The Boston Planning & Development Agency ( BPDA ) has long kept 3D models of its city. However, cobbled together over the years, the files are at times cumbersome and as firms increasingly turn to 3D printing for model making and testing, not so useful.
.
Printers don’t know how to process them or they are not designed in a way that print with stability.
.
MakeTANK , an initiative of the Boston Society of Architects ( BSA ) saw this as an opportunity. MakeTANK was initially started to “integrate maker culture into the design process,” according to Sasaki director of technical resources Bradford J. Prestbo, who has been intimately involved with the project along with the rest of the firm. […]
Click here to view original web page at archpaper.com
0 Comments