Module Description:

          Lunar Futures is an interdisciplinary design and arts initiative that invites students to imagine, design, and bring to life a sustainable city on the Moon.

Blending science, engineering, visual art, and storytelling, students explore what it means to create a livable environment in one of the most extreme conditions imaginable. Drawing inspiration from real-world space exploration challenges such as life-support systems, energy generation, food production, and habitat design students will think like both engineers and artists as they envision the future of human life beyond Earth.

Through a studio-based process, students will move from research and conceptual design to artistic creation, culminating in a large-scale Lunar City installation. This immersive piece will showcase student-designed habitats, systems, and environments, combining sculptural elements, light, and sound to tell the story of a thriving lunar community.

By merging creativity with innovation, Lunar Futures empowers students to explore sustainability not just on Earth—but as a universal challenge—while developing skills in design thinking, collaboration, and artistic expression.

Course Content:

Students will explore:

• The challenges of living on the Moon (no atmosphere, extreme temperatures, limited resources)

• Essential life-support systems (air, water, food, energy, shelter, communication)

• Sustainable design principles and closed-loop systems (nothing wasted, everything reused)

• Innovations in space exploration and future lunar missions

• The intersection of art, architecture, and engineering in designing human environments
  
  

Students will translate their learning into:

• Blueprint designs of a lunar city showing interconnected systems

• 3D sculptural elements representing habitats, infrastructure, and environments

• Artistic interpretations of space living through light, texture, and form

• Narrative storytelling that explains how their city supports life and community