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Dome-shaped house in Italy is 3-D printed entirely from local clay Humans have been building mud dwellings for thousands of years. Its time to go back to the roots. Credit: Iago Corazza. By combining state-of-the-art 3D printing with a construction material humans have been using for millennia, a team of daring engineers and architects from Italy are seeking to reimagine sustainable buildings. The pilot project, called TECLA (TEchnology and CLAy), employed specialized machines whose nozzles o...

© Iago Corazza Text description provided by the architects. The first eco-sustainable housing model 3D printed entirely from local raw earth. This genuinely innovative and pioneering approach was conceived from the start as a joint project between the two firms, who worked closely throughout the project’s design and construction. Section Metaphorically inspired by one of Italo Calvinos ‘invisible cities’ - the city in continuous construction - the name TECLA evokes the strong link betwee...

© Iago Corazza Text description provided by the architects. The first eco-sustainable housing model 3D printed entirely from local raw earth. This genuinely innovative and pioneering approach was conceived from the start as a joint project between the two firms, who worked closely throughout the project’s design and construction. Section Metaphorically inspired by one of Italo Calvinos ‘invisible cities’ - the city in continuous construction - the name TECLA evokes the strong link betwee...