Famed architecture firm Foster + Partners has a new project for a 50-meter-tall solar tower that unfolds from a sophisticated 3D printed scaffolding.
Oh, and one small note – it’s designed for the surface of the moon.
The design for this massive 50-meter solar array is like a signpost, with a large solar array that folds out from either side.
Designed for a future moon outpost, the solar arrays are designed to rise up from a spiral, 3D-printed tower, and extend sail-like solar panels.
Partnering with NASA and 3D printing studio Branch Technology, Foster + Partners previewed this design to showcase how critical future power and communication networks will be on the moon’s surface.
Below is a video showing the unfurling of the impressive tower, dramatically set to Blue Danube.
We expect more infrastructure explorations like this as moon bases become more of a reality.
