In the past decade, the ability to 3D-print buildings has become one of the latest, though still controversial, technological advancements in the construction industry. What was once used to ...

In the ever-changing world of design and construction, the tools at architects’ disposal have remained the same for decades. With its ability to deeply understand how architects design, Snaptrude has ...

A Sacramento developer is using a $1.5 million 3D printer to build fire-resistant, low-waste homes that could reshape how California tackles its housing shortage.

A new approach to producing metamaterials draws on kirigami techniques to make three-dimensional, reconfigurable building blocks that can be used to create complex, dynamic structures. Because the ...

The idea of using an “additive” approach in construction is not new. In fact, the first 3D printed building – a small, circular outbuilding made with stacked rings of extruded concrete—was erected in ...

Building with 3D printers has matured rapidly in recent years, as advances in technology and material science allow for grander and more ambitious designs. The potential uses are also increasingly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. China’s rapidly growing middle class–and their willingness to spend–in recent years has notoriously driven up property prices in ...