Speed Limits: The Architectural Design Possibilities of the 3D Printed Corner

This paper uses the example of the 3D printed corner to discuss an architectural design approach to the technical and material limits of 3D printing. The discussion begins by introducing the design of corners as a paradigm of the constantly evolving tension between architecture and materiality. The technical and material limits that define the 3D printed corner are presented along with a critique of current efforts to overcome these limits. The 3D printed corner is then situated within the history of architectural detailing. Finally, 3D printing experiments, at both desktop- and fullscale, are used to speculate on three alternative approaches to the 3D printed corner. The instrumental and architectural knowledge that underlies each approach is described along with the implications of each approach for the materiality of 3D printed designs.

Volume Editors
Amy Kulper, Grace La & Jeremy Ficca

ISBN
978-1-944214-21-0