Bamboo connections: the role of 3D printer

After highlighting the extraordinary mechanical characteristics of Bamboo, the thesis will focus on an architectural project the firm (host internship company) is working on and it will provide a characterization of the connections acting in the project. The research supplies a solution based on the exponential evolution of 3D printer, 3D printing innovative materials and the use of parametrical programmes. It claims to be an alternative way of construction that is green, cheap, fast and flexible, valid substitute either in hazards areas or in those zones where the support of avant-garde construction machinery is not always guaranteed.