Space Architecture for the New Space Age

Establishing a sustainable human presence
beyond Earth requires more than technological innovation—it demands new
approaches to design, operations, and strategy. This intensive three-day
course explores the principles of space architecture and habitability,
the operational realities of human spaceflight, and the strategies
shaping future exploration and the New Space Economy. 

Participants will discover how
architecture, human factors, technology, and business converge to enable
sustainable human life beyond Earth. Combining expert lectures, case
studies, and interactive workshops, the course provides both strategic
insights and practical tools for professionals working at the
intersection of space exploration, design, and innovation.

Day 1 : Space Architecture and Habitability 

Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger

Designing human habitats beyond Earth:
evolution of space habitats, lessons learned, habitability, isolated and
extreme environments, commercial space missions, in-space
manufacturing, and large orbital structures.

Day 2: Living and Working in Space. Operational Reality 

Reinhold Ewald

An astronaut’s perspective on daily life
aboard the ISS, crew operations and teamwork, human factors, lessons
learned from long-duration missions, and what engineers and architects
often overlook. 

Day 3: Expanding Humanity Beyond Earth

Brent Sherwood

Exploration architectures, mission
design, lunar and Martian development pathways, the New Space Economy,
and the transition from missions to sustainable human settlements.