Infrastructure is architecture: the overlooked half of the problem

14. April 2026
TU Wien, El 9 Hlawka HS ETIT, Gußhausstraße 25-29, 1040 Wien, AT

Space architecture becomes truly real when it stops being a single object and becomes an ecosystem. A long-term presence requires infrastructure. This is also why space architecture is increasingly defined not by iconic "bases", but by networks of interdependent modules. This lecture will focus on recent Foster + Partners projects in which habitats and infrastructure are co-dependent and designed together as one integrated system.

Organizer

TU Wien Academy for Continuing Education

Content Description

Marina Konstantatou is an associate partner at Foster + Partners and an industrial fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In her hybrid role spanning industry and academia, she is based at the Specialist Modelling Group (SMG) at F+P and the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

As a design systems analyst and SMG research lead, she specialises in form-finding, architectural geometry, and innovation. She is contributing to space architecture, advanced manufacturing, and robotics projects including NASA- and ESA-funded research on lunar and orbital extra-terrestrial infrastructure.

More information about the public lecture

Target Audience

People interested in space exploration and space architecture

Participant Information

Entrance free, Registration required

Contact Address

TU Wien Academy for Continuing Education
Martin Reiss
Argentinierstraße 8
A-1040 Vienna
E-Mail: martin.reiss@tuwien.ac.at