Architecture On Demand?

Could 3D printer change the way we respond to architecture and the way architecture responds to us?  DUS, the Dutch architecture firm, uses a 3D printer called the KamerMaker to create inhabitable structures.

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The KamerMaker can create prefabricated housing designed and built on site making it super responsive to the needs of natural disaster victims.  A travelling 3D printer of this kind that could be employed to print temporary shelters would save lives.

via Dutch Architecture Firm Unveils Large Scale, Mobile 3D Printer to Print Architecture “On Demand”

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