Leading 3D printing firm Icon has revealed an ambitious competition that aims to revolutionize affordable housing. Named Initiative 99, it will solicit designs for 3D-printed homes that can be ...

Murray Leinster’s short story Things Pass By, published in 1945, includes what may be the first description of 3D printers: But this constructor is both efficient and flexible. I feed magnetronic ...

Roadblocks stand between startups and their promise of cheaper and quickly built 3D printed homes. Construction-tech startup Icon's new collection of products could alleviate some of these issues.

Experts estimate around 60% of buildings that will exist in 30 years’ time have yet to be built. This equals constructing a city the size of Stockholm every week until 2050. However, the construction ...

Few industries have seen the fast-paced level of innovations like the 3D-printing world. What began as a high-priced device capable of printing a small figurine in 12 or more hours has exploded into ...

Vitruvian's three employees standing in front of the 3D printer. From left to right: Chris Sentz, founder of Vitruvian; Kat Seale, head of architecture and design ...

There is a home like no other in Columbus being built just steps from bustling Cleveland Avenue in South Linden. To construct it, builders are using a method that many are hoping becomes a possible ...

Anyone in the market for a new home is likely aware that we are in the midst of a housing affordability crisis. According to the Real House Price Index (RHPI), housing affordability is the worst it ...

A new 3D construction printer from Icon can whip out two-story concrete buildings faster and cheaper than its previous Vulcan printer. It has already been used to build a 27-ft-high structure called ...

A few years ago, 3D printing sounded like science fiction. Today, there are thousands of beginner-friendly designs perfect ...

Can you imagine being able to prototype a piece of furniture at the touch of a button and testing it in just a few hours? This might become a common practice sooner than we may think. Fueled by ...