Premium
Space is an Ecology for Living In
Author(s) -
Armstrong Rachel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1844
Subject(s) - space (punctuation) , architecture , ecology , natural (archaeology) , outer space , living space , space exploration , environmental ethics , sociology , engineering , law , political science , computer science , history , biology , archaeology , philosophy , aerospace engineering , apartment , operating system
Current space exploration can be viewed as an augmentation of the activities of the 20th century, albeit with a greater emphasis on new technologies and privatisation. With the continuation of this trend, could outer space be in danger of becoming a vast territory exposed to the voracity of would‐be prospectors, manned by robots? Rachel Armstrong , Professor of Experimental Architecture at Newcastle University and guest‐editor of the April 2000 AD Space Architecture issue, advocates a much more far‐reaching biological definition of Space, driven by a concern for the natural environment, that emphasises its potential as an ecology for living in.