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    Design and Architecture

    Mars City

    What kind of city would The Martian’s Mark Watney live in if he stayed on Mars? Space educator Kerry Joels, and designers Lea Oxenhandler and Fatima Olivieri of Kieran Timberlake Aarchitects explain Mars City, home for a community on the red planet. Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Cornell, JPL, NASA

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    By Frances Anderton • Oct 13, 2015 • 1 min read

    What kind of city would The Martian’s Mark Watney live in if he stayed on Mars? Space educator Kerry Joels, and designers Lea Oxenhandler and Fatima Olivieri of Kieran Timberlake Aarchitects explain Mars City, home for a community on the red planet.

    Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Cornell, JPL, NASA

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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      Kerry Joels

      Total Learning Research Institute

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      Lea Oxenhandler

      Kieran Timberlake Associates

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      Fatima Olivieri

      Kieran Timberlake Associates

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