How to Design When There is No Gravity
Not many architects will come across the challenge of building in outer space, but who knows what the future will hold… asteroid mining and space photobioreactors? In a recent article, Metropolis Magazine looks into the design of the International Space Station, examining how our conventional rules of architecture become obsolete in zero gravity. Walls, ceilings, and floors can be interchangeable, and “form follows function” is taken to the extreme.