3d printed architecture
IAAC 3D Prints Low Emissions Building from Natural Materials
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has long been pushing the boundaries of 3D printed architecture. They have now constructed a building using locally sourced materials. The 100-square-meter…
WASP’s Clay 3D Printing Tech Enables Climate Cooling Designs
For several years, Italian 3D printer manufacturer WASP has made its printers available on campuses across the world, giving students access to the same tools as world-class architectural firms. Now,…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 4, 2023: Advanced Ceramics, Tooling Study, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Germany’s largest AM bureau has invested in Dimensionics Density’s technology, 3DCeram Sinto and Sintx Technologies are collaborating to develop materials and technologies for advanced…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 13, 2023: Tungsten Powder, Car Interior Design, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll tell you about the awards a 3D printing company won, a partnership for tungsten powder, 3D printed interior car design, and 3D printed…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 19, 2022: Business, Education, & More
We’re starting out with plenty of business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Sinterit has has expanded its executive team in the US, while Additive Manufacturing Austria is looking for…
Biodigital Architecture: FELIXprinters and iBAG-UIC to Test Living Biomaterials for Sustainable Architecture
Focused on bringing together biological and digital technologies to transform architecture, the Institute for BioDigital Architecture and Genetics at the International University of Catalonia (iBAG-UIC) in Barcelona, has announced a…
3D Printed Clay Tiles to Restore Damaged Coral Reefs in Hong Kong
In 2018, Typhoon Mangkhut destroyed 80% of the corals near Moon Island, located in the Hoi Ha Wan bay at the north end of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong….
ETH Zurich Innovates Construction 3D Printing with 3D Printed Formwork & Future Tree
A wide range of fascinating projects continue to emerge from leading university, ETH Zurich, a source of prolific research in science and exploration of technology like 3D and 4D printing….
Architecture Intelligence Research Lab at SUTD Installs 3D Printed Pavilion for Mid-Autumn Festival
The first fully functional 3D printed structure was designed and built in Singapore recently by a research group under the direction of architects and professors at Singapore University of Technology…
Singapore: AirMesh Project Tests 3D Printed Functional Space Frames
Felix Raspall, Carlos Banon, and Jenn Chong Tay, researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, explore 3D printing with metal for space frame components and structures. Their research…
Whistling Walls & Sundial Arches: Ontario Architecture Students 3D Print with Clay
Students at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge, Ontario are bringing a whole new meaning to mixed media as they take on both 3D printing and the…
3D Printed Translucent Façade to Cover Entrance to Deutsches Museum in Munich
Two years ago, we told you about one of the world’s first 3D printed, functionally integrated building façade elements. The concept of a 3D printed translucent façade was developed by…
3D Printing in Architecture, Engineering, Product Design: 3D Hubs Announces 2018 Student Grant Winners
Last year, 3D Hubs, the world’s largest online network of 3D printing services, reported that nearly 500 applicants from 300 universities around the world applied for its extremely popular Student Grant…
ETH Zurich Students Cast Elaborate Metal Architectural Structures with 3D Printed Molds
The innovative researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland are becoming quite well-known for their advanced design and construction techniques, especially when it comes to their work with molds. 3D printed…
New York Architecture Firm Uses 3D Printing to Create Beautiful Concrete Molds for Building Restoration
Architecture and engineering firm EDG, based in New York, designs new buildings, renovations, and restoration projects. Now, the company is investigating the different capabilities that 3D printing can bring to…
The Cabin of Curiosities is a Whimsical Yet Livable 3D Printed Tiny House
The Cabin of Curiosities sounds like something out of a fairy tale, but it’s real – even if its appearance is reminiscent of fairy tales, too. The small 3D printed…
Netherlands: CONCR3DE Uses Abandoned Materials for More Environmentally Conscious 3D Printing with Concrete
New companies like Netherlands-based CONCR3DE are showing us exactly how 3D printing will change so many industries—with concrete and construction at the top of the list. With the ability to…
Professor Reveals the History of Architecture in One 3D Printed Model
Architectural styles have changed over time, just as trends relating to almost anything change. To really follow the progress of architectural evolution, you’d have to look at a lot of…
3D Printing Brings Modena Cathedral to Fingertips of Visually Impaired
3D printing has proved time and again to be an excellent resource for sharing visual material with people who cannot see it. Printing 3D versions of paintings, providing sculptural versions…
Homed Project Uses 3D Printing to Provide Temporary Accommodation for Homeless
Every major city has problems with homelessness. New York City, however, is one of the worst: the Coalition for the Homeless estimates that more than 61,000 people are sleeping in…
Proposal Uses 3D Printing to Rebuild Mosul
This year, the Iraqi army defeated the Islamic State in Mosul. ISIS took over the city in June 2014 and held it for three years until the army pushed them…
Cucuyo: New Museum Café is a Functional 3D Printed Work of Art
“Cucuyo” means firefly in Spanish, and fireflies are what inspired the design of Cucuyo, the newest café at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). The mobile café resembles a glistening cocoon, and it’s…
3Dealise and Arup Take a Hybrid Approach to Architectural 3D Printing
Generative design is a computational design approach that mimics the evolutionary designs of nature. Designers input their design goals and parameters into generative design software, which uses cloud computing to…
3D Printed Pavilion Contains 2,000 Unique Bricks
Bricks, typically, are pretty uniform. Some of them may be a bit smaller or larger, but overall they tend to be the same rectangular shape. That’s not the case with…
