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publications - synthesis int'l

Adams, Constance M. (1987).  The Architecture of Revolution: the C.I.A.M. and the Social Production of Art.  Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: Harvard University archives.

Adams, Constance M. (1998 July).  Defin(design)ing the Human Domain: the Process of Architectural Integration in Long-Duration Space Facilities (SAE 981789).  28th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Danvers, Massachusetts, USA, 13-16 July 1998.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

Adams, Constance M. (1998 July).  Four Legs in the Morning: Issues in Crew-Quarter Design for Long-Duration Space Facilities (SAE 981794).  28th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Danvers, Massachusetts, USA, 13-16 July 1998.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

Adams, Constance M. (2000).  Design Concepts for the ISS TransHab Module (NASA TSP-MSC-23090).  Houston, Texas, USA: Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  [MSC-23090 comprises 11 reports which describe technical innovations in TransHab’s design which were initiated or supported by the author either solely or in collaboration with coinventors Kurt Bush, Jose Christian, Kriss Kennedy (RA) and Jason Raboin between 1997 and 2000.]

Adams, Constance M. (2002).  Sociokinetic Analysis as a Tool for Optimization of Environmental Design.  In H. Lane, R. Sauer, D. Feeback (Eds.), Isolation: NASA Experiments in Closed-Environment Living (American Astronautical Society, Science and Technology Series, Vol. 104, Chapter 3.7, p. 165-175).  San Diego, California, USA: Univelt, Inc.

Adams, Constance M.; Andersson, Ingvar; Feighery, John (2004 July).  Water for Two Worlds: Designing Terrestrial Applications for Exploration-Class Sanitation Systems (SAE 2004-01-2269).  34th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 19-22 July 2004.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

Adams, Constance M.; Jones, Rod (2014 November 12).  Alpha: From the International Style to the International Space Station.  In N. Leach (Ed.), Space Architecture: The New Frontier for Design Research (Architectural Design, vol. 84, no. 6, p. 70-77).  Hoboken, New Jersey, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Adams, Constance M.; McCurdy, Matthew R. (1999 July).  Habitability as a Tier One Criterion in Advanced Space Vehicle Design, Part One: Habitability (SAE 1999-01-2137).  29th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Denver, Colorado, USA, 12-15 July 1999.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

Adams, Constance M.; McCurdy, Matthew R. (2000 February).  Habitability in Advanced Space Mission Design, Part Two: Evaluation of Habitation Elements.  In S. Johnson, K. Chua, R. Galloway, P. Richter (Eds.), Space 2000 (p. 72-88).  7th International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Business in Space, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 27 February - 2 March 2000.  Reston, Virginia, USA: American Society of Civil Engineers.

Adams, Constance M.; McCurdy, Matthew R.; Pauly, Kristian (2000 July).  Optimized Space Mission and Vehicle Design: Habitability as a Tier-One Criterion in Advanced Space Mission and Vehicle Design, Part Three (SAE 2000-01-2332).  30th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Toulouse, France, 10-13 July 2000.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

Adams, Constance M.; Petrov, Georgi I. (2005 July).  Variants on the TransHab Paradigm (2): The Surface Endoskeletal Inflatable Module (SEIM) (SAE 2005-01-2847).  35th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Rome, Italy, 11-14 July 2005.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

Adams, Constance M.; Petrov, Georgi I. (2006 September).  Spaceport Master Planning: Principles and Precedents (AIAA 2006-7325).  2nd International Space Architecture Symposium (SAS 2006), AIAA Space 2006 Conference & Exposition, San Jose, California, USA, 19-21 September 2006.  Reston, Virginia, USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Adams, Constance M.; Petrov, Georgi I. (2009).  Spaceport Design.  In A. S. Howe, B. Sherwood (Eds.), Out of This World: The New Field of Space Architecture (Chapter 29, p. 377-392).  Reston, Virginia, USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Adams, Constance M.; Putcha, Lakshmi (2000 July).  Light System Design Studies for Space Habitats (SAE 2000-01-2464).  30th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Toulouse, France, 10-13 July 2000.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Design Engineering Technical Committee, Aerospace Architecture Subcommittee (2002 October).  International Space Architecture.  Panel discussion (Constance M. Adams, moderator).  1st Space Architecture Symposium (SAS 2002), Houston, Texas, USA, 10-11 October 2002.

Cohen, Marc M.; Flynn, Michael T.; Lévy, François; Mancinelli, Rocco; Matossian, Renée L.; Miller, Jack; Parodi, Jurek (2013 December).  Water Walls Life Support Architecture: 2012 NIAC Phase I Final Report.  NASA Innovative and Advanced Concepts.

Cohen, Marc M.; Matossian, Renée L.; Lévy, François; Flynn, Michael (2014 July).  Water Walls Life Support Architecture System Overview (ICES-2014-025).  44th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Tucson, Arizona, USA, 13-17 July 2014.  Lubbock Texas, USA: Texas Tech University.

Imhof, Barbara; Mohanty, Susmita; Adams, Constance M.; Häuplik, Sandra; Stiefel, Hannes; Fairburn, Susan M. (2004).  Transcripts of an Architectural Journey: Musings Towards a New Genre in (Space) Architecture.  Vienna, Austria: Liquifer. WORLDCAT.

Kennedy, Kriss J.; Adams, Constance M. (2000 February).  ISS TransHab: An Inflatable Habitat.  In S. Johnson, K. Chua, R. Galloway, P. Richter (Eds.), Space 2000 (p. 89-100).  7th International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Business in Space, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 27 February - 2 March 2000.  Reston, Virginia, USA: American Society of Civil Engineers.

Lévy, François; (2013 November).  Small Firms, Small Projects, and Building Information Modeling.  In, The American Institute of Architects, The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th Edition (Chapter 11.3, p. 764-779).  Hoboken, New Jersey, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Lévy, François; Fardal, John Patrick (2010).  Indoor-Air Quality Implications of 222RN from Lunar Regolith.  In H. Benaroya (Ed.), Lunar Settlements (p. 277-290).  Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press.

Lévy, François; Petrov, Georgi I.; Adams, Constance (2009 September).  Lunar Regolith Particles in Outposts (AIAA 2009-6585).  AIAA Space 2009 Conference & Exposition, Pasadena, California, USA, 14-17 September 2009.  Reston, Virginia, USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Lévy, François; Petrov, Georgi I.; Adams, Constance (2014 August).  Colonize the Colony Ship (AIAA 2014-4373).  AIAA Space and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, San Diego, California, USA, 4-7 August 2014.  Reston, Virginia, USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Lévy, François; Petrov, Georgi I.; Fox, Michael A.; Cohen, Marc M. (2018 July).  A Framework for Spacecraft Information Modeling (ICES-2018-257).  48th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 8-12 July 2018.  Lubbock Texas, USA: Texas Tech University.

Lévy, François and Petrov, Georgi I. (2021 July).  Optimization of a Lunar Airlock (ICES-2021-21). 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), 12-15 July 2021.

Mackenzie, Bruce; Leahy, Bart; Petrov, Georgi I.; Fisher, Gary (2006 September).  The Mars Homestead: a Mars Base Constructed from Local Materials (AIAA 2006-7472).  AIAA Space 2006 Conference & Exposition, San Jose, California, USA, 19-21 September 2006.  Reston, Virginia, USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics PDF    Order 

Osburg, Jan; Adams, Constance M.; Sherwood, Brent (2003 July).  A Mission Statement for Space Architecture (SAE 2003-01-2431).  33rd International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 7-10 July 2003.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

Petrov, Georgi I. (2004 February).  A Permanent Settlement on Mars: The First Cut in the Land of a New Frontier.  Master’s thesis in architecture (M.Arch.), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Petrov, Georgi I.; Adams, Constance M.; Steinfeld, Kyle; Jajich, Dmitri (2006 July).  Constraints Driven Design of a Surface Inflatable Habitat Module (SAE 2006-01-2101).  36th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 17-20 July 2006.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

Petrov, Georgi I.; Inocente, Daniel; Haney, Max; Katz, Neil; Koop, Colin; Makaya, Advenit; Arnhof, Marlies; Lakk, Hanna; Cowley, Aidan; Haignere, Claudie; Messina, Piero; Sumini, Valentina; Hoffman, Jeffrey A. (2019 July).  Moon Village Reference Masterplan and Habitat Design (ICES-2019-280).  49th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 7-11 July 2019.  Lubbock Texas, USA: Texas Tech University.

Petrov, Georgi I.; Mackenzie, Bruce; Homnick, Mark; Palaia, Joseph E. (2005 July).  A Permanent Settlement on Mars: The Architecture of the Mars Homestead Project (SAE 2005-01-2853).  35th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Rome, Italy, 11-14 July 2005.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

Petrov, Georgi I.; Park, Kat S.; Adams, Constance M. (2010 July).  Optimization of Inflatable Spacecraft Interior Volume Using Constraints Driven Design (AIAA 2010-6070).  40th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Barcelona, Spain, 11-15 July 2010.  Reston, Virginia, USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Staderman, William P.; Adams, Constance M. (1999 July).  Reallusory Viewing: A Study of the Application of Virtual Windows in Hermetic Environments (SAE 1999-01-2138).  29th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Denver, Colorado, USA, 12-15 July 1999.  Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: Society of Automotive Engineers.

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