2024-12-22T01:55:44-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150135707/yves-b-har-teams-with-tech-infused-charity-for-world-s-first-3d-printed-community Mackenzie Goldberg 2019-05-09T15:01:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0a10c1af3cd327d8f1f0986788108e9a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Yves B&eacute;har, the founder of the San Francisco-based design firm <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/149998684/fuseproject" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fuseproject</a>, has teamed up with building startup ICON and housing charity New Story to bring about what they describe as "the world's first 3D-printed community."</p> <p>Last year, ICON and New Story went to SXSW 2018 and announced the successful printing of their first permitted 3D-printed home. Now, the companies are employing that technology to build much-needed housing in Latin America.&nbsp;B&eacute;har, who recently launched a&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150095426/the-yves-b-har-designed-adu-and-the-complicated-altruism-of-the-fully-customizable-prefab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">line of prefabricated ADUs</a>, has designed the series of small homes and is working with the two to begin printing this summer.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dd/dd32a9a56675f286a1b83387dad4e6e9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dd/dd32a9a56675f286a1b83387dad4e6e9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Terilyn Steverson.</figcaption></figure><p>Future residents of the 3D printed neighborhood have been involved in the planning process from the get-go, providing feedback on land selection, community layout, and home designs. Through this engagement, the design has come to reflect a desire for different programs, climate factors, and growth. As examples, the designer created an outdoor kitchen in respon...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/109567194/watch-the-trailer-for-briefly-a-short-film-on-the-creative-brief Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-09-22T15:18:00-04:00 >2014-09-22T15:24:07-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/55s95einjfy4q5fd.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><em>Briefly</em>, a new documentary short film by Tom Bassett (<a href="http://bassett.tv/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bassett &amp; Partners</a>), explores the relationship between creative professionals and the brief. Featuring interviews with <a href="http://archinect.com/gehry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Gehry</a>, Yves Behar (Fuseproject), David Rockwell&nbsp;(<a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/8706/rockwell-group" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rockwell Group</a>), Maira Kalman, John C Jay (Weiden + Kennedy) and John Boiler (72 &amp; Sunny),&nbsp;<em>Briefly</em>&nbsp;tries to understand the secrets behind a compelling brief, and its potential to innovate.</p><p>The full film <a href="http://bassett.tv/briefly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">will be available online</a> on September 30.</p>