Evolution of warp starships (Concept art)

[DinoTrek]

Note, that's my vision how starships evolved, ignoring STE and ST:FC
It's alt canon (where Star Trek Enterprise happened on XCV-330)

They started from big spinning space stations-like ships,
It was achiemevent of space agency of united nations,
then in type 2, they got a classic saucer, but they kept the spinning element
the type 3 is (approximation of) Enterprise we love and know

 

[Atolm]

Great concept! I'd love to see this developed some more.

 

[Tarek71]

I like it. I did some early starship ideas with a spinning section for gravity. But I never thought to evolve the XCV 330 design to the saucer configuration. Well done!