Thursday, March 13, 2008

The final cut

Woohee, it's been a fun quarter. I kind of feel like we just got started, just got rolling- and on a project this size, two months IS just getting started. I seriously hope that this is just the beginning. That these ideas will disperse and propogate in other hosts who are so inclined. That's why it's a "viral" project.

We analyzed so many aspects of life and how we, as architecture students*, can help it Not Suck.

We learned about hydroponics - did you know that it takes about 57 cubic meters of efficient hydroponics focusing on high- leaf crops to produce enough oxygen for a person?

We learned about space travel - did you know that astronauts have to pre-breathe oxygen for 6 hours before taking the half-hour to get into their suit to go on a space walk in order to prevent the bends?

We learned about the moon- did you know that breathing regolith, the lunar dust, may lead to lung complications as it's shardlike, like fiber glass?

We thought about psychology, sociology, recycling systems, organizing space, landscape.

Oh, and my Photoshop skills certainly increased.

Can I fail so's I can go again?

Wednesday, March 12, 2008