Seonglae Cho
World's tallest 3D-printed building reaches a height of 100 feet
Likened by its creators to an "ornate layered cake," the Tor Alva has been completed in Switzerland. Hailed as the world's tallest 3D-printed building, this remarkable structure rises to an impressive height of 30 m (98.5 ft).
https://newatlas.com/architecture/tor-alva-completed-eth-zurich/
Hotel
World's first 3D-printed hotel rises in the Texas desert
Following its reveal earlier this year, leading 3D-printed architecture firm Icon is now busy constructing its ambitious El Cosmico campground hotel project in the Texas desert. Billed as the world's first 3D-printed hotel, it will include camping areas, vacation homes, and shared amenities – plus some permanent starchitect-designed residences for sale too.
https://newatlas.com/architecture/icon-el-cosmico-construction/
Is UMaine’s Experimental 3D-Printed Dwelling the Future of Affordable Housing?
BioHome3D was created using technology for building homes faster, more efficiently, and less expensively than conventional construction.
https://downeast.com/home-and-garden/umaine-3d-printed-home/
The US will soon be home to the world’s first 3D-printed hotel
Hospitality world genius Liz Lambert, 3D construction start-up Icon, and Danish design firm BIG, have joined forces to bring to Texas the world’s first 3D-printed hotel in 2023.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/the-us-will-soon-be-home-to-the-worlds-first-3d-printed-hotel
3D Printed Homes Will Be the Teslas of Housing, Says ICON CEO
It's no secret America is in the midst of a housing shortage, with home prices ballooning, supply remaining stagnant, and would-be homebuyers frantic to secure an affordable place to live. Supply chain backups due to the pandemic made building materials more expensive and caused long delays, and there's a labor shortage too.
https://singularityhub.com/2022/04/05/3d-printed-homes-will-be-the-teslas-of-housing-says-icon-ceo/
3D-printed 'living ink' could lead to self-repairing buildings | Engadget
The ink could even produce itself. Sponsored Links In this article: genetics, news, gear, bioprinting, medicine, genetic engineering, Harvard, architecture, green, 3D printing, tomorrow, science, nanofiber Never mind 3D-printing organs - eventually, the material could have a life of its own.
https://www.engadget.com/living-ink-3d-printed-191010409.html
ICON and Lennar reveal the world's largest 3D-printed community, designed by BIG
The Bjarke Ingels Group ( BIG) is further deepening its ties to the Austin-based robotics and advanced materials startup ICON. Today ICON and homebuilding company Lennar announced that they had partnered and will 3D print a 100-home neighborhood in Austin with BIG as the designer.
https://www.archpaper.com/2021/10/icon-and-lennar-reveal-worlds-largest-3d-printed-community-designed-by-big/
First Ever 3D Printed House for Sale Listed on Zillow for $299,000 USD
SQ4D has developed their own concrete 3D printer. As you can see from my first video below at one of their builds, their printer is a collapsible gantry system on rails. It is very unique because of its ability to mechanically collapse itself for ease of transport and disassembly.
https://automate.construction/2021/01/29/first-ever-3d-printed-house-for-sale-listed-on-zillow-for-299000-usd/
This Hive-Like House Is 3D Printed, Carbon-Neutral, and Made of Clay
3D printing homes was a really big deal a few years ago; the idea was novel, unprecedented, and crushed records for the cost and time it took to build a livable house.
https://singularityhub.com/2021/02/03/this-hive-like-house-is-3d-printed-carbon-neutral-and-made-of-clay/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
Architects Design World's First Houses With '3D-Printed Steel Exoskeleton'
The houses are created to let wind pass through as this is a very windy area of Italy and are also created to be "self-sustainable." The homes can provide renewable energy resources for their own use and to give back to the grid.
https://interestingengineering.com/architects-design-houses-with-3d-printed-steel-exoskeleton?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
Impact printing
“Impact printing” is a cement-free alternative to 3D-printed structures
Impact Printing uses high speed jets of material found at building sites to form load bearing structures.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/impact-printing-is-a-cement-free-alternative-to-3d-printed-structures/
