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The project form is disappointing. Unprecedented building methods should result in a building that looks like nothing that came before it. Ironic too that the

The project form is disappointing. Unprecedented building methods should result in a building that looks like nothing that came before it. Ironic too that the building was designed on paper with such romantic rendering of the elevation.

ericHosick 12y ago
Perhaps making something familiar helps people see and understand the underlying technology better?
davorb 12y ago
If you look at the first iron bridges in the world, you will see that they were all built the way wooden bridges were built -- expect using iron. The [Iron Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Bridge) is built with woodworking joints. It took us a lot of years to master and discover new construction techniques.
- andrewliebchen 12y ago
  We didn't have computers to do static analysis or form-finding. Construction with new materials was necessarily conservative. Concrete (or cement in this case) is hardly a new material. The method of assembly is, and the fact remains that this tech has the potential to do amazing things. I'm not sure what this Disney recreation is trying demonstrate. Now that the difficult challenge of getting the device working has been met, I hope the inventor will tackle more...for instance, how does the device actually create an enclosure.
zaroth 12y ago
'The more important advances of this technology lie in its architectural possibilities and energy-efficiency. Architects have waited many years for this technology, and now that it's here, this opens up a whole window of possibilities; soon, we will see new kinds of architecture used to construct new structures.'
grayclhn 12y ago
I don't know which castles you've seen, but they tend not to look like horizontal corduroy.
Theodores 12y ago
lt that too. The proportions were all wrong, wrong for what it was trying to be. It reminded me of some chintz pots you get from garden centres, in the gnomes section. Yes it is easy to criticise, however I feel that is 'fair' to do if one's dream of a 3D printed house turns out, well, ugly. It should be possible to work with the stripes and other materials to create wonderful shapes, as if e.g. a small, habitable part of Bryce/Zion/Arches National Park landed at your door.
andrewliebchen 12y ago
Glad that everyone seems to agree with me!

ericHosick 12y ago

Perhaps making something familiar helps people see and understand the underlying technology better?

davorb 12y ago

If you look at the first iron bridges in the world, you will see that they were all built the way wooden bridges were built -- expect using iron. The [Iron Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Bridge) is built with woodworking joints. It took us a lot of years to master and discover new construction techniques.

andrewliebchen 12y ago
We didn't have computers to do static analysis or form-finding. Construction with new materials was necessarily conservative. Concrete (or cement in this case) is hardly a new material. The method of assembly is, and the fact remains that this tech has the potential to do amazing things. I'm not sure what this Disney recreation is trying demonstrate. Now that the difficult challenge of getting the device working has been met, I hope the inventor will tackle more...for instance, how does the device actually create an enclosure.

zaroth 12y ago

'The more important advances of this technology lie in its architectural possibilities and energy-efficiency. Architects have waited many years for this technology, and now that it's here, this opens up a whole window of possibilities; soon, we will see new kinds of architecture used to construct new structures.'

grayclhn 12y ago

I don't know which castles you've seen, but they tend not to look like horizontal corduroy.

Theodores 12y ago

lt that too. The proportions were all wrong, wrong for what it was trying to be. It reminded me of some chintz pots you get from garden centres, in the gnomes section. Yes it is easy to criticise, however I feel that is 'fair' to do if one's dream of a 3D printed house turns out, well, ugly. It should be possible to work with the stripes and other materials to create wonderful shapes, as if e.g. a small, habitable part of Bryce/Zion/Arches National Park landed at your door.

andrewliebchen 12y ago

Glad that everyone seems to agree with me!