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3D printed concrete bridge

The structure is held together with compression, needing no steel reinforcement or mortar
Striatus is held together with compression, needing no steel reinforcement or mortar
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The structure will be on display in Venice until November, 2021
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The bridge is a collaboration between ETH Zurich and Zaha Hadid Architects’ Computation and Design Group
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The structure has been named Striatus
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The bridge can be easily disassembled and moved to a different location
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The structure is part of the Venice Architecture Biennale
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“Striatus stands on the shoulders of giants," says one of its designers
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The bridge "revives ancestral techniques of the past"
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The blocks utilize a novel type of concrete ink produced by a company called Holcim
NAARO
The structure is on display until the end of the year
NAARO
3D printing the concrete blocks
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3D printed concrete bridge
The structure is held together with compression, needing no steel reinforcement or mortar
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Striatus is held together with compression, needing no steel reinforcement or mortar
The structure will be on display in Venice until November, 2021
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The structure will be on display in Venice until November, 2021
The bridge is a collaboration between ETH Zurich and Zaha Hadid Architects’ Computation and Design Group
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The bridge is a collaboration between ETH Zurich and Zaha Hadid Architects’ Computation and Design Group
The structure has been named Striatus
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The structure has been named Striatus
The bridge can be easily disassembled and moved to a different location
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The bridge can be easily disassembled and moved to a different location
The structure is part of the Venice Architecture Biennale
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The structure is part of the Venice Architecture Biennale
“Striatus stands on the shoulders of giants," says one of its designers
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“Striatus stands on the shoulders of giants," says one of its designers
The bridge "revives ancestral techniques of the past"
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The bridge "revives ancestral techniques of the past"
The blocks utilize a novel type of concrete ink produced by a company called Holcim
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The blocks utilize a novel type of concrete ink produced by a company called Holcim
The structure is on display until the end of the year
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The structure is on display until the end of the year
3D printing the concrete blocks
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3D printing the concrete blocks