Is This Inflatable City What Life Would Look Like on the Moon?

What would life be like on the moon? It’s a question mankind has been pondering for generations—long before the 1950s saw the infamous Space Race and first lunar landing. Now, scientists are thinking beyond one small step on the lunar surface and looking at possibilities for sustained life there—led by good design.

With Moon Village, a concept debuted this week, SOM—the architecture firm behind such iconic buildings as New York’s One World Trade Center and Dubai’s Cayan Tower—took a (scientifically informed) stab at designing for life beyond Earth.