The stars have always spoken to our imagination.
The Moon and Mars are just two of the destinations that make many of us look up and dream. Some even want to move there permanently...
In this fascinating talk, Xavier De Kestelier - a lunar and Mars base architect - explores how we can build structures that can withstand the extreme conditions of other planets and can still provide a home to our astronauts.

Xavier De Kestelier, architect and visiting Professor at Ghent University and Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University is joint head of Foster+ Partners’ Specialist Modelling Group (SMG), the architecture practice’s multi-disciplinary research and development group. His team has been exploring the possibilities of large scale 3D printing to construct lunar habitations.
Addressing the challenges of transporting materials to the moon, he studies the use of lunar soil, known as regolith, as building matter.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx