Underground Construction and the Renaissance

Sleepy talks about underground Construction and the Renaissance. Mastering how we use the space here is going to benefit us when we explore other planets. We talk about:- Problems of underground space- Underground Space Design- Projects of note- technology- A proposalReference:Underground Space DesignBy John Carmody and Raymond Sterling Beijing’s "rat tribe" in basement apartmentshttps://pulitzercenter.org/stories/beijings-rat-tribe-chinese-dream-goes-undergroundthe Svalbard Global Seed Vaulthttps://www.seedvault.no/Singaporehttps://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/underground-city-movement-singapore-helskiniLondon’s Thames Tideway Tunnelhttps://www.tideway.london/the-tunnel/Tokyo’s G-Cans Project - https://www.architecturelab.net/tokyo-has-the-largest-underground-water-tank-in-the-world/Cappadociahttps://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/incredible-rock-houses-and-underground-cities-cappadocia-001394Urbanizationhttps://ourworldindata.org/urbanization0:00:00 Story0:01:23 Introduction0:03:27 Understanding and Usage0:09:03 Misc Projects0:13:01 Hurdles0:17:31 Misc Projects0:19:31 Problems0:20:31 Beijing’s "rat tribe" 0:23:02 Design Solutions0:36:21 Pioneers0:37:58 Tunneling Technology0:42:18 Proposal