If the LCROSS or other probes find accessible moonwater, then the way could be cleared for future communities living on the Moon.
Whether these are troglodyte-style buried dwellings, or soaring architecture that makes full use of the Moon’s low gravity is a moot point. But there won’t be any lack of ideas, that’s for sure - people have been dreaming up incredible structures for a loooong time, and here are just a few.
From top to bottom: Frank R. Paul’s Saturnian city was drawn at the height of this artist’s powers. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s he was a one-man creative powerhouse, producing covers for dozens of magazines, including Amazing Stories, Science Wonder Stories and many others.
Future Cities was a book I created in 1979, with art by the late Brian Lewis, a talented artist who also painted covers for the British sci-fi mag New Worlds. This title was one of three I wrote with Ken Gatland, former President of the renowned British Interplanetary Society.
Coming up to date, the Water Building Resort is a concept for a sustainable megastructure from Spanish architect, Orlando de Urrutia. Visually, it’s based on the form of a water drop, and you can visit his blog here.
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