03 Build there

Not a masterplan. A growth system.

How does one habitat become a city?

Initial Mars base plan
01 / 04Initial baseOne habitat begins to organize a ground condition.

6parametric iterations

4discarded schemes

14modular unit types

3growth transitions

The final city is only the version that survived.

Complete bird's-eye view of Michael Wang's Mars City proposal Open full image ↗
Mars City / complete aerialOne system. Many ways to live.

A city is more than the multiplication of shelter.