Decentralised additive manufacturing for architecture: exploring the integration of distributed ledger technologies with 3D printing.

Berdos, Yorgos; Vele, Jiří; Dounas, Theodoros

Abstract

This paper investigates the potential integration of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies with Additive Manufacturing in the context of architectural design and fabrication. The study aims to identify knowledge gaps, explore the affinity between these technologies, and challenge the current architecture production paradigm. Through a comprehensive state-of-the-art review and analysis of academic papers and industrial case studies, we identified emerging themes and gaps in the literature. We also examined the misalignment of incentives among key participants of the proposed systems. Our findings highlighted the relevance of blockchain technology in additive manufacturing, but also revealed significant challenges and misalignments in incentives among stakeholders. We argue that further research and experimentation are necessary to fully understand the technical feasibility and impact of integrating these technologies in architectural design and fabrication.

Citation

BERDOS, Y., VELE, J. and DOUNAS, T. 2023. Decentralised additive manufacturing for architecture: exploring the integration of distributed ledger technologies with 3D printing. In Dokonal, W., Hirschberg, U. and Wurzer, G. (eds.) Digital design reconsidered: proceedings of the 41st Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe (eCAADe) conference 2023 (eCAADe 2023), 20-23 September 2023, Graz, Austria. Berlin: eCAADe, volume 1, pages 709-718. Hosted on CumInCAD [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.1.709

• Conference Name: 41st Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe (eCAADe) conference 2023 (eCAADe 2023): digital design reconsidered
• Conference Location: Graz, Austria
• Start Date: Sep 20, 2023
• End Date: Sep 23, 2023
• Acceptance Date: May 15, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Sep 22, 2023
• Publication Date: Sep 22, 2023
• Deposit Date: Oct 5, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 5, 2023
• Publisher: Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 709-718
• Series Title: eCAADe proceedings
• Series ISSN: 2684-1843
• Book Title: Digital design reconsidered: proceedings of the 41st Education and research in computer aided architectural design in Europe (eCAADe) conference 2023 (eCAADe 2023)
• ISBN: 9789491207341
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.1.709
• Keywords: Blockchain; Additive manufacturing; 3D-printing; Integration; Distributed ledger technologies; Distributed manufacturing
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2093226