A UC Berkeley research team led by Ronald Rael, associate professor of architecture, will unveil today (Friday, March 6) the first and largest powder-based 3-D-printed cement structure built to date. The debut of this groundbreaking project is a demonstration of the architectural potential of 3-D printing. It will close the fifth annual Berkeley Circus, which celebrates the research and accomplishments of the College of Environmental Design (CED) community. — UC Berkely
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False advertising. They printed some blocks and bolted them together. Whoopee.
ok, seriously, what these people are doing is different than what architects do. the differentiation should be shown.
the form generation is great. the technology is great. misleading young minds and all that, well i would need to post a haiku to try to explain what i'm thinking and i'm just not prepared to do that.
Couple more drinks might help.
I like it too. Architectural 3d prints will soon have their quantum leap. Size ability of the variations is the key here. I think the connectors are okay. Modules should be transportable. None of this is new except the type of rapid production, compaunds used and ability to fabricate slightly unique pieces with accuracy. I hope these types of cement printing get welcoming responses from the approving institutions and used to provide solutions for housing and such, and not end up as an archinovelty by the lake. It will need a 'societal scale solution' spin. Unusually formed modular buildings will be 3d printed soon.
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