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Architecture for Astronauts

An Activity-based Approach

  • Presents the research results at the interface between people, Space and objects in an extra-terrestrial environment
  • Compares Space buildings from the viewpoint of human activity
  • Summarized the relevant human-related design directions for every human activity

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
  2. Introduction

    • Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
    Pages 1-13
  3. Background

    • Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
    Pages 15-31
  4. Characteristics of Extra-Terrestrial Habitats

    • Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
    Pages 33-95
  5. Human Activity Sleep

    • Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
    Pages 97-128
  6. Human Activity Hygiene

    • Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
    Pages 131-199
  7. Human Activity Food

    • Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
    Pages 201-229
  8. Human Activity Work

    • Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
    Pages 231-261
  9. Human Activity Leisure

    • Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
    Pages 263-293
  10. Appendix

    • Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger
    Pages 295-313
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 314-316

About this book

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.

 

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 user’s 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.

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“Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger’s 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)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Architecture and Design, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

    Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger

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