Architecture

It has been a busy year for 3D printed construction projects. From Zero Net Energy buildings to 3D printed schools and holiday parks and more, never before has additive manufacturing seemed to have such a crucial role in the building…

Plans are underway for the creation of a 3D printed holiday park in Dubbo, Australia. This will create a block of 3D-printed houses, public toilets, and a holiday camp featuring 50-100 cabins, using five large-scale printers. The holiday park will…

Mighty Buildings, a company aiming to create beautiful, sustainable, high-quality homes, has announced that it has completed delivery of what it claims to be the first 3D printed, Zero Net Energy home. The two-bed, two-bath home is the first in…

A scheme has begun to build 46 eco-friendly homes in Lancashire, UK using 3D printing. The project is being led by Building For Humanity, a Community Interest Company (CIC) which focuses on building affordable carbon-zero housing for those in need.…

California-based 3D-printing construction start-up Azure Printed Homes (Azure) has been commissioned for a major new undertaking. Real estate company Reinhabit has tasked them with building eco-friendly homes across Southern California, made of recycled plastic. While this is not Azure’s first…

Recently, British water supply company United Utilities and 3D printing service ChangeMaker 3D successfully demonstrated the use and benefits of 3D printed components in the UK water industry. The discovery, which is the result of a twelve-month-long collaborative work between…

A team of researchers from Imperial College London and Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories of Materials Science and Technology have developed a special kind of drone that uses collective building methods and is able to construct and repair buildings. These so-called…

Housing shortages are a worldwide concern, in light of growing population densities and cost-of-living concerns. However, new technologies could breathe new life into the housing market and solve these modern concerns in an affordable way. The solution? 3D printing in…

In Latin America, the implementation of additive manufacturing is still slow as not as many have adopted it as in other regions. However, companies such as Cementos Progreso are proof of the growth of 3D printing in this region. This…

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…