# Adventures of an interplanetary architect

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxLeuven
- Speaker: Xavier De Kestelier
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering, Astronomy and space, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/xavier_de_kestelier_adventures_of_an_interplanetary_architect)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How will we live elsewhere in the galaxy? On Earth, natural resources for creating structures are abundant, but sending these materials up with us to the Moon or Mars is clunky and cost-prohibitive. Enter architect Xavier De Kestelier, who has a radical plan to use robots and space dust to 3D print our interplanetary homes. Learn more about the emerging field of space architecture with this fascinating talk about the (potentially) not-too-distant future.

## Lectures

1. [Adventures of an interplanetary architect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/xavier_de_kestelier_adventures_of_an_interplanetary_architect/dca8a693e71e), 13 min (TED's player)