AEQUOREA, LA VILLE AUTOSUFFISANTE SUBAQUATIQUE IMPRIMÉE EN 3D

LES CLÉS DE DEMAIN - 05 JANVIER 2016

Ce « gratte-océan » est imprimé en 3D dans un matériau composé d'algues et de déchets plastiques marins recyclés...

Vincent Callebaut, architecte notamment connu pour avoir été missionné par la ville de Paris afin d'imaginer à quoi pourrait ressembler la capitale française d'ici trente ans dans le cadre du projet Paris Smart City 2050, a tout récemment dévoilé un nouveau projet « futuriste », baptisé Aequorea.

World’s largest 3D-printed structure symbolizes the future of architecture

 

The world’s largest 3D-printed architecture pavilion has taken over part of Beijing. Laboratory for Creative Design (LCD) designed and built Vulcan, a white latticed structure that was just awarded the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest 3D-printed structure. Recently unveiled at Beijing Design Week 2015, the massive Vulcan symbolizes the exciting departure from traditional building methods towards a new and revolutionary kind of architecture.



Displayed at Beijing’s Parkview Green, the white, undulating Vulcan was named after the Latin term for volcano and the God of Fire in Roman Mythology. The provocative name references both the unpredictable and sublime power of nature, as well as man’s fragility. The 3D-printed structure’s shape seems to echo this sentiment: the 120-degree symmetrical arched form brings to mind the mushroom-shaped cloud that results from a large volcanic explosion. The massive pavilion is made up of 1,023 individual 3D-printed units and measures 8.08 meters in length and 2.88 meters in height.
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Although the white latticed modular system has a shape suggestive of an explosion, the construction was actually inspired by silkworm cocoons. LCD architects Yu Lei and Xu Feng based their design off of long-term research on the simulation of silk and cocoon production. “VULCAN represents a new reality – that modern architects are able to achieve their ideal design quality from concept to construction using digital design and fabrication methodologies,” said Yu Lei. “This development will increasingly blur the boundaries between technology and art.”
+ Beijing Design Week

3D Printed Casts

This 3D-Printed Cast Excels the Healing Process of Broken Bones

Published: Aug 2, 2015 • References: linkedin & fastcodesign

Senior director of functional design at '3D Systems' Scott Summit created a unique 3D-printed cast. The cast is more comfortable than traditional fiberglass casts and will actually enhance the healing process.

This 3D-printed cast allows the healing process to be more efficient by reducing the weight of the cast and the amount of skin that is acutally covered. After injuring himself, Summit and an orthopedic surgeon scanned his arm and built a 3D cast that would rest on just three parts of his arm. By avoiding major nerves, the cast reduced the constricted blood flow and swelling to allow a faster healing time.

The fresh cast designs allows users to easily shower and remain together in both hot and cold water temperatures. This cast even allows the wearer to conduct daily tasks like playing the guitar and slicing veggies.

New 3D-printed bottle caps tell us when our milk has gone bad

New 3D-printed bottle caps tell us when our milk has gone bad

by Charley Cameron

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When making a bowl of cereal or a cup of tea, many of us have exactly the same reflex; we sniff the milk. Perfectly sensible, you don’t want to ruin your morning with sour dairy—but no one really wants a nose full of stinky milk either. A new 3D-printed bottle cap that detects bacteria could save us from nasal distress while reducing both food waste and sickness.

These Strange Clothes Came Out of a Regular Old 3-D Printer

 
Clothes and technology share a surprisingly rich history. Mechanized textile production helped ignite the Industrial Revolution. Punch cards, which facilitated our interaction with computers for decades, were first developed in the 18th century to control textile looms. Which is to say, the idea that we might someday 3-D print our clothes isn’t nearly as wacky as it sounds.
Danit Peleg is the latest designer to explore the potential. For her graduate project at Shenkar, an art and design school in Israel, she developed a five-piece fashion collection that can be produced entirely with an at-home 3-D printer.
After experimenting unsuccessfully with the hard plastic filaments typically used in consumer 3-D printers, Peleg found a strong, flexible variety called FilaFlex. Paired with new cellular structures being devised by 3-D printing researchers, the material allowed Peleg to create “lace-like textiles” that she could work with “just like cloth.” She printed them using a Witbox—a $1,800 machine.

When Design, Art, Tech and Business Collide: 5 NEW INC Collaborative Projects to Watch

Artwork courtesy of Philip Sierzega. Sugar Crystal Graphics designed by Philip Sierzega as part of Cotton Candy Theremin installation for NEW INC's Showcase at Red Bull Studio's New York.

With less than a year under their belt, NEW INC, the world's first museum-led incubator, launched a number of exciting collaborative projects from their founding class of artists, designers and technologists at Demo Day. By creating a shared workspace and professional development program under the auspices of the New Museum, NEW INC not only nurtures young creative entrepreneurs, but encourages collaborative projects between their members.

In NEW INC director Julia Kaganskiy's introduction at Demo Day, she mapped the landscape from which NEW INC has developed, noting that technology only accounts for 38% of current incubators in the United States. Arguing for a new diversity in tech, NEW INC is adding designers and artists into the mix. NEW INC holds the promise of expanding models and strategies for growing ideas at the intersection of art, culture, technology and business.

At this year's Demo Day, 19 projects were presented in a rapid-fire series of five minute presentations, sharing with a diverse audience of supporters, advisors and press the result of this year-long experiment in collaboration. As part of Kaganskiy's vision for the incubator, she calls for participants to "fuse artistic provocation with entrepreneurial spirit to enable ideas that make culture better." Although many of the projects launched at Demo Day are still seed ideas, their potential for changing the dialogue around art, commerce and technology are exciting.

Below, we chose five projects that might inspire or change your own approach to making.
A small sample of possible totem forms, which are unique to the songs they represent. 

Reify, by Allison Wood and Kei Gowda

3D-Printed Knit Sneakers

These Kicks Made From Polymer Yarn are Completely Recyclable 

Published: Jul 14, 2015 • References: dezeen & dezeen
Royal College of Art graduate Ammo Liao created these knit sneakers for the 2015 graduation show. The sneakers are called Bio-Knit trainers due to the eco-friendly fabric each shoe is made with. Every part of the shoe from the soles to the uppers is made from a 3D-printed recyclable material.

The shoes are made from a single polymer yarn-like material that is extremely flexible and allows each shoe to be comfortable and easily movable. The uppers of each shoe are knitted flat and then attached to the 3D-printed sole.

The idea for the knit sneakers came from Ammo Liao’s desire to create a shoe that could be recycled. The use of a single polymer allows the entire shoe to be recycled without going through a sorting process, which saves money, time and resources.

Danit peleg 3D prints entire graduate fashion collection at home

for her fashion graduate collection at shenkar, danit peleg wanted to do something very different. she skipped the sewing machines and fabrics, and went straight towards 3D printing machines. it was a struggle, because she barely knew anything about the technology, and creating entire dresses from home scale 3D printers hasn’t really been done yet. influenced by triangular painting compositions, her first piece was a red jacket. using 3D rendering software called blender, just produced files that danit started experimenting with a variety of materials and printers. alongside the help of 3D printing experts techfactoryplus and XLN, she got her hands a different printers polyactic acid plastics (PLA).

Amsterdam’s new 3D-printed steel bridge is revolutionizing the building industry

Heijmans, the innovative Dutch construction company behind the smart highway and glowing Van Gogh-inspired bicycle paths, has unveiled their latest avant-garde project: a 3D-printed steel bridge in the heart of Amsterdam. Created in collaboration with Dutch startup MX3D and designed by Dutch designer Joris Laarman, the 3D-printed pedestrian bridge is part of Heijmans’ aspirations of building the “spatial contours of tomorrow.” Multi-axis industrial robots will construct the pedestrian bridge using cost-effective and scalable technologies.

In the Future, We’ll 3D Print That Bridge When We Come to It

Dutch startup plans the MX3D Bridge, constructed through 3D printing, over Amsterdam canal

Jeb Brack
23 june 2015

It’s a fascinating blend of the old and the new: robots in the heart of Amsterdam 3D printing a graceful steel bridge over a 17th century canal. That’s the vision behind the collaboration between Dutch startup company MX3D, construction company Heijmans, and designer Joris Laarman, who hope to begin work on the pedestrian bridge in September of 2015.

“The symbolism of the bridge is a beautiful metaphor to connect the technology of the future with the old city, in a way that brings out the best of both worlds,” says Laarman.



Unlike other construction projects which assemble pre-manufactured parts to create a new structure, MX3D will use industrial robots to print the elements of the bridge in place, so that the span will appear to grow from one side of the canal to the other in strong, complex curves of steel not seen in traditional bridges. MX3D CTO Tim Geurtjens says, “By printing with 6-axis industrial robots, we are no longer limited to a square box in which everything happens. Printing a functional, life-size bridge is of course the ideal way to showcase the endless possibilities of this technique.”



Getting robots to “draw” with steel in midair took some doing, and there were many setbacks and false starts as the project developed, and the team expects more as bridge is built, but they also expect to learn new things every step of the way.

“During the course of the project, we will undoubtedly encounter many things we have not catered for at this moment in time,” Laarman says. “It feels like uncharted territory where a whole world of innovation could still be discovered.”

In addition to the main partners, the project has received vital assitance and support from many other sources, including Autodesk, ABB, Air liquide and Lenovo.

MX3D Bridge