3d printed concrete
Filigreed Firewall is a Striking Example of What 3D Printers Can Create With Concrete
Concrete is always something I’ve thought of as functional, solid, and utilitarian, but never beautiful or artistic. You pour concrete, it hardens, and you have a good, sturdy wall or…
Researchers Win Swiss Technology Award for Work in 3D Printing and Reverse Engineering with Concrete
Reverse engineering is one of those methods that is fascinating to many because it means you have to think about a project—in reverse. Even if we have no idea how…
Cazza Construction Technologies is Ready to Populate the World With 3D Printed Smart Cities
It won’t be long before the cities of the world begin to look very differently than we know them now. 3D printed houses and other buildings have gone from a…
Dubai’s 3D Printed Office Building Officially Opened, Furnished By Bene
As 3D printing continues to spread throughout the world, no place seems to have harnessed the disruptive power of the emerging technology quite like Dubai, the city-state in the United…
Eco Concrete Creates This Amazing Bench Using Highcon Rapid Layer Manufacturing Technology
Concrete is one of the oldest methods of producing custom shaped stones or walkways, and it remains one of the most efficient and durable. The process has been used for…
Heijmans & CyBe Construction Showing Off Success with 3D Printed Cement Frameworks
The Netherlands has been on the radar quite often lately within 3D printing, from cool 3D printed goods in the retail arena to an entirely 3D printed and recyclable building. And…
Chinese Construction Company 3D Prints an Entire Two-Story House On-Site in 45 Days
How long does it take to build a house? Obviously it depends on the size of the house and other factors, but somewhere around six or seven months is a…
Now THIS is Upcycling: UCLA Researchers Capture Carbon Emissions & 3D Print Them Into New Material, CO2NCRETE
Often, it seems as if concrete is the glue that holds the world together under our busy feet, and wheels–from the smooth driveway you backed out of this morning with…
“Fossilized” Project Takes a Creative but Practical Approach to Concrete 3D Printing
Concrete is usually not a material that one associates with artistic expression. It’s a utilitarian material, meant to be poured and scraped, walked upon or leaned against. 3D printing, however,…
Student-Built Concrete 3D Printer Gets an Upgrade and a New 10’x10’x10′ Build Envelope
Concrete 3D printers are big business right now, with major companies in the US, China, the Netherlands and more investing in developing a large-scale machine capable of instantly fabricating large…
EXCLUSIVE: Lewis Grand Hotel Erects World’s First 3D Printed Hotel, Plans to Print Thousands of Homes in the Philippines Next
Over the past couple of years, we have really begun to see 3D printing make its way into the construction industry. While the technology has proven itself in the fabrication…
Silky Concrete Project: Massive Concrete Installation Built by KUKA Robot & Ten 3D Printers
When I was a kid growing up in south Florida, artists abounded, but the idea–and acceptance factor–of the ‘art installation’ had yet to grow. Artists who were involved in alternative,…
Texas Engineering Student Self-Funds & Builds 8′ x 8′ x 8′ Concrete 3D Printer
We’ve seen some innovative work coming from out west, famous for its vast, open spaces where industrious and progressive makers and hackers often live off grid, artists gain organic inspiration…
Renderings & Details Unveiled for Extraordinary 3D Printed Home in New York
Back in August of 2014, 3DPrint.com broke a story on a project originating from New York City architect/contractor Adam Kushner, and the company which he is the president of, D-Shape…
