Architecture

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…

In Italy, additive manufacturing has already been used several times to decorate spaces. And the number of projects is growing steadily. Take for example the city of Lucca, with its 3D printed plastic benches, or Riso Paradiso, a Sicilian ice…

MX3D, a specialist in the WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) process, has unveiled its latest construction project: a 3D printed metal bench, with a rather surprising design, as it is shaped like an open loop. Named Oregon Dragon Bench, this…

Leading concrete 3D printer manufacturer COBOD is now offering an online configurator for developers and contractors to estimate the time and amount of materials needed for their future jobs. The COBOD Configurator also allow them to design their own machine,…

A house built in less than 24 hours and for less than $25,500: fiction or reality? That was the crazy challenge taken up by the company Serendix, which 3D printed this small spherical structure in precisely 23 hours and 12…

To combat the shortage of housing, or simply buildings, additive manufacturing seems to be one of the increasingly popular options available today. And the South African government seems to have understood this. In order to fight against the low level…

ICON is back at it again! After a busy year in 2021 with numerous projects both on Earth and destined for space,  today the 3D printing construction company announced its newest 3D printed home, House Zero, made in partnership with…

While we are now used to seeing 3D printed houses, bridges or even pop-up stores, as far as we know, no religious building has yet been designed using additive manufacturing. Though that is all about to change as according to…