As a part of Inexperienced Design Days 2025 and coinciding with the nineteenth Worldwide Structure Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Italian structure and design agency Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA) unveiled A Flower in San Servolo, a 3D printed amphitheater on Venice’s San Servolo Island. Developed with San Servolo srl, the publicly managed group overseeing the positioning, the modular construction is meant for performances, public gatherings, and academic use.
“A flower in San Servolo is an amphitheatre that creates a deep bond between structure and nature, mixing harmoniously into the Venice Lagoon. Because of 3D printing and using sustainable supplies, the construction integrates into the panorama with an natural kind that, like a flower, emerges from the bottom. It’s not only a stage area however a spot for assembly and dialogue, the place custom and innovation merge in concord with the atmosphere,” mentioned Cucinella in a press launch.
Set towards the backdrop of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, the amphitheater displays the island’s topography and encourages engagement from varied vantage factors. Its open-air design and versatile structure assist a wide range of makes use of whereas integrating with the encircling context. In line with the design group, the construction is meant for numerous customers—college students, residents, and guests—providing a versatile addition to the island’s current infrastructure.
Development Technique and Collaborations
The amphitheater consists of round 750 modular blocks throughout 62 differing kinds, all 3D printed on-site utilizing a sustainable, lime-based materials. The printer operated for practically 200 hours, serving to scale back emissions linked to transportation and enabling high quality management throughout manufacturing. The blocks had been assembled with out adhesives, utilizing a dry-assembly technique that enables for full reversibility and reuse. A single interlocking module defines the structural and aesthetic character of the venture.
The initiative introduced collectively native companions together with 3D printing accomplice Erratic srl, 7Solutions, Abet Laminati, Erre Costruzioni, International Energy Service, Infinityhub, Kubee, and Items of Venice.
How 3D Printing Is Impacting Arts and Sculptures
3D printing expertise is more and more getting used to protect and reproduce cultural heritage, from historic artifacts and relics to new sculptures and monuments. On the 2025 INTERNI ‘Cre-Motion’ exhibition held on the Università degli Studi di Milano, London structure agency Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Dutch 3D concrete printing specialist Vertico offered Aevum, a collaborative set up that explores the intersection of historic stone carving and robotic concrete 3D printing.
This month, as a part of London’s Pure Historical past Museum (NHM) a hundred and fiftieth anniversary celebrations, a brand new gallery has opened showcasing the ‘Fixing Our Damaged Planet’ exhibition. The exhibition show instances had been created in collaboration with the NHM’s in-house group and LAMÁQUINA, a Barcelona-based 3D design and manufacturing studio, utilizing 3D printed ceramics incorporating recycled clay and biopolymer joints. The gallery was restored to protect its Victorian options whereas integrating sustainable design and supplies, in keeping with the Museum’s dedication to innovation and heritage conservation.
Take the 3DPI Reader Survey — form the way forward for AM reporting in below 5 minutes.
Who gained the 2024 3D Printing Business Awards?
Subscribe to the 3D Printing Business publication to maintain up with the newest 3D printing information.
You can even comply with us on LinkedIn, and subscribe to the 3D Printing Business Youtube channel to entry extra unique content material.
Featured picture exhibits A Flower in San Servolo, a 3D printed amphitheater on Venice’s San Servolo Island. Picture through Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA).
