We live in a time when 3D printing has matured from a hobbyist and prototyping tool to a technology withpotential to disrupt entire industries in and around the built environment. The developments in additivemanufacturing are transforming architecture and design no less than they impact engineering andconstruction. The book portrays the rapid advances in research and industrial processes that have pavedthe road for this upheaval.In five chapters that cover historical development, engineering as ...