According to the TECLA team, the structure took about 200 hours to print and consists of 350 layers of clay that have been nozzled out of a synchronized set of gigantic 3D printing arms, which ...

TECLA is the first 3D-printed residence made from soil. Its architect, Mario Cucinella, hopes it can be a model for sustainable, affordable housing.

Printing a TECLA house takes 200 hours and uses 7,000 computer codes. The printed layers are 12 millimeters thick, and you need 350 of them total. The volume of “natural materials” required is listed ...

Inside TECLA, a super sustainable 3d-printed house made from locally-sourced raw earth. TECLA, which takes its name from “technology” and “clay,” is the first eco-habitat to be built with ...

Bologna- and Milan-based Mario Cucinella Architects and leading Italian 3D printing company WASP have revealed a newly-completed TECLA, a high-performance prototype dome house that marries ...

ITALY (CBS) – This structure is a prototype for the first-ever 3D printed house made out of clay. It’s called the Tecla and is 645-square feet — made of soil, water, and other materials at ...

In building and construction, 3D printing is the hot new trend. This is the absolute cutting edge of technology and the newest, latest thing out there. One of the oldest building materials ever ...

Large-scale additive manufacturing, like desktop 3D printing, involves building objects one layer at a time. Whether it’s clay, concrete or plastic, the print material is extruded in a fluid ...

The house is also fully recyclable and doesn’t require weeks- and months-worth of on-site construction time to assemble. After 3D-printing four modules, the center assembled the BioHome3D in ...

Impact printing is good for our planet. 3D printing reduces labor costs for companies and promises to make housing more affordable. But it’s not necessarily sustainable or environmentally friendly.