From Waste to Resource: Robotic 3D-Printing for Recycling Plastics explores the potential of recycled plastics and bioplastics as structural materials in architecture. It aims to shift the perception of plastics from disposable to essential, highlighting their durability, affordability, and sustainability through innovative recycling and robotic fabrication.
Participants
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION LAB, CORNELL UNIVERSITY DAVID COSTANZA STUDIO ITHICA, USA David Costanza, USA, 1988. Lives and works in Ithaca, USA.
FORMATERIA SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Luisel Zayas, Puerto Rico, 1989. Lives and works in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
FLORA RURAL SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Fabiola Guzmán, Puerto Rico, 1990. Lives and works in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Team
Zekai Lin and Jonathan Wilmers, Building Construction Lab; Gustavo Padua, Formateria
Thanks
Cornell University College of Art, Architecture, and Planning
Supporters
Cornell University Council for the Arts (CCA) (2022); Cornell University Mui Ho Center for Cities (2023)
