Architecture

The infrastructure of the Czech capital Prague covers a length of 142 kilometers, on which about 991 vehicles are on the road every day, transporting both residents and tourists. Accordingly, the transport company of Prague, which operates the tramway and…

Building code regulators from the Department of Labor & Industry recently confirmed that they have given broad regulatory approval for the use of 3D printing in construction, making Montana the first American state in history to recognize 3D printed walls…

Teams from ETH Zurich have revealed yet another project involving additive manufacturing. This time it is a ceiling designed in part using 3D printing, called HiRes Concrete Slab. Installed last fall in Switzerland in the NEST research building of the…

Additive manufacturing has made its debut in the construction industry a while ago. Today, it is possible  to build all types of structures with the help of 3D printing technologies. Ever since then, it seems that one innovation follows the…

To combat housing shortages and to help the construction industry become more environmentally friendly, additive manufacturing is increasingly seeming to be a viable option. And it is mainly for these reasons that more and more companies in the sector have…

Early last year, we introduced Thinking Huts, an American nonprofit organization that’s main goal is to help children gain access to education in underprivileged areas in the world. To make that possible, the organization, which was founded in 2015, relies…

China is already widely known for its focus on innovation and new technologies. Recently, the East Asian country announced, that it will be relying on additive manufacturing in addition to artificial intelligence to build a dam on the Tibetan Plateau.…

Alquist 3D recently announced that it would be building 200 new 3D printed homes in Virginia. The Virginia-based company aims to lower the cost of housing and infrastructure in economically troubled communities with the so-called Project Virginia, which it claims…

In Latin America, additive manufacturing is still only in the process of being adopted. However, we are seeing gradual growth, which can at least be partly attributed to the creation in 2018 of the first Additive Manufacturing Consortium in Latin…

If you’re interested in 3D printing and its environmental benefits, you’ve probably heard of Aectual. The company which is based in Amsterdam, is widely known for producing applications designed from recycled plastic. Recently, the company again caught a lot of…

In the town of Bergen, New York, GE Renewable Energy has opened a research center dedicated to using concrete additive manufacturing to design the base of its wind turbine towers. The goal is to create the lower sections of these…

Already a veteran in the technology, Ford has been using additive manufacturing for many years. While the automaker usually applies 3D printing to design parts for cars, this time the American company used 3D technologies to renovate the Michigan Central…