David Nixon

výstava v parteru NTK

7. 11. 2013 - 20. 12. 2013

David Nixon, u nás známý především jako dlouholetý spolupracovník Jana Kaplického, s nímž v roce 1979 založil studio Future Systems, je jedním z mála architektů zabývajících se navrhováním architektury ve vesmíru a v extrémních podmínkách. Pracoval na konceptech pro americkou orbitální laboratoř Skylab či mezinárodní kosmickou stanici ISS, navrhoval architekturu vhodnou do prostředí na Marsu i Měsíce, podílel se na vývoji robotických systémů, plánování kosmodromů a pozemské infrastruktury pro pilotované lety.

V současnosti řídí společnost Astrocourier Ltd., která se soustředí na miniaturizaci vesmírných produktů a služeb. Astrocourier ve vesmíru úspěšně realizoval experiment „Kapesní velikosti“, jehož cílem bylo inspirovat mladé vědce zajímající se o matematiku a fyziku.
Tato výstava představuje unikátní sbírku projektů vesmírné architektury od jednoho z nejzkušenějších vesmírných architektů na světě a zároveň jediného britského architekta, který se na tuto oblast specializuje již od roku 1985 a který tuto disciplínu spoluzaložil a spoluvytvořil.

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David Nixon is an unofficial co-founder of the space architecture discipline. He significantly influenced development of this area in which he has been involved since 1985. This exhibition represents unique collection of terrestrial and space projects that are all connected to space architecture and design for extreme environments.

The resources on the Earth may seem to be unlimited. They may be but not for too long… What if a global natural disaster destroyed our home planet and we were not able to breathe the air, we would have no means to grow food and no shelter to protect ourselves against climate? We would be in extreme environment. Space architects are designing for such extreme environments. They design autonomous habitats that enable living on Mars, the Moon or the Earth’s orbit. The habitats provide safety and comfort for human activities and respect environment, technology readiness and principles of ecology.
The space architecture thus provides necessary perspective that helps to rediscover elementary problems of terrestrial architecture that are often hidden under the shallow business planning strategies, style or superficial aesthetics. This discipline also points out importance of integration of aerospace engineering that may significantly help advancing architectural development.
David Nixon is an unofficial co-founder of the space architecture discipline. He significantly influenced development of this area in which he has been involved since 1985. This exhibition represents unique collection of terrestrial and space projects that are all connected to space architecture and design for extreme environments.

The resources on the Earth may seem to be unlimited. They may be but not for too long. What if a global natural disaster destroyed our home planet and we were not able to breathe the air, we would have no means to grow food and no shelter to protect ourselves against climate? We would be in extreme environment. Space architects are designing for such extreme environments. They design autonomous habitats that enable living on Mars, the Moon or the Earth’s orbit. The habitats provide safety and comfort for human activities and respect environment, technology readiness and principles of ecology.

The space architecture thus provides necessary perspective that helps to rediscover elementary problems of terrestrial architecture that are often hidden under the shallow business planning strategies, style or superficial aesthetics. This discipline also points out importance of integration of aerospace engineering that may significantly help advancing architectural development.

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Odpovědná osoba: Tereza Nádějová
Poslední změna: 27.11. 2013 08:11  
Kontakt na odpovědnou osobu: +420 232 002 544, tereza.nadejova@techlib.cz