Arcology Projects

MunArk-Arrghus Lunar Shipyard Arcology

MunArk-ArrghUs is the Lunar Shipyard Arcology. The Lunar Shipyard Arcology is envisioned as a solution for the Artemis Accords Colonization Strategy - with full industrial capacity and capability to construct, maintain, repair & refuel rockets capable of reaching other planetary bodies across SOL.

Atlantis - Triton, Neptune

City o/in water, self sustaining arc, using hydro plants for energy.

STARSUB-EUROPA-1, Europa, Jupiter

STARSUB-Europa-1 is a multimedium Starship Arcology city-state with a permanent population capacity of 20,000–25,000 Arcocitizens, designed for long-duration sub-ice operations beneath Europa’s frozen crust. Operating as a stealth-capable, ice-breaking, submarine-starship hybrid, STARSUB-Europa-1 functions as the primary mobile exploration and habitation platform for Europa’s subsurface ocean, coordinating logistics, fabrication, crew rotation, and data uplink with the orbital Shipyard-Arcology STARORB-Europa-0. Its core mission is to conduct deep-ocean reconnaissance, biosignature detection, and first-contact protocols while maintaining Arcology-grade governance, research districts, and industrial autonomy beneath the ice.

Ark-I, Low Earth Orbit, Earth

The Ark-I is a self-sustainable space colony designed to serve as a secure refuge for humanity against existential threats on Earth, while providing a long term habitation in orbit. It supports a permanent population of 1000 residents and up to 500 visitors, featuring 4 large rotating wheels to generate artificial gravity, redundant life support systems & multiple safety layers. Learn more about Ark-I: http://lifeboat.com/ex/arki

ARK-0 - Orbital Shipyard Arcology

The Orbital Shipyard Arcology aims to Integrate all Terrestrial Arcology Research. The Orbital Shipyard Arcology primary Objective: Develop Space Arks with the capacity to install the industrial tech tree & biomes on new planets, establishing new colonial Arcology facilities in orbit, underground, undersea, on land, on aquatic surfaces, or within suitable atmospheric conditions. Earth's Analog Arcology Colonies would provide valuable data to the orbital shipyard, which would aim to construct a Starship Ark Class Vessels capable of installing humanity & Earths ecosystem elsewhere.

Arctic Pioneer Arcology

A society that is self sufficient in energy, food, water, and many other resources, and trades for the other resources it needs. It is a corporate conglomerate democracy, largely administered by artificial intelligence and highly automated. The government is based on a council which has representatives from each of the corporations that make up the community, a group of elected representatives from the human population, and five independent AI counsellors that analyze the interactions of the government and provide feedback on likely outcomes of the actions proposed. Because the society operates so smoothly, the council only needs to meet once a quarter. The corporations represent power generation, AI data centers, the cryptocurrency data centers, tourism based companies, transportation companies, food production companies, the water company, and smaller independent companies that are based on the arcology because of the low taxes and safe-low crime society. (There are cameras in all public places, making crimes like robbery a no-win prospect for the criminal. Robots double as police and military, but they have never been needed in a military capacity. Almost all police actions are non-lethal, with the AI's generally being able to reason with the criminals to get them to surrender. Health care, is free to all employee-citizens and their families, along with education, and many other social programs. Electricity, housing, heat, and internet access are all free up to a reasonable limit, with steep cost increases beyond that limit to avoid abuse, such as wilful energy waste. All of these benefits are possible because the high productivity of the society makes resources abundant.

Cytherean Cloudyard - Orbital Shipyard Arcology

The Cytherean Cloudyard is an Orbital Shipyard Arcology studying the Atmospheric & planetary conditions of Venus. It's primary purpose is to serve as a primary research outpost for the latter colonization of Venus, researching & development the technological requirements of establishing industrial mining, refining, storage, manufacturing & recycling systems within Venusian atmospheric conditions. It's long term goal is the research, development & establishing of logistics & industrial capacity to mine & refine Venusian resources and manufacture Aerospace Shipyard Arcologies that can operate within Venus atmosphere.

ARK-III Colonial Seeder

The Colonial Seeder Arcology is an Ark-III class Arcology design capable of delivering Allmatter Ark Seeds to other planets. The Colonial Seeder aims to enable the capacity to use its Allmatter Ark Seed System to install industrial & biological support systems for new Arcology projects across SOL and beyond.

Terrafarmer Shipyard Arcology (ARK-II)

A colossal military sky fortress-city-state arcology above Mars, embodying permaculture principles. The artwork illustrates the arcology as it engages in deploying its forces to spread forests and green the Martian landscape, preparing the planet for human colonization through a noble terraforming mission.

Moonbase Lapptrask - Lunar Analog

Sweden - Analog Space Habitat Collaborative Arcology R&D Project Project Lead: Niklas Järvstråt Website: https://www.isru.tech/

Cratercity Shipyard Arcology, Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA

Solar panels and green spaces adorn the Arcology's surface, set against the backdrop of rugged crater walls under a warm, setting sun. This visual representation captures the essence of combining technology and nature in future habitat designs. -- Building an Arcology within a Crater on Earth would be an ideal mimicry of a type of terrain we may find on other worlds.

Arctic Arcology

The Arctic Arcology is an Arctic Biome Habitat that aims to research & develop solutions related to mining, refining, storage, manufacturing and recycling in a remote Arctic Environment so that data can feed the Orbital Shipyard Arcology - in the creation of Arctic class Allmatter Ark Seeds.

The Great Penguin Shipyard Arcology - Pingualuit Crater, Canada

The Penguin Arcology within Pingualuit Crater, Canada, epitomizes the fusion of Art, Arctic resilience and cosmic ingenuity. This Shipyard Arcology is specifically designed to thrive in the extreme cold and isolated environment of an Arctic crater, showcasing an unparalleled blend of sustainability and technological marvel. It incorporates ice-based bio-domes, geothermal energy harnessing, and innovative insulation techniques, all while preserving the pristine Arctic environment and fostering a symbiotic relationship between human advancements and the icy wilderness. Constructing an Arcology within the Arctic-Crater terrain on Earth provides a unique simulation of conditions that might be encountered on icy moons or planets with cratered landscapes. This hybrid terrain type, combining the features of both Arctic and crater environments, offers invaluable insights into the adaptability and resilience required for extraterrestrial colonization.

War Turtle Colony, Titan, Saturn

The Titan "War Turtle" Colonial Arcology is a Mobile Research Platform that aims to simulate data relevant to future colonization operations on Titan. The War Turtle Crew's purpose is to study the colonization requirements & risks relative to Titan using a simulated Mobile Hybrid Arcology Research Platform operating in Low Gravity Multi-Medium environment, simulating traversing through aquatic and land based features, whilst studying self sustainable survivalism in a hostile environment, using a mobile city-state base of operations.

New York Sky - Aerospace Airship Shipyard Arcology

Rising above Manhattan like a second skyline unbound from the Earth, New York Sky is a colossal aerosea arcology—part city, part shipyard, part sovereign mobile republic. It is not merely a vessel, but a free-floating cosmic citystate, engineered to roam the planet with the presence and power of fifty aircraft carriers combined, while carrying the cultural soul and architectural identity of New York itself.

ARKCITY MURCURA, Mercury Underground Shipyard Arcology

Mercury’s proximity to the Sun subjects it to extreme temperatures, with surface conditions swinging from intense heat during the day to frigid cold at night. An Underground-Shipyard Arcology on Mercury would mitigate these harsh surface conditions by situating the colony beneath the planet’s surface. This underground environment would provide natural insulation against temperature extremes and protect inhabitants from solar radiation. Additionally, the planet’s abundant metallic resources make it an ideal location for shipbuilding and other industrial activities, with the underground shipyard serving as both a manufacturing hub and a residential area, optimizing the use of local materials while ensuring safety and sustainability.

VULCAN, IO, Jupiter - Aeroland Shipyard Arcology

"VULCAN" Aeroland Shipyard Arcology (IO, Jupiter)- Volcanic World Survivalism R&D Station The Aeroland Shipyard Arcology is a research platform for humanity to learn how to adapt to Planets with highly Volcanic Environments. IO is one candidate within our Solar system, that presents this rare type of planetary environment which offers an opportunity for humanity to study the requirements of adaptation to this type of planetary body. An Aeroland shipyard Arcology would be a hybrid Arcology; an Airship capable of landing, & operating in either domain indefinitely in the case of planetwide instability requiring rapid or long term elevation within the atmosphere of the planet.

New Atlantis

New Atlantis is a Seastead Arcology project being developed by Jedi Hill https://www.newatlantisdevelopments.com/

Airship Arcology

Airship Arcology - Research Platform for Atmospheric Arcologies (Venus Colony Analog)

Subterranean Arcology

Subterranean Arcology - Underground Analog Space Habitat

Seastead Arcology

Seastead Arcology for R&D of Aquatic Industrial Technologies & Aquatic Biome Preservation

Undersea Arcology

Undersea Arcology - Analog Space Colony R&D for Jupiter (Europa, Ganymede, Callisto), Saturn (Enceladus, Titan, Mimas, Dione), Neptune (Triton) & Uranus (Miranda, Ariel) Lunar Undersea Colonies

AIVA - Airborne Insitu Arkfactory

AIVA is a next-generation, self-sustaining industrial atmospheric industrial ecosystem that harvests, refines, manufactures & constructs - enabling humanity to build cities in the clouds of Venus and expand across the Solar System.

The Ark of Pluto

The Ark of Pluto is a Starship Arcology designed to study the potential colonization options of the solar systems most distant dwarf planets - Pluto, Charon & the Plutinos. The plutinos are a dynamical group of trans-Neptunian objects that orbit in 2:3 mean-motion resonance with Neptune.

Starship Arcology - CLASS: Dreadnaught

A Mobile Starship Republic City-State capable of traveling the Cosmos

LOSUS - Lake Ontario Surface-Undersea Seastead Arcology

Seastead-Undersea Hybrid Arcology Research Platform for Space Colonization

Telosa

Telosa is a planned, sustainable megacity envisioned by billionaire entrepreneur Marc Lore and designed by the architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Aiming to host 5 million residents by 2050, the $400-billion conceptual metropolis features a 15-minute city layout, zero-emission transportation, and an alternative economic model called "Equitism" First unveiled in 2021, the development remains a conceptual master plan. Organizers have been scouting for tens of thousands of acres of inexpensive land—likely in the American West (such as Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, or Texas) or Appalachia. If the project proceeds, the initial phase aims to construct infrastructure for 50,000 residents.

Micro-Landshipyard Arcology

A Micro-Landshipyard Arcology is a minimalistic Shipyard Arcology Project. It is intended to provide a research foundation & platform for much larger projects. Small group as a proof of concept of the Shipyard Arcology Framework.

Project Starbeard - TB145 "The Halloween Asteroid"

The TB145 Halloween Skull Asteroid is seemingly suitable to become a ferry type transport system that travels from Mercury to the Asteroid belt enabling routine cargo transfers, or alternatively a long distance space capable vessel if it was captured & powered by fusion engines to control its trajectory. Research on this skull shaped planetary object is of the utmost importance to Cosmic Republic Arrgh & D.

Martian Dome Arcology

Terraforming R&D Proto-Arcology Dome, also known as Star Captain Jerry's Terraforming Operation

PROTO-ARK-SV 002

The Proto-Ark Scout Vessel is a lightly crewed Semi-Autonomous AllMatter Micro-Factory Expeditionary Ark Ship that gathers in depth information from other solar systems that is relayed back to its home port, detailing a prospective star systems resources/material inventory so that future Colonial or Industrial installation operations can account for resource inadequacies. It is crewed by 25,000 and can support up to 35,000 residents with its self-sustainable circular industrial & biological support infrastructure systems. Proto-Ark Scout vessels will start to prepare a suitable location for larger colonial installation with solid tectonic support in a star system & its micro-factory will start to stockpile/scout for & locate primary resource mining sites for the arrival of future Arks & mining infrastructure establishments to harvest in larger quantities. Proto-Ark Scouting Vessel Crews may have to handle Cosmic Frontier conflicts with Apex native species, biological hazards, dangerous environmental or land conditions and assess the quality of the planetary options available - to determine where the future colonies should be built, or if the system is even a good choice for colonization, or just industrial resource acquisition, while we focus our efforts in other star systems.

PROTO-ARK-SV 001

The Proto-Ark Scout Vessel is a lightly crewed Semi-Autonomous AllMatter Micro-Factory Expeditionary Ark Ship that gathers in depth information from other solar systems that is relayed back to its home port, detailing a prospective star systems resources/material inventory so that future Colonial or Industrial installation operations can account for resource inadequacies. It is crewed by 25,000 and can support up to 35,000 residents with its self-sustainable circular industrial & biological support infrastructure systems. Proto-Ark Scout vessels will start to prepare a suitable location for larger colonial installation with solid tectonic support in a star system & its micro-factory will start to stockpile/scout for & locate primary resource mining sites for the arrival of future Arks & mining infrastructure establishments to harvest in larger quantities. Proto-Ark Scouting Vessel Crews may have to handle Cosmic Frontier conflicts with Apex native species, biological hazards, dangerous environmental or land conditions and assess the quality of the planetary options available - to determine where the future colonies should be built, or if the system is even a good choice for colonization, or just industrial resource acquisition, while we focus our efforts in other star systems.

Undersky Airship Arcology - Lanzarote Island, Atlantic Ocean

A Subterranean Shipyard Arcology within the lava tubes of Lanzarote, ingeniously designed for the rapid construction and evacuation of Airship City-States. This concept emphasizes the strategic use of these underground spaces to shield citizens from volcanic threats while facilitating the swift assembly of airborne and space arcologies. The design highlights the adaptability and resilience of such a structure, capable of launching life-saving airship arks in emergencies, enabling inhabitants to safely navigate over volcanic dangers or acquire resources from volcanic planets necessary to build new space arks, acquire resources to repair existing space arks, or to construct airship arcology city-states that can float above the dangers of the surface allowing us to inhabit worlds we might otherwise not be able to.

Sol Ark Fleet

A Fleet of Arks that aim to travel together to a new solar system, to improve the odds of survival beyond the Solar Systems edge by deploying a Fleet rather than a single vessel. Destination: To Be Determined.

Deutsche Zukunftsark: The German Future Ark

The Deutsche Zukunftsark (German Future Ark) is a massive, high-orbit space ark designed as a political, educational, and cultural museum vessel for Germany’s youth. It serves as an interactive gateway to understanding Arcism, Cosmic Republicanism, and Exopolitics, training future leaders in interstellar governance while reinforcing Germany’s democratic principles. This futuristic starship arcology, stationed above Europe, enables young Germans to simulate real-world political decision-making, explore interstellar diplomacy, and design the future of Germany’s role in the Cosmic Republic.

The Treeshipyard - Amazon Rainforest, Brazil

The Treeshipyard is a Shipyard Arcology envisioned within the Amazon Rainforest, designed to extend like a giant tree above the rainforest canopy. The structure is composed of clear, glass-like architecture, ensuring the forest below receives sunlight. The 'Leaves' are individual starship arcologies that are ready to launch from the canopy into the sky or space, harmoniously integrated into the lush surroundings with minimal ecological impact.

ALLconstructor Prototype Fleet - Allmatter R&D Platform

Deep within the Asteroid Belt, the ALLconstructor Prototypes I, II & III are members of a Space Freighter Fleet - where early Allmatter Machine R&D was performed & implemented.

Ceres Proto-Arcology

The Ceres Proto-Arcology is a human settlement in the Asteroid belt, currently in the early stages of development. The Ceres Arcology is being researched, developed & established by Star Captain Brewsky.

Biosphere 2 - Oracle, Arizona, USA

Biosphere 2 advances our understanding of natural and human-made ecosystems through integrated research that drives the discovery and development of interventions that increase the resilience and sustainability of Earth systems and human quality of life. We advance research in our unique facilities, conduct interdisciplinary science education, and foster leadership initiatives focused on developing scalable solutions for our planet and beyond. https://biosphere2.org/

Arcosanti - Arizona, USA

Arcosanti is an experimental "arcology" prototype (a proto-arcology) city located in Mayer, Arizona, founded in 1970 by architect Paolo Soleri. It serves as an urban laboratory focusing on vertical, dense, and sustainable design to reduce ecological footprints. While originally designed for thousands, it has remained a small, working community of roughly 45–100 residents. www.arcosanti.org

Nuuk Arcology - Nuuk, Greenland