SPACEPORT IN NEW MEXICO
UCLA Research Studio with Greg Lynn
Spring 2008
Located in the remote desert of New Mexico, this project attempts to provide space tourists with a captivating and enriching transitional environment between the very different worlds of earth and space.
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Site Plan
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Approaching the Terminal
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Longitudinal Section
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View in the Main Exhibition Space
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Transverse Section
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Inside the Buoyancy Tank