The printed city
Step inside the first nightclub in the world refurbished using 3D concrete printing. An evening with the architects, builders and engineers who made it possible.
How 3D printing is changing the way we build
As part of Barcelona 2026, World Capital of Architecture, "The Printed City" offers a unique opportunity to discover how digital fabrication and 3D printing are beginning to transform the way we design and build the spaces we inhabit.
The event will take place at Sutton Barcelona, a venue recently refurbished using more than 340 3D-printed concrete pieces — making it possible to walk through and experience a real-world case of industrialization applied to architecture and interior design.
Architects, construction companies and firms involved in the project will share how they rethought the building process to cut timelines, optimize resources and open up new design possibilities.
From a months-long construction site
to an installation completed
in just seven weeks.
The project in numbers
−45%
Material savings vs. traditional processes.
50 t
CO₂ avoided across production and transport.
Off-site
Industrialized fabrication outside the site, without halting the venue.
100%
Certified fire-resistant mortar across every element.
Layer by layer, all the way to the finished result.
The voices rewriting how we build.
Aridditive
From concept to reality. How the world's first 3D-printed nightclub was designed and fabricated, layer by layer.
Construnext
Building differently. On-site coordination, off-site industrialization, and compatibility with public tenders.
Lagranja Design
Designing without limits. How digital fabrication expands what an interior design studio can propose.
WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE
A guided tour of the 340+ pieces printed in situ, with a technical, layer-by-layer walkthrough.
WHO YOU'LL MEET
Architects, developers, contractors, interior design studios and ConTech investors.
WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY
A real, non-speculative view of how 3D printing is already delivering finished projects.
An evening to see, touch and understand.
An evening to walk through the Sutton project, see the build from the inside, and talk about industrialization, design and new ways of building.
Closing with a networking cocktail where you'll be able to talk directly with the technical teams, project leads and developers in the room.
See you
at Sutton.
Architecture, construction, design and digital fabrication gathered in one space to talk about how the city will be built in the years to come.
Reserve my spot or explore the Sutton project →