# Constance Adams

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{{Short description|American architect}}
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thumb|right|Adams presenting at TEDxHouston in June 2011
thumb|TEDxHouston 2011 – Constance Adams – Space Architect

'''Constance Adams''' (16 July 1964 – 25 June 2018) was an American [architect](/source/architect) who worked in the [space program](/source/Human_spaceflight).

==Personal life==
Adams was born in Boston in 1964 to Jeremy duQuesnay Adams, a medieval scholar at [Southern Methodist University](/source/Southern_Methodist_University) in [Dallas](/source/Dallas), and Madeleine de Jean, a [writer](/source/writer) and [connoisseur](/source/connoisseur) of [champagne](/source/champagne).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Heathcote|first=Edwin|date=2018-07-06|title=Constance Adams, space architect, 1964-2018|work=Financial Times|location=London|url=https://www.ft.com/content/d3db83b6-805b-11e8-af48-190d103e32a4|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211181218/https://www.ft.com/content/d3db83b6-805b-11e8-af48-190d103e32a4|archive-date=11 December 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-01}}</ref>

Adams studied [social studies](/source/Social_studies) at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University), then went on to [Yale University](/source/Yale_University), where she completed a [master's degree](/source/master's_degree) in architecture.  After a two-year apprenticeship with [Kenzo Tange Associates](/source/Kenzo_Tange) in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), followed by four years working in [Berlin](/source/Berlin) on commercial and master planning projects. In the late 1990s she was employed by [Lockheed Martin](/source/Lockheed_Martin) Space Operations, to support the NASA's [Mars exploration](/source/Mars_exploration) research efforts at the [Johnson Space Center](/source/Johnson_Space_Center) in [Houston](/source/Houston), Texas, where she lived with her family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newschool.edu/pressroom/pressreleases/2007/20070328_parsons_taste.html|title=The New School. Press Releases.|website=newschool.edu|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113070935/http://www.newschool.edu/pressroom/pressreleases/2007/20070328_parsons_taste.html|archivedate=13 January 2014}}</ref> She was a Registered Architect.<ref>NMBEA 3138</ref>

She is particularly known for her developments in "sociokinetic" research, in which she discovered ways to measure how individuals interact with their built environments and with one another.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-25|title=Space Architect Constance Adams Dies at 53|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/constance-adams-space-architect-obituary-culture|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001083426/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/constance-adams-space-architect-obituary-culture|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2021|access-date=2021-10-01|website=Adventure}}</ref>

Adams died of [colorectal cancer](/source/colorectal_cancer) in Houston on 25 June 2018, aged 53.<ref>{{cite web | title=Space Architect Constance Adams Dies at 53 | url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/06/constance-adams-space-architect-obituary-culture/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626015347/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/06/constance-adams-space-architect-obituary-culture/ | archive-date=26 June 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/28/obituaries/constance-adams-architect-of-space-habitats-is-dead-at-53.html?smid=tw-nytobits&smtyp=cur|title=Constance Adams, Architect of Space Habitats, is Dead at 53|newspaper=The New York Times|date=28 June 2018|last1=Sandomir|first1=Richard}}</ref>

==Career==
Among other projects, Adams was involved in developing the [Lockheed Martin](/source/Lockheed_Martin) design of an [inflatable](/source/inflatable) module for the [International Space Station](/source/International_Space_Station).<ref>Adams, Constance, Kriss J. Kennedy. "ISS TransHab: A Space Inflatable Habitation Module" Proceedings of Space 2000: The Seventh International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction, Operations and Business in Space (2000); American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston VA</ref> The module, known as [TransHab](/source/TransHab) ("transit habitat"), was designed to provide living quarters for astronauts aboard the space station, including a [common room](/source/common_room), gymnasium, shower, etc. Budget considerations and delays, as well as politics, meant that the module failed to develop beyond the design stage.<ref name="nasa2000">{{cite web |url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c106:H.R.1654.ENR: |title=National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2000 |publisher=[Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress) |author=106th Congress |date=24 January 2000 |accessdate=2007-05-26 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Subsequent to the TransHab project, Adams worked on crew cabin architecture and systems design for the [X-38 Crew Return Vehicle](/source/X-38_Crew_Return_Vehicle),<ref>http://pdf.aiaa.org/preview/CDReadyMSPACE08_1872/PV2008_7834.pdf{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [Orbital Space Plane](/source/Orbital_Space_Plane) and [International Space Station](/source/International_Space_Station).

In 2003 and 2004, Adams collaborated with [UNDP](/source/United_Nations_Development_Programme) Senior Water Policy Advisor Ingvar Andersson to organize the "Water for Two Worlds" summit at [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) and the UN, bringing representatives of NASA, the European Space Agency, the [Columbia Earth Institute](/source/Columbia_Earth_Institute) and other clean water advocacy groups to design an approach for transferring water cleansing techniques developed for spaceflight to applications that meet the [Millennium Development Goals](/source/Millennium_Development_Goals).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2004/images/water_lenton.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-01-07 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510112943/http://earth.columbia.edu/news/2004/images/water_lenton.pdf |archivedate=10 May 2014 }}</ref>

In 2005, Adams was named an Emerging Explorer by [National Geographic](/source/National_Geographic_(magazine)).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/constance-adams/|title=Find a National Geographic Explorer|website=[National Geographic Society](/source/National_Geographic_Society)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217212212/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/constance-adams/|archive-date=17 February 2011}}</ref>
From 2004 to 2010, Adams worked with the International Space Station Program Office and the [Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency](/source/Japanese_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency) to integrate the [H-II Transfer Vehicle](/source/H-II_Transfer_Vehicle) into ISS planning.
Founder of [http://www.synthesis-intl.com/ Synthesis International], Adams partnered with URS and Foster+Partners to work on the design of the world's first commercial spaceport terminal, the [Spaceport America](/source/Spaceport_America) Terminal Facility, for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority and tenant [Virgin Galactic](/source/Virgin_Galactic).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/spaceport-america/|title=Spaceport America – Foster + Partners|first=Foster + Partners /|last=fosterandpartners.com|website=fosterandpartners.com|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514004124/http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/spaceport-america/|archivedate=14 May 2013}}</ref> She was considered one of the first experts in spaceport planning,<ref>Adams, Constance, and Georgi Petrov. "Spaceport Master Planning: Principles and Precedents" AIAA-2006-7325, 2nd AIAA International Space Architecture Symposium, San Jose, CA, USA, September 2006.</ref> and lectured widely in design as well as science topics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jason.org/live/live.aspx?eid=6 |title=Live Event Page |accessdate=2013-03-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420070418/http://www.jason.org/live/live.aspx?eid=6 |archivedate=20 April 2010 }} and {{cite web |url=http://www.jason.org/public/WhatIs/CurrOIPMeet.aspx |title=Curriculum – Operation: Infinite Potential – Meet the Team |accessdate=2013-03-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303035344/http://www.jason.org/public/WhatIs/CurrOIPMeet.aspx |archivedate=3 March 2012 }};</ref>

Between 2008 and 2009, Adams participated in National Geographic's JASON Project (now JASON Learning, an independent 501c3) as a Host Researcher. She is featured in the last chapter (chapter 5) and supporting videos of the publication [https://jason.org/portfolio_item/energy-infinite-potential/ ''Infinite Potential''].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Energy: Infinite Potential|url=https://jasonlearning.wpengine.com/portfolio_item/energy-infinite-potential/|access-date=2020-09-20|website=JASON Learning|language=en-US}}</ref> Her work in understanding sustainable systems is the emphasis of the chapter.

==References==
National Geographic reach. (2011). Monterey, CA: National Geographic.
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==External links==
1.    "[https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20050223591_2005220307.pdf Water for Two Worlds: Designing Terrestrial Applications for Exploration-class Sanitation Systems ]", 2004, NASA Technical Reports Server

2.    "[https://web.archive.org/web/20111018144920/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/index.jsp?method=orderingtips Reallusory Viewing: A Study of the Application of Virtual Windows in Hermetic Environments]", 1999, NASA Technical Reports Server

3.   "[https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20000083884_2000122284.pdf  Space Architecture: Building The Future]", 1999, NASA Technical Reports Server

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