Space Designers-Designed Birdhouses

INDEX

Annalisa Dominoni
Marina Sommella Grossi

Constance M. Adams

Akito Sogame

Cecilia Hertz

Doctor Degree in Deployable Space Structure at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Majors in geometrical design of above -mentioned structure. Associate Professor, Tokai Univ. Architecture dept. Member of HAYABUSA, JAXA.

Olga K. Bannova

We are lining in a nest,

Where lots of little birds are chirping.
It is those little birds who make the nest complete.
The nest is not an object for appreciation, nor is it an inorganic work of art. It is a 'vessel for life', where lively curiosity is bred and vitality is increased,
Where from their parents they learn as to what the outside world is like and in due course realize the importance of the nest as a shield of their life.
When they grow up, they take over the charge of the nest and then in turn hand it over the next generation.
We are living in a nest.
"Create, and ..."
Children gathering around this Bird House imitate what is going on before their eyes, learn it, and get ready for their journey into the future, while creating something new.
Yes, now is the time for embarking.
Grow-ups must be thinking it is an utter impossibility to emigrate to the Space!
But 'parent bird'in the future must be bolder, must be more flexible, enough to explore their new territory.
Their nests could be on the moon, shining white. They might be on a nameless parent which, seen from the earth, is no more than a minute point.
Just as our far distant ancestors living deep in the blue sea never thought of their sons crawling up on to the land to build up such modern civilizations.
This Bird House is not a delicate model piece to be seen at a distance.
On the 'creation deck',which is expected to breed their curiosity and increase their vitality, human 'fledglings will be tackling pressing problem to cut their way into future.
Yes, I am eager to see their eyes shining full of life!
On the screen of 'deplo-form'are shown various deployed forms, of which the real models are put on the model box, so that children can create various forms as if doing origami.

Serkan Anilir

Seiichi Onobori

Akito Sogame

Arturo Vittori
Andreas Vogler
Celine Lauriere

Maria Joao Durao
Margarida Dias
Joana Perry C. Carvalho
Joao Nuno de Carvalho Pernao