Audiobook
In this section, you are going to learn about printing entire buildings using 3D technology. You'll find out more about this technology as well as some of its uses from a podcast of a certain architecture fan.
W tej sekcji zapoznasz się z ideą drukowania całych budynków w technologii 3D. Z podcastu pewnego fana architektury dowiesz się więcej o tej technologii oraz o niektórych jej zastosowaniach.

Match the following words related to shapes with their translations.
Play the recording and then complete the exercises below.
- I’ll send you the floor plans as soon as our architect 1. dome, 2. trace, 3. negligible, 4. minimized, 5. designs, 6. simultaneously, 7. nozzle them.
- With this technology the costs can be 1. dome, 2. trace, 3. negligible, 4. minimized, 5. designs, 6. simultaneously, 7. nozzle.
- There will be some extra costs, but so small they are 1. dome, 2. trace, 3. negligible, 4. minimized, 5. designs, 6. simultaneously, 7. nozzle.
- The cathedral’s roof is in the form of a huge 1. dome, 2. trace, 3. negligible, 4. minimized, 5. designs, 6. simultaneously, 7. nozzle, which is beautifully painted on the inside.
- Even if you’re just a beginner, if you 1. dome, 2. trace, 3. negligible, 4. minimized, 5. designs, 6. simultaneously, 7. nozzle the dots with a pencil, you’ll be able to draw a very complex picture.
- With 3D printing, all the rooms in the house are constructed 1. dome, 2. trace, 3. negligible, 4. minimized, 5. designs, 6. simultaneously, 7. nozzle.
Answer the questions according to the information from the podcast.
After erecting a 3D house, how long do you have to wait for it to be dry and ready to use? Why?
What’s “beyond exciting“ according to the speaker?
What limitations are mentioned?
What does the speaker mean by “tomorrow – the sky is the limit”?
What are the speaker's views on the ecological aspect of 3D printing?
For whom is it important that a large part of the building process will be automatised and why?
What does the speaker mean when he says that “3D printing might be to architecture what the internet was to communication”?