ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1036298/ornamentation-in-the-age-of-algorithms-and-robotics-can-technology-bring-back-architectural-detail Sun, 30 Nov 2025 07:30:00 +0000 Moises Carrasco https://www.archdaily.com/1036298/ornamentation-in-the-age-of-algorithms-and-robotics-can-technology-bring-back-architectural-detail Architectural ornamentation has been a recurrent subject of debate across the industry for decades. A practice that was largely abandoned during the Modernist movement could now be standing on a platform that might, again, allow its resurgence, due to the current convergence of robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital fabrication. Technology has seemingly removed the primary obstacle to decorative detail: the high cost of skilled manual labor. However, this new technical capacity demands a critical examination: What does ornamentation truly represent, and what do we gain or lose by resurrecting it through algorithmic design?

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1015232/construction-begins-on-worlds-largest-3d-printed-structure-in-switzerland Wed, 03 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0000 Nour Fakharany https://www.archdaily.com/1015232/construction-begins-on-worlds-largest-3d-printed-structure-in-switzerland Construction has just begun on the Tor Alva, or the White Tower, the world’s largest 3-D printed tower. Designed by architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger and printed with concrete by the technology university ETH Zurich, 8 out of 32 structural columns have been completed. Nestled in the village of Mulegns in the Swiss Alps, the White Tower is designed as a venue for music and theater events. Standing at 30 meters, the design features 32 distinct Y-shaped columns, each boasting a pattern of textured details.

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