How would you design a colony on Mars?

Question

Take into account radiation, location and sand storms.
I would build it underground near a polar ice cap.
each section would be part of the ship bringing it there.
One main section for the engine
s and an attachable section that is actually a prebuilt section that the shuttle or whatever docs with in orbit then leaves for Mars.the section is put in place on the planet and the shuttle leaves for another section.
Maybe it is built on the moon .

Answer 1

I would recognize the limits of my competency, and hire some real experts to come up with a design.

Seriously, we're decades away from even sending a manned ship to Mars, and even further away from establishing a colony. Designing a Mars colony today is akin to having Jules Verne design a craft to take people to the moon. The result may be entertaining and thought-provoking, but it falls squarely within the realm of science fiction.

We have MUCH more to learn about Mars, and about building sustainable colonies in space or on the moon, before we even attempt to tackle Mars.

Answer 2

I'd give my own ideas, but it has been covered in breathtaking detail in three supremely well written books by Kim Stanley Robinson: Red Mars, Blue Mars and Green Mars

Answer 3

I would make a big theatre with couches instead of seats