Why affordable housing will take 3D-printed structures mainstream

Few construction methods have been as feted as additive manufacturing (AM) – 3D printing in more colloquial terms – and few have had as many false dawns. Consider how long you’ve been reading about AM’s transformative potential for the architectur
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