Tomorrow I’ll be down in San Luis Obispo, helping to judge a competition called Design Village 2008:
In the Design Village Competition, teams from across the United States design and build a theme-based structure that meets several additional requirements: the structure’s parts must be hand carried down a mile trail into the canyon; the structure must be assembled in 12 hours, without the use of plugged electricity; the team members must live in their structure for the entire weekend.
The theme this year is Mission To Mars. Here is a gallery of previous contestants. I think it’s open to the public, as well – so, if you’re in the central coast region, come by, say hello, check out all the structures, and keep your fingers crossed for good weather.
that is excellent that you are judging design village! you will like poly canyon, it is a great area. check out the shell house (i am sure they will unlock it for you). also, the cantilever structure is pretty cool.
This is a Great Idea! I am always pleased to see the idea of space colonization move forward in any form, from the simplest idea to the most complex plans. As a Charter Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Space Colonization Technical Committee, I am always looking for new ideas and ways to promote them to push this cause forward. I am looking for authors and web developers to assist in this effort for at least two sites; MissionToMars.com and a new site, SpaceColonizationNews.com (still in development). If anyone is interested in joining this project, please contact me.
Contact@MissionToMars.com