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A. Curth et al., “EarthWorks: Zero waste 3D printed earthen formwork for shape-optimized, reinforced concrete construction,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 449, p. 138387, Oct. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.138387.  (Article PDF)

A. Curth, N. Pearl, A. Castro-Salazar, C. Mueller, and L. Sass, “3D printing earth: Local, circular material processing, fabrication methods, and Life Cycle Assessment,” Construction and Building Materials, vol. 421, p. 135714, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.135714. (Article PDF)
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A. Curth, E. G. Alvarez, L. Sass, L. Norford, and C. Mueller, “Additive Energy: 3D Printing Thermally Performative Building Elements with Low Carbon Earthen Materials,” in 3D Printing for Construction in the Transformation of the Building Industry, CRC Press, 2024. (Article PDF)

Gascón Alvarez, Eduardo, Alexander Curth, Kiley Feickert, Dinorah Schulte, Caitlin Mueller, and Mohamed Ismail. 2023. “Algorithmic Design for Low-Carbon, Low-Cost Housing Construction in Mexico.” In Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture. Denver, CO. (Article PDF)

Alexander Curth, Ashley Hartwell, Tim Brodesser, and Caitlin T. Mueller. 2022. “‪Parametric Waffle Slabs: Optimal Geometry Materialized with Additive Construction‬.” In International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 2022, 3183–93. Beijing.  (Article PDF)

Alexander Curth. 2022. “3-D Printed Concrete: 1939 to Present.” STRUCTURE Magazine, July 2022. https://www.structuremag.org/?p=20944. (Article PDF)

Alexander Curth, Tim Brodesser, Lawrence Sass, and Caitlin T. Mueller. 2021. “Multi-Objective Optimization of 3D Printed Shell Toolpaths.” In Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2020-21 and the 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures. Guilford, UK: IASS. (Article PDF)

Alexander Curth. 2021. “Democratization and Access in Large Scale Additive Manufacturing.” In PRINT! ARCHITECTURE. AADR. https://aadr.info/product/print-architecture/. (Article PDF)