Turkish firm Erdem Architects has unveiled their competition proposal for Ice Piramites City on Mars, the competition called "Marstopia" was organised by Eleven Magazine. 

The pyramidal city concept proposed by the team under the leadership of the Turkish architect Sunay Erdem took the second place in the people's choise voting.

In recent years, interest in the planet Mars has increased. The quest for life on Mars is supported by research and organizations at different levels. Sunay Erdem, who sent the project to one of them, was the second among the people who were formed by the leadership team. Interestingly, although the project is not seen by the jury, it has attracted the popularity of large masses. The fiction of the project is inspired by myths. 

As it is known, legends were produced for many years that the Egyptian Pyramids were made by the aliens, with the secret not being fully resolved. It was even written that these aliens might be Martians. Based on this legend and adding a fairytale story to the project, the Turkish team suggested Mars Gezenine Piramidal City. Landscape architect Sunay Erdem briefly summarized the project as follows: "Legend is the fairytale-like story of the project. 

"When we look scientifically, one of the easiest structures that can be made is the pyramid! In the time of the Egyptians, we did not have the technology and made those giant pyramids with the possibilities. We now have limited opportunities on Mars, and we have to make the most reasonable construction, which is the pyramid." 

"To survive on Mars, you need to create an isolated environment from the outside. The atmosphere contains 95% of carbon dioxide in a dense amount, so the radiation prevails and the average temperature is -63°C. Considering all these factors, a closed space requirement arises. It is a must for plant production, hence oxygen production, which is indoor but also capable of sunlight. It's a kind of greenhouse environment. It's the first glass to come to mind, but it's hard to find it on the Red Planet, it's just that the most transparent material found underground on Mars is ice." 

"The ice is impermeable to radiation, but it passes through the sun's rays, allowing us to relate to the light environment and the environment. We have to remove the bubble from the underground and keep the Pyramid scaffolding. For this, we drill into the underground bubble to melt and remove it to the surface of Mars and inject it into the pyramids. The weather conditions (-63°C) of the region we have selected on the planet will be sufficient for the liquid material to be transformed back into buckwheat. So we think that we can take the first bases of the Glacial Pyramids City on the Planet of Mars with our limited opportunities."

Erdem Architects is a team that has unusual projects in 5 continents in the world. The office's last major projects in more than 50 countries include the postwar urban design project in the Mexican Wall and Mosul. The team also developed for the latest Luleburgaz in Turkey this year and the award-winning "Agriculture Metropolis" brought sound idea.

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