Mars Science City is planned for the desert outside Dubai, intended as a space to develop technology to colonize Mars.Architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have designed a prototype of a city for humans to live on Mars, and then adapted the design for the Emirati desert.The design is made up of biodomes, each covered with a transparent polyethylene membrane.On Mars, buildings would be 3D printed under the domes, using Martian soil. On Earth, desert sand could be used instead.The design features water-filled skylights, which on Mars would shield residents from radiation, while allowing light to enter the rooms.BIG’s design for the Earth-bound Science City sets aside areas for research into living on Mars, including growing food there.It also includes an exhibition space.Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is behind the initiative. It says Mars Science City is still in the concept stage, and that it hasn’t yet settled on a design or architect for the final build.
