Thesis Liam Lasting

Thesis: Liam Lasting

Our understanding of Earth’s physical environment and the innate material properties in which we typically have an understanding of are pushed to another realm of possibilities when imagined within a different context, such as on Mars. Terrene, meaning earthy or of the world, explores ways in which we can utilize the abundant resource of sand as a primary structural material through a combination of structural and material optimization methods for the future development of human habitation on Mars.