China-made world's first functional 3D printed building opens in Dubai

Updated: 2016-05-30 14:40

By Wu Yan(chinadaily.com.cn)

The world's first functional 3D printed offices are seen next to Emirates Towers in Dubai May 23, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

To make it more stable, the company built it in an arc shape. Many innovative technologies were adopted to make it less energy consuming.

Co-designed by Gensler，Thornton Tomasetti and Syska Hennessy, the building is an example of a transformation from traditional working environment to a future one, which encourages communication and innovation between working teams, and cooperation with experts and innovators around the world.