Edición América What Lies Ahead in 2023?

Part II

Let our panel of experts guide you through the most exciting projects that might definitely takeoffthisyear. Inour secondinstallmentofthisseries ofarticles,FalbalaFresca,Rebeca García and Marta Amado will let you catch a glimpse into living inside a 3D-printed house….

We cannot print out our lives but we can print out our homes. With cheap prices and many surprises, printing houses is a reality. Have you ever thought about getting the house of your dreams? Well, now you can get it in a way that is less expensive, more environmentally friendly and with more creative freedom. And how is this possible, you may ask? With 3D printers!

In 1983 Charles W.Hull created the first 3D printed piece using a process known as stereolithography. However, two years before in Japan, the first attempt at pattenting the applicationofa3Dprinterdevicetookplace.Nevertheless,thefirstprintedhousewasprinted in 2021in Williamsburg, Virginia.The 1200squarefoothomewasthefirst owner-occupied3D printed home in the United States.