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The World’s First 3D-Printed Building Will Arrive In 2014 (And It Looks Awesome)
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<blockquote data-quote="Loopi" data-source="post: 64216" data-attributes="member: 3152"><p>via (<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/" target="_blank">The World&#8217;s First 3D-Printed Building Will Arrive In 2014 (And It Looks Awesome) | TechCrunch</a>)</p><p> </p><p><u><span style="color: #0066cc"><img src="http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-12.jpg?w=300" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></u></p><p>Sure, 3D printing is fun and cute. And products like the <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/23/makerbot-takes-10-million-in-funding-from-foundry-group-angels/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Makerbot</span></u></a> and <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/3d-printer-form-1-gets-6x-its-100k-funding-goal-on-kickstarter-in-one-day/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Form 1</span></u></a> will most certainly disrupt manufacturing, even if it’s only on a small scale. But the possibilities of 3D printing stretch far beyond DIY at-home projects. In fact, it could entirely replace the construction industry.</p><p>We’ve already seen folks at MIT’s Research Labs working on ways to 3D print the frame of a home in a day, as opposed to the month it would take a construction crew to do the same. But it isn’t just geeks taking an interest; a Dutch architect is interested in 3D printing a home, with the hopes that it’ll be ready by 2014.</p><p>The architect’s name is Janjaap Ruijssenaars of Universe Architecture, and his project is a part of the <a href="http://www.europan.nl/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">Europan</span></u></a> competition, which lets architects in over 15 different countries build projects over the course of two years.</p><p>Ruijssenaars will work with Italian inventor Enrico Dini, founder of the <a href="http://www.d-shape.com/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0066cc">D-Shape</span></u></a> 3D printer. The plan is to print out 6×9 chunks of frame, comprised of sand and inorganic binder. From there, they’ll fill the frame with fiber-reinforced concrete.</p><p>The final product will be a single flowing design, a two-story building.</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-1/" target="_blank"><img src="http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-1.jpg?w=150&h=84" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-2/" target="_blank"><img src="http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-2.jpg?w=150&h=141" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-3/" target="_blank"><img src="http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-3.jpg?w=150&h=148" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-4/" target="_blank"><img src="http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-4.jpg?w=150&h=130" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-1-2/" target="_blank"><img src="http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-11.jpg?w=150&h=84" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-1-3/" target="_blank"><img src="http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-12.jpg?w=150&h=84" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Here’s the project in Ruijssenaars’ words:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">One surface folded in an endless möbius band. Floors transform into ceilings, inside into outside. Production with innovative 3D printing techniques. Architecture of continuity with an endless array of applicability.</p><p>As I said, he doesn’t plan on realizing the dream until 2014. So just because he has plans to build the world’s first 3D-printed building, it would appear that others have time to nab the title first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Loopi, post: 64216, member: 3152"] via ([url="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/"]The World’s First 3D-Printed Building Will Arrive In 2014 (And It Looks Awesome) | TechCrunch[/url]) [U][COLOR=#0066cc][IMG]http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-12.jpg?w=300[/IMG][/COLOR][/U] Sure, 3D printing is fun and cute. And products like the [URL='http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/23/makerbot-takes-10-million-in-funding-from-foundry-group-angels/'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Makerbot[/COLOR][/U][/URL] and [URL='http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/3d-printer-form-1-gets-6x-its-100k-funding-goal-on-kickstarter-in-one-day/'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Form 1[/COLOR][/U][/URL] will most certainly disrupt manufacturing, even if it’s only on a small scale. But the possibilities of 3D printing stretch far beyond DIY at-home projects. In fact, it could entirely replace the construction industry. We’ve already seen folks at MIT’s Research Labs working on ways to 3D print the frame of a home in a day, as opposed to the month it would take a construction crew to do the same. But it isn’t just geeks taking an interest; a Dutch architect is interested in 3D printing a home, with the hopes that it’ll be ready by 2014. The architect’s name is Janjaap Ruijssenaars of Universe Architecture, and his project is a part of the [URL='http://www.europan.nl/'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]Europan[/COLOR][/U][/URL] competition, which lets architects in over 15 different countries build projects over the course of two years. Ruijssenaars will work with Italian inventor Enrico Dini, founder of the [URL='http://www.d-shape.com/'][U][COLOR=#0066cc]D-Shape[/COLOR][/U][/URL] 3D printer. The plan is to print out 6×9 chunks of frame, comprised of sand and inorganic binder. From there, they’ll fill the frame with fiber-reinforced concrete. The final product will be a single flowing design, a two-story building. [URL='http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-1/'][IMG]http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-1.jpg?w=150&h=84[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-2/'][IMG]http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-2.jpg?w=150&h=141[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-3/'][IMG]http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-3.jpg?w=150&h=148[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-4/'][IMG]http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-4.jpg?w=150&h=130[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-1-2/'][IMG]http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-11.jpg?w=150&h=84[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/20/the-worlds-first-3d-printed-building-will-arrive-in-2014-and-it-looks-awesome/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-1-3/'][IMG]http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/universe-architecture-3d-printed-house-12.jpg?w=150&h=84[/IMG][/URL] Here’s the project in Ruijssenaars’ words: [INDENT]One surface folded in an endless möbius band. Floors transform into ceilings, inside into outside. Production with innovative 3D printing techniques. Architecture of continuity with an endless array of applicability.[/INDENT] As I said, he doesn’t plan on realizing the dream until 2014. So just because he has plans to build the world’s first 3D-printed building, it would appear that others have time to nab the title first. [/QUOTE]
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