“Impact Printing” is the winner of this year’s 3D Pioneers Challenge in the category Architecture

IMPACT PRINTING is the winner of this year’s 3D Pioneers Challenge in the category Architecture, and it has also received a Special Mention by Autodesk Technology Centers!

The jury has stated: “This technology provides a fast technique for producing structures with soil and has the potential to reinvent the way we construct buildings sustainably while also reducing CO2 emissions by 50% compared to low carbon concrete walls.”

Impact Printing, a collaboration between Gramazio Kohler Research, the ETH Zurich - Chair of Sustainable Construction and Robotic Systems Lab at ETH Zürich, is a novel, efficient, and sustainable robotic building method based on high-velocity discrete deposition using earth-based materials for larger structures.

This NCCR Digital Fabrication-associated project is supported by #ethzurich grants, the ETH Foundation Partnership Council for Sustainable Digital Construction, and the Circular Building Industry Booster funded by Innosuisse.

The 3D Pioneers Challenge is one of the world's most prestigious competitions for innovation, additive manufacturing, and cutting-edge technologies. The focus of this year's challenge was: “RESILIENCE. NOW. Advanced Technologies to enable a sustainable tomorrow.”

Congratulations to the winning team!!

Credits:
Gramazio Kohler Research, Chair of Sustainable Construction, Robotic Systems Lab, Dr. Lauren Vasey (project lead), Dr. Coralie Brumaud, Julie Assunção, Kunaljit Chadha, Grzegorz Malczyk, Victor Leung, Ananya Kango.

Pictures:
1) Impact Printing, ETH Zurich © Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich