Cold Wet Hot Space – Extreme Environments: Architecture of Fiction & Fact Part 2 Dissertation 2021 Luke Turner University of Portsmouth | UK In an ever-changing world, habitation is always affected. Currently, overpopulation and climate change challenge our way of living most. Facing these challenges create the need for designing in climates that are more out of our comfort zone, be it settlements which float on water, or stations based in the depths of the arctic. This dissertation investigates habitation within several extreme environments. The research covers topics from, iterations which help us tackle demanding environments today, through to inevitable environmental changes of our future and the challenges they bring. In addition to looking at designs, both built and conceptual, research will also cover how complementary environments are approached in science-fiction. Using science-fiction as a testing facility, it allows us to compare how these concepts differ to the habitats we thrive in today and make clear what additional factors are needed for these environments from both social and architectural standpoints. This study aimed to gain a better understanding of what life could be like within these extreme climates, how concepts are explored within science fiction, and the best ways to prepare for the extreme environments which may plague our future generations. Tutor(s) Alessandro Zambelli