Often times, when planning the shape of concrete structures, Architects are forced to modify their creative designs due to the inability of current construction methods to bring their ideas to fruition. Even in cases where construction is possible (Figure 1), complex formwork structures need to be set up by skilled labor (Figure 2), who

2019: Immensa Technology Labs (Immensa), the UAE’s leading Additive Manufacturing (AM or 3D printing) company, has joined Shell, Equinor, BP, Total, Rolls Royce Marine, TechnipFMC, Kongsberg, IMI Plc and Vallourec as part of the Joint Innovation Programs (JIP) that emphasise the 3D printing of functional production parts for the oil, gas, and maritime industries. Managed by DNV GL and Berenschot, the JIPs also comprise...