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BIG debuts new 3D printed mycelium structure at Scandinavian industry summit

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A new design from BIG made using 3D printing and mycelium additives is being showcase at a manufacturing summit for industry stakeholders in Scandinavia. The firm says it is "aimed at exploring new ways to reduce spatial and material waste through additive manufacturing and bio-based materials."

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Seven student adaptive reuse projects that repurpose existing structures

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Adaptive reuse refers to avoiding building from scratch due to its environmental impact, and instead choosing to reuse existing structures and assigning them new purposes. The project involved designing auxiliary structures that enhance the preexisting ruins on the site, without tampering with them too heavily.

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Lessons from SoHo and Wong Chuk Hang: Adapting Static Structures for New Demands

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Former Silk Manufacturing Industrial Buildings on Broome Street, SoHo. In a world that is becoming increasingly dynamic and fast-paced, it's essential to consider the challenges static structures face when required to meet new demands. Image © Axel Tschentscher via Wikipedia under license CC BY-SA 4.0

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From Agro-Waste to Sustainable Structures: Concrete Made from Sugarcane

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This waste has a promising potential to replace energy-intensive building systems, such as concrete and brick, by providing building materials that combine sustainability and structural efficiency.

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Creating Fluid, Double-Curved Shapes Through Non-planar 3D Printing

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Interior view of the Fluid Forms structure. Image © Andrei Jipa As an additive manufacturing method, 3D printing has been characterized by the construction of objects through the horizontal deposition of material, layer by layer.

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Taller 2560 by Sensacional Dinámica Mexicana

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However, its structure made of cast steel has a strong expressive workmanship that reveals its era and the mastery of its manufacture. The transformation began with the dismantling of the gabled trusses of the original roof structure in order to extend the columns.

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Deond creates parametric cardboard pavilion for Dubai Design Week

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Hand-folded cardboard modules envelop the structure "It responds to the context," Lovegrove added. Suspended from transparent wires at the centre of the pavilion are sections of a bodysuit Deond is developing, with embellishments added by a 3D printer in a novel method developed by additive manufacturing company Stratasys.