Space-themed projects dominated headlines this week, as Elon Musk suggested rockets for fast international travel and Bjarke Ingels revealed plans for a Mars simulation city near Dubai.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk proposed that the company's rockets could be used as a form of transport around the world, allowing passengers to hop between any city in under an hour for the price of an economy airline flight.
The announcement was made at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, where Musk also indicated SpaceX's upcoming BFR rocket would fly to Mars and the Moon.
Bjarke Ingels proposes Mars simulation city for Dubai in race for space colonisation
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has also been thinking about the red planet. He unveiled his proposal for the Mars Science City, a campus of domes near Dubai that will allow scientists to investigate ways to form a colony on Earth's neighbour. EasyJet to fly electric planes within the next decade
Meanwhile, British inventor James Dyson announced his intention to invest £2 billion into a team of 400 employees to develop a battery-powered car, projected to launch in 2020.
In more travel news, EasyJet set out plans for a greener future by partnering with US firm Wright Electric to develop an electric plane for short-haul flights.
"Pioneer of quality public housing" Neave Brown named 2018 laureate of RIBA Royal Gold Medal
US-born architect Neave Brown was named the 2018 laureate of RIBA Royal Gold Medal. The 88-year old i...