World famous “bootcamp” first come to china to challenge 3D printing architecture design

On October 28, AECOM, a global famous infrastructure design and construction company, working with Winsun, gathered design elites from the world to design future architecture in China. Unlike the past, this is the first time that AECOM has come to China to challenge the design and application of 3D printing architecture by “bootcamp”. The two sides hope to take this opportunity to accelerate the application of 3D printing in architectural design and construction.

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From the opening of “bootcamp”on October 28, to the design achievement published in November 4, 49 designers of “bootcamp” were divided into 7 groups to visit 3D printing architecture factory, watch 3D printing architecture case on site, listen to the technique explanation by president Ma Yihe, conduct 3D printing architecture brainstorm, form three 3D printing architecture design achievements and promote the achievements put into practice by 3D printing architecture technology in 3D printing architecture “ink” R&D center of Yingchuang Building Architecture Technique (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd (Winsun) in Suzhou, China.

Over the years, the design achievements made in “global bootcamp” are all put into practice, which has participated in urban reconstruction and environmental reorganization plan or in the old town renewal planning and renovation. But it is the first time that bootcamp come to China to challenge 3D printing architecture technology design application.

Qian Quansheng, president of AECOM Asia district, said the design elites not only comes from AECOM but invites outstanding student representatives of related major from Tsinghua university, Tongji university and South China university of technology . They will try to design innovate new products by their own professional knowledge and skills on the guidance of AECOM senior experts, according to teamwork and professional coordination.

It's worth mentioning that there will be 3 achievements that are put into practice in China till the end of “bootcamp”, including “1 square kilometer industry future community design” applied in 30 cities across the country; “3D printing architecture global R&D center construction plan design” applied in Shanghai Qingpu; “The design of the upstream and downstream products of 3D printing construction technology” will enter into people’s daily life.

The achievements applied in Shanghai Qingpu District became the hot news in March, 2014. Winsun attracted people’s eyes by printing 10 buildings with 3D printing technology. In that year, the grey office of base project of third phrase Minhui in Qingpu district was the first step for Winsun to achieve 3D printing architecture. Nowadays, Winsun makes new achievements via the strength of “bootcamp”.