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Mozambique: Luxury eco-resort created with patented 3D sand-printing technology
by Megan Whitby | 29 Apr 2021
Luxury eco-resort Kisawa Sanctuary has launched with a soft opening on Mozambique's subtropical island of Benguerra, complete with a Natural Wellness Centre inspired by Mozambican dwellings. Kisawa has been brought to life using patented 3D sand-printing technology and is the brainchild of entrepreneur Nina Flohr – the daughter of Thomas Flohr, Swiss billionaire and founder of private aviation company VistaJet. The method was used wherever possible to replace less sustainable
MCA and WASP create sustainable 3D-printed homes
by Stu Robarts | 17 Mar 2020
Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA) and Italian 3D printing specialists World’s Advanced Saving Project (WASP) are close to completing a "prototype 3D-printed global habitat for sustainable living". The TECLA was conceived as a way to provide housing for large numbers of people at a time when the population is increasing rapidly but many people cannot afford a home, although it could be easily adapted for other purposes like eco-living. It is
MEAN*'s algorithmically-designed, 3D-printed desert pavilion is an oasis for rest and gathering
by Stu Robarts | 12 Mar 2020
The Middle East Architecture Network (MEAN*) have designed a pavilion for rest and gatherings in the Wadi Rum desert valley in the south of Jordan that responds to the ancient landscape using current design and building technologies. The pavilion was conceived to provide shade and a space to rest during the day, to be a place for celebration, storytelling and gatherings at night and to offer a model for building
X+Living create fantastical 3D world for kids in Shenzhen
by Stu Robarts | 05 Feb 2020
X+Living have created a kids' activity centre in Shenzhen, China, that combines a mix of slides, ball-pits and hidden spaces with fantastical design elements and a pastels aesthetic. Shenzhen Neobio Family Park is the most recent of a number of Neobio Family Parks that X+Living has worked on. Covering 6,000sq m (64,600sq ft), it houses the play space, an entrance lobby, a changing area and a restaurant. Located partly in
Cooper Robertson's Erin Flynn explains MOMA's "3D puzzle" of creating space
by Stu Robarts | 13 Nov 2019
Plenty has been written about the newly opened Diller Scofidio + Renfro expansion of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, but there's been work going on behind the scenes too. With 38,000sq ft (3,500sq m) of new gallery space and 21,000sq ft (2,000sq m) of new public space, there's much more for visitors to explore. But front-of-house spaces need new back-of-house spaces to support them and that
Unknown Works recreate 3D scanned fish and chip shop in China
by Stu Robarts | 24 Oct 2019
Creative studio Unknown Works has completed a 33sq m (355sq ft) restaurant in China called Scotts TKL based on 3D scans of fish and chip shops from around the UK. The project was based on the concept of 'Shanzai' – the act of copying and imitating that is often ascribed to Chinese businesses – and seeks to ask questions about Sino-British relationships and cultural exchange. Ben Hayes of Unknown Works
Scape launches city-scale augmented reality to create immersion for use in experience design
by Andy Knaggs | 17 Sep 2019
Technology company Scape Technologies has gathered street-level data for 100 cities around the world, that it says can be used to create a new baseline for 3D mapping and enable city-wide augmented reality applications. The collection of more than two billion images has been taken by the company's local teams and will help the transition to electronic devices of the near future, in which cameras don't just take pictures but
Famous German circus replaces live animals with cruelty-free holograms
by Andy Knaggs | 19 Jun 2019
Germany's Circus Roncalli has replaced its live animals with holograms to raise awareness of animal cruelty in the industry. The Circus, which has been touring since 1976, previously featured animals such as elephants and horses performing tricks and stunts for the viewing audience. Now the circus has done away with these animal performances, instead using 3D holograms projected into the ringmaster's circle.
Replicating heritage: Snøhetta's Kjetil Trædal Thorsen weighs in on 'original versus copy' debate
by Kim Megson | 17 May 2017
The co-founder of international architecture practice Snøhetta, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, has spoken to CLAD about the opportunities and philosophical questions posed by the advent of technology that enables vulnerable heritage sites to be “reprinted.” Advances in 3D scanning, casting and printing are allowing designers and preservationists to create mirror images of both natural and man-made pieces of heritage. Examples include the Institute for Digital Archaeology, which has recreated Syria's Palmyra
How can you 3D print an entire functioning building? MIT group claims to have found the answer
by Kim Megson | 05 May 2017
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have announced a new breakthrough in the architectural applications of 3D printing, with the design of a system that can produce the basic structure of an entire building. MIT’s Mediated Matter Group – which focuses on “nature-inspired design and design-inspired nature” – claim the machine they have invented will eventually produce buildings faster and less expensively than traditional construction methods allow. What’s
Foster + Partners ramp up research into metal-based 3D printing
by Kim Megson | 12 Apr 2017
The architecture studio of Norman Foster are actively seeking to develop a large-scale hybrid machine that can produce metal building components directly from CAD models using 3D printing. Foster + Partners are collaborating with ten companies and research institutes to explore the potential of metal-based 3D printing using additive and subtractive manufacturing processes that will enable production within a short timeframe. The proposed technology, called the Large Additive Subtractive Integrated
VR experience lets architects and planners race through future 3D model of London
by Kim Megson | 21 Oct 2016
The developers of 3D digital modelling software VUCITY have designed a new experience to showcase the technology: a virtual reality Top Gear-style challenge. Users sit in a chair, put on an Oculus Rift headset and proceed steer a race car through a virtual reality model of central London that is accurate to within 15cm and includes landmarks such as London Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral and Renzo Piano's Shard. The technology
SHoP Architects will create a huge 3D printed gateway for this year's Design Miami festival
by Kim Megson | 10 Oct 2016
US architecture studio SHoP have announced they will create one of the world’s largest 3D public structures for the Design Miami festival in November. The arching piece, called Flotsam & Jetsom, will create a 1,780sq ft space at the gateway to Miami’s exhibition halls. It is being created by the architects as a response to their triumph in the 2016 Design Miami Visionary Award. In a statement, they said: “This
Week's top news: Icebergs in Washington, a floating hotel in Paris and a full-sized Noah's Ark in Kentucky
by Kim Megson | 09 Jul 2016
Here are some of the most popular stories that appeared on CLAD this week Monday Zaha Hadid Architects and Glenn Howells Architects were named as the final two contenders in the competition to design an eco-friendly stadium for Forest Green Rovers FC. Read here. Danish architecture firm Kvorning Design & Communication will design a Secrets of the Sea exhibition at the Norwegian Petroleum Museum, centred around a whirlpool. Read here.
3D-printed food and furniture to star at futuristic restaurant pop-up
by Kim Megson | 08 Jul 2016
Diners across the world will soon be able to eat 3D printed food using 3D printed utensils in a pop-up restaurant filled with 3D printed furniture. Food Ink is a new restaurant concept created by a collective of architects, artists, chefs, designers, engineers and inventors. The first pop-up recently launched in Venlo, Holland, and one will debut outside a brewery in Shoreditch, London from 25-27 July. A nine-course dinner will
'World's first' usable 3D-printed building unveiled in Dubai
by Kim Megson | 26 May 2016
The “first 3D-printed office in the world” has been unveiled in Dubai, marking a milestone in the development of 3D technology and paving the way for architects to build across different typologies in less time and for less cost. According to its developers, the building is the first of its kind prepared for actual use. Key services, such as electricity, water, telecommunications and air-conditioning have all been integrated into the
Butterfly pavilion by German studio 3deluxe clad with 4,000 golden aluminium flowers
by Kim Megson | 13 Jan 2016
A German architecture firm, an Austrian artist and a Sharjah-based development company in the UAE have joined forces to open a butterfly-themed landscape park. Al Noor Island, located in Sharjah’s Khalid Lagoon, has been developed by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) to “redefine the very meaning of an Arab city”. The culture and leisure park – which was officially opened by Sharjah's ruler, Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed
Could citizens of the future live under the sea? Vincent Callebaut unveils 3D-printed 'oceanscrapers'
by Kim Megson | 06 Jan 2016
Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has unveiled his vision for a future where the citizens of the world live underwater in vast self-sufficient ‘oceanscrapers’ made from recycled waste. The futuristic concept – named Aequorea after a bioluminescent jellyfish capable of emitting light – imagines communities living in twisting 250-floor structures that drop to depths of 1,000m (3,300ft). Each of these underwater villages would accommodate 20,000 people and would feature houses, hotels,
Shirane + Miyazaki's 3D kaleidoscope installation stars at Vivid Sydney light festival
by Tom Anstey | 11 Jun 2015
A temporary installation at Vivid Sydney – an 18-day festival of light and music held in Sydney, Australia – has treated visitors to a feast of colour in the form of a three-dimensional dome-shaped kaleidoscope. Made up of more than 320 geometric shapes, the ‘Light Origami’ installation by Japanese artists Masakazu Shirane and Saya Miyazaki, constantly shifts and alters viewers’ spectrum of light projected within the luminous space. Using a
Game-changing, high-speed 3D printing system announced at TED
by Jason Holland | 30 Mar 2015
A new approach to 3D printing promises to deliver commercial quality manufactured parts at a much faster rate. Silicon Valley-based Carbon3D’s ‘Continuous Liquid Interface Production’ (CLIP) technology harnesses light and oxygen to continuously grow objects from a pool of resin instead of printing them layer-by-layer. It says the technique is 25-100 times faster than conventional 3D printing, and can deliver commercial quality objects with consistent mechanical properties. A broad range
OVA Studio prototype brings the oceans to life with 3D Swimarium
by Tom Anstey | 01 Sep 2014
A prototype design for an attraction, conceived by Hong Kong’s OVA Studio, could recreate the world’s oceans, using projected imagery on LED screens to bring the Bahamas, Maldives, Great Barrier Reef and more to a uniquely designed swimming pool. The pool would be housed inside a glass dome and both pool and dome would be lined with LED screens. These would display live feeds from underwater cameras positioned in oceans
Czech Republic’s first 3D planetarium to launch next month
by Tom Anstey | 17 Oct 2013
Work on the Czech Republic’s first 3D planetarium has been completed at the Techmania Science Centre in Plzen, with an opening date of 4 November. The planetarium, which cost CZK150m (£4.95m, US$7.98m, €5.8m) to build will include two large domes for education, a laboratory, workshops and clubs, and is housed inside the heritage listed ASAP Skoda cafeteria, built in 1917. “We have rebuilt a dilapidated building into an ultramodern planetarium
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