Tor Alva: The Tallest 3D-Printed Building in the World

(cacm.acm.org)

21 points | by sohkamyung 6 hours ago

2 comments

  • turbostar 6 hours ago
    Inside this building is a portal to other important areas. I’m sure of it.
  • xnx 4 hours ago
    Printed in smaller pieces then assembled. Still cool, but not what the headline implies. Ikon has printed structures taller than the pieces of this building.
    • giwook 2 hours ago
      I think the headline is fine tbh.

      Ikon is doing some pretty cool things and perhaps there's a different nomenclature for 3D printing something as one piece (without any seams or assembly) but is something any less 3D-printed because it was printed in multiple pieces versus a single piece?

      • jstanley 1 hour ago
        I think yes it is less 3d-printed if it is assembled out of multiple pieces.

        How small would the pieces have to be before you say it's not a 3d-printed building? Is a building made out of 3d-printed bricks a 3d-printed building or are the bricks 3d-printed but the building not?

        The limit as piece size tends to zero is that 3d-printed-ness tends to 0.