Since the 1980’s, 3D-printing has offered new ways of developing architecture, engineering, and objects of daily use. When it comes to digitizing analogue processes, it is vital for users to become familiar with current tech innovations and their benefits. HIVE Project reshapes the art and craft of building in clay by combining traditional ceramics, smart geometry, and robotic precision to construct a masonry wall composed of one hundred seventy-five unique 3D-printed clay bricks.
HIVE: A 3D-Printed Masonry Wall
During 2021, a Waterloo University team in Toronto, Canada, completed the construction of an office space privacy wall. This structure was not only distinguished due to its aesthetics, but also for the fact that it was erected by an advanced 3D-printer in which, “like a honeycomb, the aggregation of hexagonal units produces a strong materially efficient structure”, according to the team.
