Author: OurCrowd

[ICON in Parametric Architecture] El Cosmico: World’s first 3D-printed hotel

Aug 18, 2025 |

The world’s first 3D-printed hotel is being built in the Texas desert. Known as El Cosmico, the project is a collaboration between hotelier Liz Lambert, construction-tech company ICON, and the architects of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). The new site in Marfa, Texas, will cover 60 acres near Big Bend National Park, featuring guest rooms, privately owned “Sunday Homes,” and shared community areas shaped by ICON’s 3D-printing technology. Read more...

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[BlueTree in Nutrition Insight] BlueTree Technologies: Innovating sweetness for cleaner and healthier products

Aug 18, 2025 |

Michael Gordon, CEO of BlueTree Technologies, discusses the importance of reducing sugar for children’s health and their future, which motivates the company’s innovation in this field. He explains industry misunderstandings of consumers’ sweetness preferences and why clean-label sugar reduction is rare despite consumers wanting to avoid sugar and additives. Watch to learn about the company’s technology that alters a product’s formulation for the better without significantly changing its taste. Watch...

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