Today’s Spotlight features a photograph of a system that can 3-D print an entire building. The photograph is credited to Steven Keating, Julian Leland, Levi Cai, and Neri Oxman / The Mediated Matter Group.
The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the design of a system that can 3-D print the basic structure of an entire building.
The researchers say buildings constructed with this system could be produced faster and less expensively than traditional construction methods allow. Each structure could also be completely customized to the needs of a particular site and the desires of its maker.
Read the full article at MIT News.
The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass, and even food. Now, MIT researchers are expanding the list further, with the design of a system that can 3-D print the basic structure of an entire building.
The researchers say buildings constructed with this system could be produced faster and less expensively than traditional construction methods allow. Each structure could also be completely customized to the needs of a particular site and the desires of its maker.
Read the full article at MIT News.