Digital Grotesque
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That it would be "materializing the unimaginable" and "at the threshold of human perception" is what the creators say about "the first fully immersive, solid, human-scale, enclosed structure that is entirely 3D printed out of sand". As ground-breaking as it may be for 3D printing, as disappointing it is for architecture: Having visited today the Fridolinsmünster in Bad Säckingen, an - I would say random - baroque church, I can easily, without the slightest doubt attach the afore mentioned adjectives to this 300-years-old building which is - in contrast to the contemporary room - not only showing off craftsmanship, but also aesthetic judgement and equilibrium.
I for my part, will hold off getting overwhelmed until aesthetic keeps up with technology.