Architecture

A new 3D printed school in Qatar is said to be the “largest 3D printed building ever constructed.” Launched in 2025, UCC Holding recently announced that the building is now taking its final shape with the installation of the roof,…

What is likely one of the largest 3D-printed churches in the world is under construction in the Czech Republic. The Holy Trinity Church and the Cardinal Josef Beran Community Center will open their doors in Neratovice in 2028. The nave,…

Itzcóatl was the fourth ruler of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, and his name means “obsidian serpent” in Nahuatl. Today, it is also the name of a sculpture 3D printed with soil by Mexican artist Alfredo Salazar-Caro, co-founder of the Digital Museum of Digital…

Denmark sets one of Europe’s tightest cost caps on subsidized housing, a limit strict enough that it has stiffled new affordable construction for years. In Holstebro, a 3D printer just circumvented this issue. 3DCP Group has completed Skovsporet (“The Forest…

The Anantara Dhigu resort in the Maldives has just installed 13 3D-printed clay structures in its lagoon, aiming to bring new life to an ecosystem that has been at risk for years due to coral bleaching. The project, called Theyra…

At 172.5 meters, the Tower of Jesus Christ makes the Sagrada Família the tallest Catholic church in the world. Pope Leo XIV blessed it on June 10, 2026, 144 years after the cornerstone was laid. At the top of the…

Researchers at Chalmers University (Sweden) have developed a biodegradable material for 3D printing made from baker’s yeast, wood cellulose fibers, seaweed alginate, vegetable glycerol, and water. The end result aims to be an alternative to construction materials such as plastic,…

Additive manufacturing is expanding into more and more fields, and with it, new materials are being tested. One of the most promising is concrete, especially in residential construction. incremental3d has been dedicated to this type of 3D printing since 2017.…

A house made of plastic? We’ll admit, it’s a rather surprising concept, especially at a time when society is trying to reduce plastic consumption. But in this case, the material being used is recycled plastic. So what exactly is this…

At MAXXI, Italy’s national museum dedicated to contemporary art and architecture, a striking model of Rome is currently on display through April 26. Spanning 48 square meters and made up of 953 terracotta tiles, the piece reproduces the entire municipal…

We know that construction 3D printing is useful for reducing labor costs and achieving unique geometries, but what about for construction in remote areas? The company Cementos Argos just finished printing South America’s first additively-manufactured social housing in La Unión,…

The construction industry is undoubtedly one of the world’s biggest generators of waste. Depending on the statistics and what is included in this waste, it is estimated that 2 to 3 billion tons are produced each year—accounting for 30 to…