From its inception, 3D printing has taken the globe by storm. This computerized technology can replicate anything in three dimensions and then physically print it with a variety of media.
People have used plastics, cement, and glass so far with great success. These are only some ways 3D printing is advancing our ideas about architecture as we move along.
Exacted Scales
With technology as fantastic as 3D printing, you can draw and scale anything down or up to exact ratios. That way, you can make things for viewing and planning purposes in construction and architecture. Before, architects designed rough blueprints as specifically as human hands could manufacture. But with 3D printing, the printer can code every door, floor, water fountain, and article of furniture—right down to the last stitch—at exact scale.
New Locations and Opportunities
Having this kind of opportunity to work with unlimited creativity in such a creative field as architecture opens up new vistas and possibilities, along with new future implications. First, there will be new locations, as you can take 3D printing to remote locations and use them for constructing even the most elaborate works.
This means that there will be the opportunity for more jobs available out there within multiple fields of occupations. This could help to end homelessness and lower the rate of rental properties and mortgage rates across the board.
Depth of Architecture
We have scraped only the tip of the iceberg as far as 3D printing is concerned. Now, artists and architects can work together to make the most creative and extreme designs they could ever imagine. Then, they allow the software to determine where the weak points and strengths are to help buffer the discrepancies for models of constructions.
Automated Construction
Construction may soon take on a fresh look as it augments itself with software and technology like 3D printing. The new work opportunities come with the operation of printing and computer generation. Such roles could mean higher pay, more educational requirements, and greater responsibility.
These are a few ways 3D printing is advancing our ideas about architecture and how we view the world. Things are always progressing, so we must stay ahead of ourselves with advancing technology such as this.
