Until very recently, creating architectural scale models was both time consuming and expensive. Most scale models created were of larger, nonresidential projects as residential clients of architectural firms typically don’t have the budgets that would allow for “extras” like scale models. That means that clients building homes relied on blueprints, artists’ renderings in 2D and, more recently, 3D renders and 3D model walk-throughs to help them visualize their dream homes. Continue reading “Scale Model of EcoHome Becomes More Affordable with 3D Printing”
First 3D-printed hotel suite to be entirely operational (Video)
Forget 3D-printed food and 3D-printed cars. A hotel owner in the Philippines is 3D-printing an entire hotel suite, and unlike other 3D-printed buildings done before, this one will be completely and entirely operational, which means, if you’re thinking of vacationing in the country soon, you’ll be able to book a night at the 3D-printed suite. Continue reading “First 3D-printed hotel suite to be entirely operational (Video)”
UC Berkeley Uses 3D Printers to Construct a First-Ever Cement Pavilion (VIDEO)
Perhaps you remember the day when printers, requiring only lowly paper and toner, simply produced documents. Now we’re well on our way into the Jetsonian age: today 3D printers, supplied with a sophisticated cement, can produce a house. Continue reading “UC Berkeley Uses 3D Printers to Construct a First-Ever Cement Pavilion (VIDEO)”
Dubai To Build Museum Of The Future Using 3D Printing
Dubai government has embarked on an ambitious plan to build ‘The Museum of the Future’ using 3D printing construction techniques, said a report. The oval ring-shaped facility will be built at an estimated cost of $136 million in the Emirates Towers area near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, UAE. Continue reading “Dubai To Build Museum Of The Future Using 3D Printing”
Could architectural 3D printing usher a comeback for physical models? (VIDEO)
Nearly as quickly as architects swapped their sketchbooks and pencils for CAD programs, traditional physical architectural models were also mostly replaced by interactive 3D digital versions. Continue reading “Could architectural 3D printing usher a comeback for physical models? (VIDEO)”
Yes, that 3D-printed mansion is safe to live in
Back in April, a team of Chinese construction workers used a 3D printer to construct houses. By day’s end, there were 10 standing. They were compact and fairly bare bones — nothing much to look at besides the “wow!” factor of there being as many as 10. But this time around, those same builders have taken the wraps off an achievement that’s roundly more impressive. Continue reading “Yes, that 3D-printed mansion is safe to live in”
3D Printed ‘Cool Bricks’ Can Cool an Entire Room Using Water
Using 3D printing technology, Emerging Objects has come up with a solution which may be able to greatly reduce the use of air conditioning systems in these hot dry climates. The device, which is called the “Cool Brick” has the ability to cool off an entire room simply by using the most abundant compound found on Earth — water. Continue reading “3D Printed ‘Cool Bricks’ Can Cool an Entire Room Using Water”
3D Print the Birds Back to the City with Printed Nest
For bird lovers and lovers of 3D printing there is a new application that combines the two and uses 3D printing to give birds new homes, attracting them back into the cities. A team of architects and designers, set to explore and develop the possibilities of 3D printing technologies, came up with Printed Nest, easily one of the most interesting 3D projects seen lately IMHO. Continue reading “3D Print the Birds Back to the City with Printed Nest”
Students Design 3D Printed Mini Homes
Architect and professor Peter Ebner, with the help of his workshop students, has created a 3D printed pint-sized mobile house. Using 3D printing technology, the group designed, developed, and printed a “mobile mini-house” that’s designed for efficient living. Continue reading “Students Design 3D Printed Mini Homes”
A full-size 3D-printed house is under construction in Amsterdam
From life-saving implants to cars and furniture, it seems that the capabilities of 3D printing are constantly expanding. Now work on a full-scale house has begun in Amsterdam, an ambitious proof-of-concept project that is expected to take three years to complete. Continue reading “A full-size 3D-printed house is under construction in Amsterdam”