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Our goals and projects
As our non-profit charitable organisation Neue Räume f ü r Menschheit ( New Spaces for Mankind ) grows, we plan to solve the tasks mentioned below; and, should we have the opportunity, to support projects of interest to…
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NPO NewSpaces
A new life is beginning! Neue Räume f ü r Menschheit ( New Spaces for Mankind )* is a non-profit charitable organisation. It was founded in Vienna by a dedicated group of people who wanted to popularise the idea of…
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A journal of a Mars Desert Research Station participant
The Mars Society has initiated Mars Analog Research Station (MARS) project. The goals of this project are the development of key knowledge needed to prepare for human Mars exploration, and to inspire the public by…
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Areoplane, the Mars exploration vehicle
Introduction With the ideas of manned Mars exploration gaining momentum, in this article we set out design underpinnings for Aareoplane, a fast and reliable vehicle for the Martian environment. Though reminiscent of the…
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Lilypad
Lilypad- сities are going to open new spaces for mankind and save humanity from climate disaster. The steady rise of sea level is one of the remarkable effects of global warming. The sea rises in average 3,8 millimeters…
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'Hydrogenase' airships
Quite often new technologies emerge from interactions between different fields of science due to synergistic effects. For example, new developments in bioengineering can open a new page in the energy sector and…
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New Maldives
The ambitious project of the Dutch company „ Dutch Docklands “ and of the government of the Maldives envisage the construction of artificial islands with total area of more than 800 hectares. These islands are floating…
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Swallow's nest
Making a limited space feel larger and less pressing is a constant challenge for architects and interiour designers. The Franco-Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut utilizes the stunning visual metaphor of the Möbius…
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Vertical farms
An industrial farm can be built inside a megalopolis in form of a skyscraper or hidden underground According to the demographic report of the United Nations organization, 1 the human population will increase by the…
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Flying Palace — Strato Cruiser
The authors of this unusual project conceive a luxurious life aboard a gigantic zeppelin named Strato Cruiser. This is the brainchild of British designers Tino Schaedler and Michael J. Brown. They believe that a…
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Underground city to protect 10,000 people from Siberian winter
The project Eco-city 2020 foresees the construction of an artificial underground city inside the Mir diamond mine, the second largest excavated hole on the planet. The mine is about 1200 meter wide at the top and over…
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Seasteading
Unusual things often happen in unusual places. In Silicon Valley, for instance. Here, a group of eccentric IT professionals and millionaires decided to ground an independent state in international waters. The project…
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Soviet Lunar Base Project Zvezda
One of the most ambitious Soviet projects was the lunar base, developed by the Special Construction Bureau “Spezmash” headed by V. Barmin. Lunar settlements were conceived by the spacecraft designer Sergey Korolev back…
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Blueseed: Startup Incubator Aboard a Ship
A startup ship in California will host a bunch of emerging high-tech enterprises. A small town in the ocean, the vessel named Blueseed is meant to foster the talents for Silicon Valley. The author of the project, Max…