Life on Mars: Palimpsests of the Forthcoming Martian Res Publica
| dc.contributor.author | Puersten, Nicholas Michael | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-21T19:37:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-21T19:37:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-09-21 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2022-09-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Mars is set to be the new frontier of humanity, and as a result poses a unique set of architectural and engineering challenges to be overcome. Interest into both small and large-scale Martian settlements has greatly increased in the past several years, however many of these projects exist as sole entities within a foreign landscape, ignorant of site, culture, or temporal context. They cannot be considered towns and do not produce a valid form of public space as we know it. This project aims to explore and suggest an alternative: a set of architectural frameworks based on vetted engineering solutions and urban design principles from which a uniquely Martian res publica could grow and thrive, all within the context of a long-term colonization and terraforming effort. Through diagrams, drawings, and written text, this thesis explores the growth of a settlement on Mars at three different stages of terraformation and attempts to understand the driving forces that shape how Martians might live. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/18769 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.pending | false | |
| dc.publisher | University of Waterloo | en |
| dc.subject | architecture | en |
| dc.subject | urban planning | en |
| dc.subject | Mars | en |
| dc.subject | res publica | en |
| dc.subject | terraformation | en |
| dc.subject | Martian colonization | en |
| dc.title | Life on Mars: Palimpsests of the Forthcoming Martian Res Publica | en |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | en |
| uws-etd.degree | Master of Architecture | en |
| uws-etd.degree.department | School of Architecture | en |
| uws-etd.degree.discipline | Architecture | en |
| uws-etd.degree.grantor | University of Waterloo | en |
| uws-etd.embargo.terms | 0 | en |
| uws.contributor.advisor | Rynnimeri, Val | |
| uws.contributor.affiliation1 | Faculty of Engineering | en |
| uws.peerReviewStatus | Unreviewed | en |
| uws.published.city | Waterloo | en |
| uws.published.country | Canada | en |
| uws.published.province | Ontario | en |
| uws.scholarLevel | Graduate | en |
| uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |