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Dubai Design Week, the Middle East’s premier design event, served as the global stage for Mitsubishi Estate’s visionary 3D-printed teahouse. This groundbreaking creation seamlessly merged traditional Japanese culture and heritage with FDM 3D printing technology, offering a captivating showcase of architectural innovation. Dynamism played a key role in supporting the 3D printing of teahouse components, which were all done using a wood-based filament. These parts were then shipped to Dubai, where they were seamlessly assembled into the stunning final structure.
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Dubai Design Week: A Global Hub for Creativity
Dubai Design Week is renowned for uniting designers from around the world to inspire creativity and foster innovation. The annual event features exhibitions, pop-ups, installations, and talks that engage professionals, media, and design enthusiasts while strengthening Dubai’s reputation as a vibrant design capital.
The 3D-Printed Teahouse: Tradition Meets Innovation
The 3D-printed teahouse stood out as a beacon of innovation at Dubai Design Week. By merging traditional architecture with modern 3D printing, this ambitious project showcased how additive manufacturing can preserve cultural heritage while pushing the boundaries of design and engineering.
Traditional Japanese Engineering Influences
The teahouse design drew heavily from Japanese traditions, particularly the “hozo tsugi” joinery technique. This ancient method involves interlocking wooden joints without nails or screws, a skill-intensive practice that ensures durability and elegance. To recreate this authentically, Polywood —a wood-infused resin filament—was used to replicate the aesthetic of traditional Japanese tea rooms.
Ultimaker’s Role in Precision Printing
Key to the project’s success was Ultimaker’s S series 3D printers. Using digital renderings, the intricate teahouse design was divided into 988 individual parts, including 1,938 meticulously crafted “hozo” joints. The Ultimaker printers delivered unparalleled precision, completing approximately 4,000 hours of printing to bring the project to life. The printers’ versatility enabled the seamless integration of traditional engineering with advanced FDM printing techniques.
The Significance of the 3D-Printed Teahouse
The teahouse was more than an architectural marvel—it symbolized the harmonious blending of tradition and technology. Leveraging FDM printing, this demonstrated the transformative potential of additive manufacturing to preserve and reimagine cultural heritage. The teahouse captivated a global audience, underscoring the possibilities of 3D printing in architecture, design, and engineering.
Bridging Heritage and Innovation
Dynamism’s contribution to Dubai Design Week highlighted the growing role of 3D printing in modern design. Projects like the 3D-printed teahouse not only showcase the technological capabilities of FDM printing but also emphasize its power to honor and elevate tradition. As a leader in advanced 3D printing solutions, Dynamism continues to inspire by merging the past with the future through innovative designs.
The 3D-printed Teahouse fuses traditional Japanese culture with cutting-edge FDM 3D printing technology. Designed with precision and inspired by ancient 'hozo tsugi' joinery techniques, it illustrates how additive manufacturing preserves and reimagines traditional engineering techniques and architectural heritage. (Photo: Business Wire)
1,938 meticulously crafted “hozo” joints are printed on Ultimaker S series printers completing approximately 4,000 hours of printing to bring the project to life. (Photo: Business Wire)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers could have outside linebacker T.J. Watt back for their “win or go home” showdown with Baltimore for the AFC North title on Sunday night.
Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday he's “more optimistic” than he has been that the perennial Pro Bowl edge rusher will be available after sitting out each of the past three games while recovering from surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung sustained following a dry needling treatment.
Tomlin added he'd like to see Watt practice fully at some point this week. Watt was a limited participant last week before being held out of Sunday's 13-6 loss to Cleveland, a setback that cost the Steelers (9-7) a chance to wrap up the division with a week to go.
Now, Pittsburgh either needs to win or tie the Ravens (8-8) on Sunday night to win the AFC North for the first time since 2020.
Tomlin doesn't think Watt's extended downtime will have a significant impact on the 31-year-old Watt's stamina, should he be cleared to play.
“I doubt that TJ is ever out of football shape or conditioning over the course of a 12-month calendar,” Tomlin said. “I just know how he lives his life and how he prepares and how thoughtful he is in terms of what he puts in his body and how we trains.”
While Watt's familiar No. 90 could return, massive tight end Darnell Washington is out indefinitely after having surgery on Monday for a broken arm suffered in the first half against the Browns. Tomlin did not rule out Washington's potential availability should Pittsburgh advance to the playoffs, though the Steelers would likely need to make a deep run to have any chance of seeing the uniquely talented 6-foot-7, 300-plus-pound Washington in the huddle.
Wide receiver Calvin Austin III (hamstring), veteran left guard Isaac Seumalo (triceps), cornerback Brandon Echols (groin) and cornerback James Pierre (calf) — all of whom sat out last week — could return against the Ravens.
The Steelers will need as many healthy bodies available as possible, particularly on offense, to avoid a stunning late collapse. Pittsburgh sputtered in Cleveland without suspended wide receiver DK Metcalf, who will also sit out this week as punishment for making contact with a fan in Detroit earlier this month.
Pittsburgh managed just 160 net yards passing against the Browns, a big chunk of it coming on a last-second drive that ended with Aaron Rodgers throwing incomplete in the end zone to wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling on three consecutive plays.
Rodgers had perhaps his best game of the season in Pittsburgh's road win at Baltimore on Dec. 7, thanks in large part to a seven-catch, 148-yard performance from Metcalf. Downfield shots were nowhere to be found on a blustery day in Cleveland, where Rodgers' longest completion was a 29-yarder to tight end Pat Freiermuth.
While Tomlin allowed both teams will add a “wrinkle” or two in the rematch, the reality is scheme is unlikely to play a significant role in a series that has produced its fair share of memorable high-stakes meetings through the years.
The stakes should keep the Steelers from having a hangover after letting the lowly Browns jump to an early 10-point lead before holding on.
Asked if it was frustrating to lose to a team that came in with just three wins on the season with so much on the line, Tomlin shrugged.
“Man, there’s a lot of things that you could get frustrated about in our business,” he said. “I’ve learned to kind of always move forward. My windshield is much bigger than my rearview.”
Maybe, but there's a chance the game could also be the 264th and final regular-season game of quarterback Aaron Rodgers' Hall of Fame-caliber career. The 42-year-old four-time MVP said over the summer that his 21st season could be his last, though he also said last week he feels as if he's aging backward and has been relatively healthy save for a broken left wrist that forced him to sit out a loss to Chicago in late November.
Rodgers said on Sunday that he expects Pittsburgh to recover and beat the Ravens. That inherent confidence is one of the reasons the Steelers spent months courting him in free agency last spring.
“That’s one of the things that made him really attractive to us, that ‘can do’ attitude and the experience and resume that goes with it,” Tomlin said. “I don’t think it’s work for him. I think it is as natural as breathing. And so if he’s breathing, I expect to see that from him as we lean in on this game."
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
