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2024-11-05T00:41:25-05:00
https://archinect.com/news/article/150212366/construction-tech-developer-icon-secures-35m-in-funding-big-among-investors
Construction tech developer ICON secures $35M in funding, BIG among investors
Sean Joyner
2020-08-20T14:02:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/69/69a5261821b3c85c9a1c9a64d9fc1b07.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150146192/icon-3d-print" target="_blank">ICON</a>, developer of advanced construction technologies spanning from robotics, to software, and building materials, has completed a $35M series A funding round of financing led by Moderne Ventures. Among the series A round investors is <a href="https://archinect.com/bjarke-ingels-group" target="_blank">Bjarke Ingels Group</a> (BIG). </p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f2/f2b127ffbd5decb5cfc4fe8050c4cb68.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f2/f2b127ffbd5decb5cfc4fe8050c4cb68.JPG?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>ICON. Vulcan 3D Printer Extruding Lavacrete. © Regan Morton Photography</figcaption></figure></figure><p>"We believe additive manufacturing will play a transformative role in the future of construction and with our investment and partnership with ICON we can contribute actively to this ongoing transformation," said Bjarke Ingels, BIG's Founder and Creative Director in a statement. "The design industry has become revolutionized through the adoption of Computer Aided Design and Building Information Management...Robotic manufacturing will enable us to eliminate the loss in translation from data to matter and allow us to fabricate homes at great speed, with less waste, and with higher accuracy than today."<br></p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4f/4f8be5d325597c7c04fb99f8e84c2e06.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4f/4f8be5d325597c7c04fb99f8e84c2e06.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>ICON. Six Home Project Community First Village. 3D-Print...</figcaption></figure></figure>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150205004/czech-3d-printed-floating-house-is-now-complete
Czech 3D-printed floating house is now complete
Sean Joyner
2020-07-01T11:50:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/14/14e927af94dfffe45489a259b909f822.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150199870/this-3d-printed-house-will-be-ready-for-land-and-water" target="_blank">Recently covered on Archinect</a>, PRVOK (Protozoon), a Czech 3D-printed floating house has been completed in České Budějovice. The entire structure, including the interior partitions, was printed in 22 hours and required a total of 17 tons of concrete mixture. PRVK is now going through a series of tests to ensure proper performance. Static pressure, for example, has been tested which concluded that the internal load-bearing wall of the home can withstand a 50-ton load, according to the development team.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6a4b13a89f8c4307c681003067b838ba.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6a4b13a89f8c4307c681003067b838ba.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Kateřina Nováková.</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9a9cd40d1e0913a91ffbe8701044918b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9a9cd40d1e0913a91ffbe8701044918b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Rendering of bathroom. r.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>"Despite minor issues caused by the weather, we managed to 3D-print the house successfully. It took us 22 hours in total and we needed 17 tons of custom-developed mixture. As the concrete will take 28 days to harden, we are completing the house, preparing the green roof, floors, all distributions, doors, windows, etc," said sculptor and project leader Michal Trpák in a statement.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e4004434e3a1c46263bde3c03be6b01d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e4/e4004434e3a1c46263bde3c03be6b01d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2b900e69c10afe9d1533f09924019953.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2b900e69c10afe9d1533f09924019953.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a><figcaption>Renderings courtesy of Buřinka.</figcaption></figure></figure>...