This collaboration with Maple Glass Printing explores the development and application of glass 3D printing for architectural applications. The research explores the architectural design implications of 3D printed glass. This process will reduce waste, increase the use of recycled glass and importantly demonstrate an approach to reducing carbon emissions in building construction. The project will build on and combine RMIT University’s expertise in 3D printing for architecture, with industry expertise in desktop glass 3D printing technology, developed by project partner Maple Glass Printing.

This new additive manufacturing technique will enable printing of glass building components, in a fully sustainable and circular manner, and open new opportunities for glass utilisation more broadly