Can an architect help design the future of space exploration?
In this episode of Fireside Chat, Rafał Brzoska, Founder and President of the Rafał Brzoska Foundation, talks with Foundation Scholar Paula Drozdowska – a graduate of the Space Architecture program at the University of Houston.
Paula shares her journey from studying architecture in Poland to designing solutions for future space missions. She talks about her experience working on projects developed within a NASA-funded program and explains how she designs living and working environments that could one day support astronauts during long-duration space missions.
In this conversation, we explore:
- what space architecture really is,
- how habitats for life and work in space are designed,
- when space tourism could become a reality,
- why it's worth having the courage to change your career path,
- and how to embrace uncertainty while turning ambitious dreams into achievable goals.
As in every episode of Fireside Chat, Paula closes the conversation by asking Rafał Brzoska one final question: What is the one piece of advice he would give to his younger self?
Watch all Fireside Chat episodes on the Rafał Brzoska Foundation YouTube channel.
