News from the world of printed concrete
A short weekly selection of projects, research and design from 3D concrete printing, read and summarised by the PHORM team, with a link to every original source.
Printed concrete giants in Regent's Park
At Frieze Sculpture 2026 in London, Czech artist Matyáš Chochola shows three 3D printed concrete sculptures, each about 3–4 metres tall, made with the Czech company Voxell.
Source: designboom
ReadPrinted cement that stores electricity
Researchers in China have 3D printed a supercapacitor directly into a cement-based element that still keeps a strength comparable to ordinary concrete.
Source: ZME Science
ReadA thousand printed modules in a Milan courtyard
At Milan Design Week 2026, Heidelberg Materials and Mario Cucinella Architects built a walk-in installation from about a thousand interlocking 3D printed concrete modules.
Source: VoxelMatters
ReadPrinted buildings are getting taller
From a three-storey social housing block in France to crane-mounted printers that aim for 100 metres, 3D concrete printing is moving well past the prototype stage.
Source: Daily Commercial News (ConstructConnect)
ReadStreet furniture printed from demolition waste
BENTU Design's Inorganic Growth turns rubble from demolished urban villages into 3D printed chairs and stools with up to 85% recycled content.
Source: designboom
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