3D Printing Concrete Houses in the 1930s? It Actually Happened! Long before modern 3D printing took off, an early version of the concept was already in motion—in the 1930s. Inventors and builders experimented with automated concrete-laying machines that could “print” structures layer by layer, much like today’s 3D construction printers. One notable example was R. Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion house concept, and other lesser-known innovators used mechanized systems to extrude concrete in controll

Less than a week – that’s how long it took to “print” this room at HDB’s Centre of Building Research, which houses South East Asia’s largest 3D concrete printer! 3D concrete printing will allow us to introduce unconventional and bespoke designs in HDB towns and estates, which would be difficult to create using conventional methods For a start, we’ll trial the use of 3D printing for the precinct designs in selected Tengah and Bidadari projects. In the meantime, check out our time-lapse video! | H

Robotic 3D concrete printing extrudes cement layers digitally, creating complex structures without formwork efficiently. 🎥 sq4dbuilds / IG | Interesting Engineering