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US military 3D prints a concrete barracks prototype

2018-09-11T13:10:00-04:00

3D-printed construction seems a good fit for the military. The emerging technology is relatively portable and inexpensive, and could potentially even save lives if it means soldiers receive a safe barracks in a shorter time. With this in mind, the US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) recently constructed a prototype concrete barracks in under two days with what it calls the world's largest 3D printer.

The US military 3D printed a basic barracks hut measuring 500 sq ft in just 40 hours at the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Champaign, Illinois. The MCSC reported this technology reduced construction time from what would typically take 10 Marines 5 days to build a similar structure from wood. The military is currently conducting further research on incorporating 3D printed architecture in combat environments.

Get Lectured: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall '17

2017-11-13T20:24:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2017

Ready or not, it's the start of a new school year. Back for Fall 2017 is Archinect's Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

Here's the Fall 2017 lecture series of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Sept 7
Julian Leland Bell, Researcher, Mediated Matter Group, MIT Media Lab

Sept 18
Paul Fast, Founder and Partner, Fast + Epp

Sept 20
Marc Rutzen, Co-Founder and CTO, Enodo, Inc.

Sept 27
Taekyeom Lee, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Appalachian State University

Oct 9
Koray Duman AIA LEED AP, Principal, Büro Koray Duman

Oct 16
Suchi Reddy AIA, Founding Principal, Reddymade Architecture and Design

Nov 6
Katherine Chia AIA, Foundi...

Get Lectured: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Spring '14

2014-03-04T12:52:00-05:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Winter/Spring 2014

Archinect's Get Lectured is up and running again for the Winter/Spring '14 term! As a refresher from our Fall 2013 guide, every week we'll feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current season. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Since we've been receiving more submissions lately, we're gonna show off posters more often — and so you can see what events are happening in architecture schools right now!

Our next poster comes from The Illinois School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

All lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures will take place at 5:30 PM in the School of Architecture’s Temple Hoyne Buell Hall Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium. Listed below are upcoming e...