Cité de l’espace Exhibition
Toulouse, France, November 27, 2007 – January 15, 2008

AV has been invited to exhibit “MarsCruiserOne” and “MoonBaseTwo” at the Astralia main building of the Cité de l’Espace as part of its celebration of 50 years of space exploration. The display includes posters, scale models and projected video animations.

2057, l’espace des 50 prochaines années
Toulouse, France, November 27, 2007

AV has been invited to participate during the evening event of 2057, l’espace des 50 prochaines années.

The Cité de l’Espace hosted a special event, 2057, l’espace des 50 prochaines années to celebrate 50 years of space exploration.
Arturo Vittori participated in a panel discussion on the future of space missions with several aerospace dignitaries and experts, including France’s first female astronaut and former Minister for Research and New Technologies, Claudie Haigneré; Gérard Brachet, Vice President of the Air and Space Academy and Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS); Xavier Pasco, Senior Research Fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research; Henri Rème, Professor at CNRS and President of the Friends of the Cité de l’espace; and David Southwood, Director of Science at the European Space Agency (ESA). AV’s “MarsCruiserOne” and “MoonBaseTwo” projects were also displayed.

School of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, United States, November 13, 2007

«The challenge of future architecture will be
to re‑integrate the human habitat into nature’s eco‑system
and enhance the beauty of nature, not to destroy it.»
Arturo Vittori

Under the title The Beauty of the Extreme, AV presented a lecture on their recent projects for
architectural students at the Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. In addressing how human exploration of new environments make technological development necessary in order to provide for human survival and comfort, Arturo Vittori highlighted many of the new challenges and possibilities in designing projects inspired by the wisdom of nature and informed by the expertise of space technology to create shelters that are extremely functional and beautiful for its inhabitants.