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3D-Printed Homes: Guides and Costs
Ready to dive into today’s Digital Fabrication? We’ve rounded up some must-read articles just for you.
Yagmur Baydır
January 21, 2025
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Hello Creatives!
We are excited to bring you a fresh round of insights and highlights in today’s edition of Digital Fabrication. Here’s a quick glimpse into this edition of our newsletter:
Robotics in prefabricated construction is streamlining how we build, combining precision and speed to reshape construction as we know it.
Did you know Da Vinci’s genius now lives in 3D printing? Da Vinci’s bridge has been brought to life as the world’s first 3D-printed bridge.
Community First! Residences prove architecture can change lives, offering dignified, sustainable housing solutions for people transitioning out of homelessness.
The largest 3D-printed houses are redefining the scale of 3D printing, showing how technology is tackling housing challenges with speed and sustainability.
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Parametric Architecture
3D-Printed Homes: A Guide to Time, Cost, and Ownership
If you think printing a livable house in 24 hours – 365 livable homes in under a year– sounds too good to be true, that’s perfectly normal because 3D printing technology is evolving faster than we can fathom.
Da Vinci’s Ingenuity Inspires This 3D-Printed Bridge Made From Marble Waste
Da Vinci’s Bridge is the first 3D printed bridge created using waste materials from stone processing, combining technological innovation and sustainability with the timeless vision of Leonardo da Vinci.
Community First! Residences Transform Affordable Housing with 3D-Printed Homes
Beta Realities’ design for Community First Residences in Austin, Texas, offers a personalized solution to 3D printable, dignified housing. Conceived for a collective design approach, our kit of parts platform for customizable 3D printed homes presents a humanistic approach to technology.
10 Examples of Largest 3D Printed Houses Around The World
This article takes you on a journey through 10 of the largest and most innovative 3D-printed homes around the globe, each one pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in construction. From the icy winters of Russia to the sunny warmth of Texas, proving that innovative technology can thrive in any climate.
 3D-Printing Concrete: Sketch to real-scale prototypeIn this workshop participants will learn how to approach the 3D printing process from the actual design to the final print. The workshop is scheduled for March 1 – 2, 2025. |  3D-Printing Clay: Exploring Coded PatternsThis workshop teaches how to create parametric ceramic designs using Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Human, LunchBox, and Pufferfish for 3D clay printing. The workshop is scheduled for February 1 – 2, 2025. |
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Nature-Inspired Architecture: 3D-printing Meets Biophilic Design
Studies in psychology and the built environment explain that humans feel better when surrounded by greenery and nature, which is what biophilic design in architecture is.
Digitally Fabricated Homes: Revolutionizing Sustainable Construction
This article explores examples of digitally fabricated homes to understand the potential and future of digital fabrication technologies in housing solutions.
Advances in Sustainable Robotic Constructions: An Overview
Building sustainably turns slowly but steadily from suggestion to norm. Robotic innovations have revolutionized the construction industry, ushering in an era of sustainable building practices.
How 3D Printing Technology Can be Used to Tackle the Global Housing Crisis?
Rapid urbanization trends and population explosion have catalyzed homelessness. This signifies the soaring demands for affordable and quality housing which are now a pressing global concern.
 Fusing Realities: AI-Driven Architectural NarrativesLeveraging state-of-the-art AI tools, this workshop will teach participants how to transform traditional 3D models into dynamic visual and interactive narratives. The workshop is scheduled for February 22 & 23, 2025. |  Computational Mindset: Foundations for Innovation in DesignThis workshop will explore the principles, logic, rules, and methodologies that you can repeatedly use to solve problems and design anything you can imagine in Grasshopper. The workshop is scheduled for February 15 – 16, 2025. |