GLOBUS CASSUS


A thought experiment: building Earth’s antipode using up the Earth as construction material. Humanity would live on the inside of this gigantic structure. No heavens for the gods, and maybe paradise for man.


globus cassus = hollow sphere





Works in Catalogue

Exhibition: Swiss Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale, 2004
Book: «Globus Cassus» by Ch. Waldvogel, B. Groys, C. Lichtenstein, M. Stauffer. Lars Müller Publishers, 2004
Prize: Gold Medal in competition «Best designed books from all over the World», 2005

Download: Globus Cassus addon for Celestia. Click here for screenshots.


created 2002-06-17   |    last update 2008-10-12   |    Copyright (c)2002–2010 by Christian Waldvogel