Field
Construction
Horizon
ζ Zeta · 2042 →
Lead center
Space Systems
Maturity
Long-horizon — largely theoretical today
Why it matters
Arcologies could house millions sustainably on little land and serve as templates for closed habitats on Earth and other worlds.
Where it stands
Conceptual and partial; no true arcology exists, though dense mixed-use megastructures approach the idea.
How ASIZ approaches it
The discovery loop, applied.
Through the Space Systems center, ASIZ aims the discovery loop at arcology: frontier models survey the literature and simulate the possibilities, rank the experiments most likely to resolve the open questions, and partner labs run the decisive ones — with results shared openly.