The Forbidden City has—at least to Western eyes— been shrouded in mystery over the course of its almost-600-year history, and the headlines it’s making today tell a classic tale, not only of East meeting West, but of Old meeting New. It turns out, the Forbidden City is about to undergo an extreme home makeover of monumental proportions but, instead of construction crews, the renovators will be using 3D printers.
This is yet another symbolic push in favor of the 3D technology - another technology which seems to be sneeking up on the world, not from the traditional business and industrial logic, but from the crafts area as well as from the bottom-up DIY/innovation world. It seems somewhat similar to how the Internet early on was ignored by the businesses but grew exponentially in a world of connected hackers and enthusiasts.
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Haven’t had some 3D printing in a while either, and it even combines Chinese landmarks and historical relics! \o/...
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