When Architecture Meets 3D Printing: A Quiet Revolution in Construction Methods

When Architecture Meets 3D Printing: A Quiet Revolution in Construction Methods

What sparks can be ignited when 3D printing technology meets sustainable architecture, and when classroom educational theories collide with real competition projects? At the 2018 China International Solar Decathlon, a building named “Lotus House” made a stunning debut—it is not only the first competition house built using 3D printing technology but also embodies a deep … Read more

SOM Project: Shanghai Zhenru China Overseas Center

SOM Project: Shanghai Zhenru China Overseas Center

All images are AI-generated 2K HD images. Twin towers reaching for the sky, a new cultural narrative: the urban cultural reconstruction and vertical ecological practice of the Shanghai Zhenru China Overseas Center under the TOD model. In the Putuo District of Shanghai, an area once known for its fresh fruit market and old residential neighborhoods … Read more

3D Printing Insights: Japan’s LibWork Successfully Constructs Homes Using Soil and WASP Crane 3D Technology

3D Printing Insights: Japan's LibWork Successfully Constructs Homes Using Soil and WASP Crane 3D Technology

Japanese construction company LibWork has recently successfully printed a residential unit using a WASP 3D printer and soil materials. The house covers an area of approximately 100 square meters and was constructed using the Crane WASP printer. This type of printer offers a printing volume of 50 or 100 square meters, with a starting price … Read more

Understanding the Future of 3D Printed Architecture Through Six Case Studies

Understanding the Future of 3D Printed Architecture Through Six Case Studies

New friends please Click the blue text above “China Intelligent” to follow for free Article sourced from: Qianjia Zhike, copyright belongs to the original author. If there is any infringement, please leave a message for deletion. In the past decade, 3D printing has become a buzzword. Although 3D printing in the construction industry was initially … Read more

SOM’s Design Proposal for the Shanghai Tower, Height 580 Meters

SOM's Design Proposal for the Shanghai Tower, Height 580 Meters

The Shanghai Tower, located in the core area of Lujiazui, Pudong, stands at a total height of 632 meters, making it the tallest building in China and the third tallest in the world. It has a total floor area of 576,000 square meters,with 121 floors above ground and 5 underground, designed as a“vertical city”to create … Read more

Tsinghua Professor 3D Prints a House for Villagers at Just Over 200,000 Yuan

Tsinghua Professor 3D Prints a House for Villagers at Just Over 200,000 Yuan

▲ Click the blue text to set as a star to prevent losing contact Exclusive original video every dayIn the past five years, Professor Xu Weiguo from Tsinghua University and his team have used “robotic 3D concrete printing” technology to successively “print” a bridge, a reading room, several parks, and even built a house for … Read more