There’s been a marvelous amount of excitement in the past few years regarding the possibilities 3D printing has for the manufacturing/tech industry.  What we have become most interested in exploring is, “How can 3D printing augment the academic environment?”  That’s not to say that gnomes and Tyrannosaurus Rex heads don’t have their place (we did spend a full day getting the T-rex head printed out by the way, feel free to stop by and see it), but how can we use this technology to help our students be more in tune with the history of Classical Architecture and the built environment?  As we continue to refine the way we incorporate the 3D printer into our students’ experience, we’ll be bragging about our successes and coming up with excuses for our failures.  Either way, at least we’ll be learning.