City of Towers
- Additive Companion
- Construction, Creative
- Modelmaking
- 2015
- United Kingdom
- The Design Museum
Summary
A collection of speculative skyscraper designs 3D printed and displayed as a group. An edition is on permanent display in "Designer, Maker, User" at London's Design Museum.
Project Gallery
Technology Details
- SLS (Industrial)
- Powder Bed Fusion
- Nylon PA12
- Nylon
- Powder
- Painting, Painted
Process Steps
Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion
- 1
- 2
Step 2Post-processing
- Post-processing Type
- Painting
Application Profile
€€€€€
€500 plus
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Complex
Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.
Prototypes / Samples / One-Offs
Arts
★☆☆
Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
Professional
Agility
Recognition
Providers Involved
- EOSHardware Manufacturer
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