A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
At times, supposedly sustainable solutions reveal peculiar contradictions. For architects and design educators, Polylactic Acid (PLA) has emerged as an accessible and sustainable material for prototyping. However, its popularity also reveals a tension between democratic access to “making” tools and the inevitable increase in waste these tools produce. This micronarrative traces a short history of the increasingly widespread 3D-printing material and critically reflects on its contemporary values and contexts.
At times, supposedly sustainable solutions reveal peculiar contradictions. For architects and design educators, Polylactic Acid (PLA) has emerged as an accessible and sustainable material for prototyping. However, its popularity also reveals a tension between democratic access to “making” tools and the inevitable increase in waste these tools produce. This micronarrative traces a short history of the increasingly widespread 3D-printing material and critically reflects on its contemporary values and contexts.
Weird Science
Canizares, Galo (author)
Journal of Architectural Education ; 76 ; 180-183
2022-07-03
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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