BIG and ICON to 3D-print structure exploring "new Martian vernacular" for NASA

Bjarke Ingels' studio BIG is collaborating with construction technology company ICON and NASA to create Mars Dune Alpha, a 3D-printed structure designed to simulate living on Mars.
Under construction at the Johnson Space Center in Texas, USA, the 158-square-metre "habitat" has been developed by BIG and ICON to help prepare humans to live on the Red Planet.
BIG has unveiled visuals of Mars Dune Alpha
The Mars Dune Alpha will be occupied by four people for extended periods of time and, by simulati