A Dutch architect is planning to construct a Möbius strip-shaped house using the world’s largest 3D printer. Landscape House, designed by Janjaap Ruijssenaars of Amsterdam firm Universal Architecture, will contain around 1,100 square metres of floorspace throughout the twisted structure. The 3D printer –which can “print” objects […]
Architects Fosters and Partners have revealed designs for a building on the Moon that could be constructed from material already on its surface. An inflatable structure would be transported from Earth, then covered with a shell built by 3D printers. The printers, operated by robots, would use soil from the Moon, known as regolith, to […]
Another step towards what I believe to be the future of construction. This talk presented by Neil Leach at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia is a clear and concise look at where it’s all headed. Enjoy! Neil Leach is an architect and theorist.[1] He teaches at the University of Southern California, and is a Visiting […]
So, over the past few weeks, ever since I stumbled across the concept of ‘Contour Crafting’, I have been fascinated by the idea. It seems like such a departure from the way we procure buildings. Having said this, it really does make a lot of sense from a cost and volume point of view. If something […]
WAITING six months for your house to be built? Soon, you will “print” a home in less than a day. Once the domain of tech geeks, 3D printing is now having a serious impact on the wider world. First it was prototype shapes for designers. Then it was models and some moulded medical components. Now, […]