Month: February 2024

The Moon Studio was offered as an advanced fluid design studio to senior undergraduate and graduate students, led by Dr. Winifred Newman and Shan Sutherland. Students were tasked to think critically about the potential of life on Mars, and to perform deep research into the built limitations of another planet.

Throughout the semester, students performed research into the history and climate of Mars, the evolution of the geological system, and how to prepare for human exploration. Students referenced the “Human Research Program” conducted by NASA as a precedent for exploring life on another planet.

Students studied materials and models suitable for habitation in the climate of Mars. They developed devices, skins, interfaces, and environments that would make life on Mars possible.

Applied Mapping is a graduate level course taught by Dr. Winifred Newman. The course focuses on developing more effective ways to employ mapping by studying them as cartographic histories. In Applied Mapping, students study maps as objects of historical explanation to understand place. 

Throughout the semester, students evaluated historical maps, identified map types and their corresponding utility, and collected data to make their owns maps. Students had the opportunity to work with drones to develop their own mapping projects.

The following images are student work created throughout the course of the semester.