Abstract
At times, supposedly sustainable solutions reveal peculiar contradictions. For architects and design educators, Polylactic Acid (PLA) has emerged as an accessible and sustainable material for prototyping. However, its popularity also reveals a tension between democratic access to “making” tools and the inevitable increase in waste these tools produce. This micronarrative traces a short history of the increasingly widespread 3D-printing material and critically reflects on its contemporary values and contexts.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 180-183 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Architectural Education |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Architecture
- Education
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts