Look at spiders. They use about eight different properties of silk for different functions. The spider is like a multimaterial 3D printer.
Forms in nature are a byproduct of a reciprocal action between a given material and the conditions of the environment. But in architecture, the process is the direct opposite: First you decide on the form, and then you think how to build it in reality.
The 3D-printing technology has been developing at a very rapid pace.
How can we reinterpret 3-D printing in a way that suggests a new design language?
If you think about it, the printing press allowed everyone to print books - it democratised the printing of information. For the first time, we could all print.
Unlike a pressed or blown-glass part, which traditionally has smooth internal surface features, a printed part can have complex surface features on the inside as well as the outside.
