:

Sandra H?uplik-Meusburgers work, Architecture for Astronauts: An Activity-Based Approach, contributes to this effort through an architectural exploration of habitats and the needs of astronauts in undertaking longer, more complicated voyages than ever before. & This is an intelligent, challenging book & useful for designers and architects, engineers, and other professionals. (Roger D. Launius, Quest: The History of Spaceflight, Vol. 19 (4), 2012)

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