3-D Printer Creates Entire Buildings From Solid Rock Imagine a 3-d printer so large that it can spit out entire buildings made from stone. Sounds science fiction-y, right? But that’s exactly what designer Enrico Dini created with his prototype D-Shape printer. Dini hopes to use the printer to create buildings made of stone and eventually, moon dust. The printing process starts with a thin layer of sand. We’re not sure that anyone will really bring D-Shape to the moon, but it is totally amazing to think about the implications a printer like this could have on construction here on Earth. Via Fast Company
Build your own Bamboo Domes This is page 95 of "Domebook Two", a book that was published in the 70's and is very hard to find. It was written by Pacific Domes (not the same as Pacific Domes), and I was able to find it at the local library. Bamboo grows fast, is free material for a dome framework. It might be possible to suspend a tent skin or mosquito netting inside, or pull a stretch cloth over the outside and shoot foam. Tools: a pocket knife and string. The following instructions were prepared by R. Dome Assembly The geodesic dome, as shown in the assembly diagrams, contains two different joints: a B joint which occurs at the vertices of all pentagons formed, and an R joint which occurs at all other points. Cutting and Measuring the Members There are only two different lengths of members used in the erection. For a 5/8 dome, 80 B members and 90 R members are required. A line of color can be drawn around the bamboo members at each measuring point. Cross Assembly Cross Tying Stage 1 Assembly Stage 2 Assembly Prop It
Advances Made in Mega Freeform Construction The potential of large-scale freeform construction is to build a full-scale house in a day at a fraction of today's cost. The current reality of mega layered manufacturing is it delivers more modest benefits: the ability to build designs that are difficult or impossible to construct (think Frank Gehry) using conventional techniques. In this way, large-scale freeform fabrication mimics its smaller, older cousin of rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing, except the technology is not as mature. One of the more exciting players in the mega 3D printing industry is Enrico Dini. and an inorganic binder to produce what he says is a marble-like material with a resistance and traction superior to Portland cement. Dini deserves special recognition because his UK-based Monolite UK Ltd company is actually printing large outdoor sculptures and structures. The printing is slow because Dini doesn't yet have a working feeding system for the sand. Funding Challenges Dini might be in for a wait if Dr.
Construction Moderne : la revue trimestrielle de référence en architecture Accueil > Publications > Bâtiment > Revue Construction moderne Je m'abonne gratuitement Cette revue d'architecture présente des réalisations à l'intérêt esthétique et à la qualité technique reconnus. Construction Moderne n°151 Noisy-le-Grand / Bry-sur-Marne (94) - Lycée international de l’est parisien / Vitrolles (13) - Médiathèque "La passerelle" / Bailly-Romainvilliers (77) - Data center pour un groupe bancaire / Nice (06) - Gymnase futsal de l’ariane / Ivry (94) - Réhabilitation des maisons-tours / Les Mureaux (78) - Hôtel de police en zone de sécurité prioritaire / Vienne (38) - Pavillon du tourisme au bord du rhône / Marseille (13) - Siège de la société index éducation SAS (mars 2017) Construction Moderne n°150 Construction Moderne n°148 Construction Moderne n°147 Numéro spécial. Construction Moderne n°146 Frontignan : médiathèque. Construction Moderne n°144 Groupe scolaire – Châtellerault / Vallet de Martinis Architectes. Construction Moderne n°143 Construction Moderne n°142 Hors Série.
void, immaterial… essence « the place of dreams For some strange reason, today, in my search for inspiration, all I can think of is one thing: void… large, deep, intense void. I do not know if it is because of the long time that has passed since I wrote my last essay, or because of the sensation we get after the Holidays end, but the void is the only thing in my mind now. And the feeling is so strong that invades my body. I cannot stay seated. I feel like levitating among my books and memories. So I decide to take a walk, go outside and feel the void in the middle of the city and experience the sensation that produces the architectural construction of the nothing. A specific concept appears in my memory. It is similar to the idea described by the concept of yin and yang, which represents the duality of everything in the universe. I stop rambling for a moment, and I make myself aware of where I am. I remember my college years and urban planning projects pop up in my memory. The whole always comes from the nothing, from the void.
Annenberg Foundation | News | Annenberg Foundation Puts Robotic Disaster Rebuilding Technology on Fast Track Initiatives Grantmaking Newsroom Pacific Domes International - Geodesic Domes Huge 'Printer' Would Build a House in 24 Hours Perhaps you've used those programs that let you design your dream house, creating a Computer Aided Design (CAD) file. Not quite ready to take up the hammer and start building? What if you could just "print" your house? Behrokh Khoshnevis (USC Engineering) has been perfecting his contour crafting device, which squirts semi-liquid construction materials to form walls and domed ceilings. His ultimate objective? "The goal is to be able to completely construct a one-story, 2000-square foot home on site, in one day and without using human hands." Dr. Citing a 200-1 speed increase over traditional house-building methods, Dr. Contour Crafting is the only layered fabrication technology which is suitable for large scale fabrication. See Contour Crafting: 3D House Printer for additional details on how the technique actually works. (This Science Fiction in the News story used with permission from Technovelgy.com - where science meets fiction.)
Maison container : une solution écologique ? L’une des solutions les plus emblématiques de la construction à partir de matériaux recyclés est la maison container. Ces bâtiments sont réalisés à partir d’anciens conteneurs maritimes reconditionnés pour l’occasion. Qui se serait douté un jour que ce mode d’expédition, normalisé et utilisé dans le monde entier, verrait son usage détourné par le secteur du bâtiment ? Malcolm McLean, ce nom ne vous dit peut être rien, mais cet entrepreneur parti de rien développa une flotte de camions fin des années 1930. Confronté au problème de chargement/déchargement sur les ports, il passa une grand partie des années suivantes à chercher un moyen de transport plus efficace. Mais pour que ces conteneurs soient adoptés par le monde maritime, il lui fallut acheter une compagnie maritime, qu’il renomma Sealand Industries. Ideal X, 1er porte container de la Sté Sealand Du container maritime à la maison container Beaucoup de professionnels du bâtiment se sont penchés sur le recyclage de ces containers.
2011 AIA Honor Award / Horizontal Skyscraper / Steven Holl Architects Published on January 12, 2011 Share FacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsapp Or There are some buildings that have the power to make one step back and simply enjoy being part of our profession. The building has recently been awarded a 2011 AIA Institute Honor Award for its architectural creativity and contextual thoughtfulness.