This volume of "Architectural Design" has been devised to open architects eyes to the possibility of designing for outer space. The tourist industry view travelling to near space as a realistic objective, and companies such as Hilton Internatioinal have already produced schemes for space hotels. However, architects have been slow in responding to the challenges and opportunities that space offers. "Space Architecture" is both pragmatic and artistically inspiring, exploring the economics of space and the practicalities of space flight, as well as art by David Bowie, who created the influential space icon, Major Tom. The work of artists Damien Hurst and Davide de Angelis is also featured, and other important contributors included Arthur C. Clarke and Patrick Moore. Contributions from those who have already experienced working in outer space include the astronaut Buzz Aldrin and space architect John S. Spacer.
Editorial (M. Toy); Introduction (R. Armstrong); Architects in Space (J. Zukowsky); How Soon Will Space Tourism Start? (D. Ashford); Space Tourism - The Key to the Coming Economic Boom (P. Collins); A New Era of Space Medicine for Space Tourism (K. Yajima); Space Resort (H. Wolff); Virtual Space Tourism (A. Hansson); Why go into Space? (T. Taylor); Questions and Answers with Buzz Aldrin; X-Prize (P. Diamandis); Moving in Several Directions at Once (J. Skeet); David Bowie (R. Armstrong); Fashioning Space (S. Lee); Space Between (S. Thorogood); The Architecture of Extreme Environments (T. Krueger); New Horizons (R. McCall); Quantum City (M. Osterhage); On the Possibility of Terraforming Mars (M. Fogg); Lunar Embassy (D. Hope); Sci-Fi Modernism and Space-Age Retro (E. Heathcote); UR-BOOR - A Rachel Rosenthal Performance; Space Architecture: The Bartlett Discussion; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; Popscene (B. Fear); The Ideas Circus - An Overview of Architectural Design 1930-1977 (J. Henson); Practice Profile: Clare Design (H. Beck & J. Cooper); Anthropomorphic Architecture (D. Lewis); Highlights from Wiley-Academy; Book Reviews (K. MacInnes); Site Lines (W. Hitchmough).