3D printing has been used in architectural practice since the 1990s, and while its use for producing design models continues to be adopted, the aesthetics and stylistic potential of its output remain ...

In architecture, new materials rarely emerge. For centuries, wood, masonry, and concrete formed the basis for most structures on Earth. In the 1880s, adoption of the steel frame changed architecture ...

How much of an impact will 3D printing have on architecture and the buildings and structures surrounding us over the next 50 years? Here are some major trends in using 3D printing for the architecture ...

The 3D printer has been the “It” piece of technology for the past couple of years. From creating useful little trinkets around the house like doorstops, drink coasters, and tablet stands, to more ...

Though 3D-printed architecture is still in its relative infancy, Icon has already produced both affordable homes in Mexico and luxury residences in the US. The firm has now teamed up with prestigious ...

Richard Tenguerian, with a model of 5 Riverside Center in his studio. Photos by Max Touhey, unless noted. In photos pinned up on the walls of his workshop and office, Richard Tenguerian stands like a ...

For most people, staring at blueprints is a real chore. Nobody really knows what all those little lines mean, and, wow, they’re just so blue. Most importantly, however, blueprints make it hard for a ...

Turn photos into 3D with Meta's SAM 3D, using SAM 2 masks and Gaussian splatting, so you can build assets quickly for ...

The next breakthrough to take the AI world by storm might be 3D model generators. This week, OpenAI open sourced Point-E, a machine learning system that creates a 3D object given a text prompt.

Editor’s Note: December 10, 2025: We’ve reviewed these selections to ensure they are available and competitively priced. To further update our coverage, with a focus on ease-of-use, we’ve called in ...