IDEEA One: The First International Design for Extreme Environments Assembly

在极端环境中，设施的设计、建造和运行是一个难题，这是建筑师、工程师、科学家和管理人员共同面临的问题。正在进行的努力的例子是空间和行星站，水下和水下设施，极地研究站和偏远住宅的设计。尽管环境大不相同，但在这些环境中维持人类生活的许多问题是共同的。在这一领域工作的人之间交流经验和知识对于解决这些问题是很有价值的。这笔拨款为将于1991年11月12日至15日在休斯顿大学举行的“国际极端环境设计大会”会议提供部分支持。会议将提供一个环境，让来自不同国家和学科的专家可以会面，分享关于解决当前和未来实际问题的信息。

The design, construction and operation of facilities in extreme environments present difficult problem, shared among a diverse group of architects, engineers, scientists and managers. Example of efforts underway are the design of space and planetary stations, facilities in and under water, research stations for the polar regions, and remote dwellings. Although the environments are quite different, many of the problems of supporting human life in these environments are shared. The exchange of experience and knowledge among those working in this field can be valuable in addressing these problems. This grant provides partial support to a conference, the International Design for Extreme Environments Assembly, which will take place at the University of Houston, November 12-15, 1991. The conference will provide a setting where experts from a variety of countries and disciplines can meet to share information about solving practical problems, both for today and the future.