3D Printing Buildings out of Salt, Paper & More

Emerging Objects, co-founded by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, has a unique vision for the future of architecture, with 3D printing keying in significantly. With a focus on innovative, often recycled or locally sourced, materials, the company continues to roll out innovative techniques and uses. Rael gave a talk -- touching on the question, "What if 3DE printable materials were durable, affordable, inexpensive and ecological?" -- at the recent REAL 2015 conference. Materials under examination include rubber (recycled tires), paper (recycled newsprint), wood (waste from construction industry), salt (abundant, locally available), and cement (a low-water cement polymer), in order to design end products such as 3D printed houses using multiple materials, clay cool bricks, and sand printed earthquake column. Check out details on these innovations, as well as Rael's full talk, at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/75047/3d-printed-architecture/


Below is a photo of 3D printed salt structures:
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