Emerging Fields in Architecture - Sam Ximenes

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Sam Ximenes is a Space Architect with over 30 years’ experience in the aerospace industry with NASA, DoD, and international space programs. He is currently CEO of Exploration Architecture Corporation (XArc), a space architecture consulting firm he founded in 2007. The firm specializes in commercial spaceport development and design, and space systems development for space exploration initiatives for planetary surface systems for habitation and human settlement He is also Founder and Board Chair of WEX Foundation, a non-profit organization for advancing careers in space exploration through SpaceSTEM education. His latest venture is CEO of Astroport Space Technologies, Inc., founded in 2020 as a wholly owned subsidiary of XArc to develop lunar construction technologies for emplacement of critical elements of lunar surface infrastructure. In 2023, he was inducted into the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame Online:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EmergingFieldsinArchitecture?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNTE0NzcxNTY5MjI4MDYxAAEeDJpwvmwTDPwcu-XOh-8rwbMBp1skeFg0LUbGxF_Xa_W_iMdk-iDo7Kbd10w_aem_ud3PvwQlJQXFVH3vzLMihg" title="https://www.youtube.com/@EmergingFieldsinArchitecture?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNTE0NzcxNTY5MjI4MDYxAAEeDJpwvmwTDPwcu-XOh-8rwbMBp1skeFg0LUbGxF_Xa_W_iMdk-iDo7Kbd10w_aem_ud3PvwQlJQXFVH3vzLMihg" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@EmergingFieldsinArchitecture</a>

The lecture series Creating Perspectives: From Vision to Building is part of the module Emerging Fields in Architecture and focuses on the core architectural competence of transforming spatial visions into built reality. The invited architects share, through their projects, how their ideas—shaped by their attitude, responsibility, creativity, and technical expertise—were turned into realized buildings. The series invites participants to learn from concrete project experiences and diverse perspectives. Key questions include: What role do context, existing structures, and new technologies play in the design process? How are future-oriented architectural perspectives developed? How can creative ideas be transformed into feasible solutions? What responsibility do architects bear for shaping the built reality of tomorrow?Vortrag im Rahmen des Moduls Emerging Fields in ArchitectureDer Vortrag ist Teil des Theoriemoduls Emerging Fields in Architecture. Das Modul vermittelt, erforscht und diskutiert Wissen aus neuen Forschungsfeldern in architektur- und ingenieurswissenschaftlichen Disziplinen, um Wissen und Knowhow aus diesen Feldern für die eigene Entwurfsfindung zusammenzuführen. Dazu gehören: Multidisziplinäre und fachübergreifende Strategien (von der ersten Idee bis zur Umsetzung); Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Ergebnisse der Material- und Bauweisenforschung; Grundlagen und Randbedingungen für das Planen und Bauen in / unter extremen Bedingungen, deren räumliche und konstruktive Umsetzung, Materialwahl sowie Themen der Nutzung und ‚Gebrauchstauglichkeit‘; Bauten die sich in ihrer Struktur, Form oder Funktion aufgrund von wechselnden Parameter entwickeln.TU WIEN INSTITUT FÜR ARCHITEKTUR UND ENTWERFEN FORSCHUNGSBEREICH HOCHBAU – KONSTRUKTION UND ENTWERFEN E 253/5 UNIV.PROF. DI DIETMAR FEICHTINGER <a href="http://www.hb2.tuwien.ac.at/de/aktuelles.html" title="http://www.hb2.tuwien.ac.at/de/aktuelles.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">hb2.tuwien.ac.at</a> instagram.com/hb2.tuwien/