stripe’s bankers: the ipo window is opening up. you’d be the hottest issue on the street in recent memory - it’d be a great way to build a fortress balance sheet & provide liquidity for early employees
stripe: idk not right now
bankers: ok lmk
stripe:
We're building a statue of Aaron Swartz.
The marble bust, to be installed in a public park in SF, will remind us of our internet values: freedom of speech, freedom of access, and privacy.
RSVP for the unveiling on Nov 8th in SF and DONATE! –
An interesting outcome of LLMs plus CNC machines would be reversing the much-lamented decline in adornment on buildings.
“For an upcharge of $X00 per square foot, we can do a frieze in any style you can imagine.”
.
@Monumental_Labs
, a New York-based startup is looking to bring back a blast from the past by using robots to create intricately-carved stone buildings. Because of cost, stone in new construction has largely vanished in favor of glass.
@BLBlackburn
has more on how it works.
Something I know that most people don’t:
Some time in the next decade it will be cheaper to build buildings out of stone, fabricated by robots, than out of steel and concrete.
.
@Monumental_Labs
, a New York-based startup is trying to bring back ornate and intricate stone structures by using industrial robots that are often used on auto assembly lines to create stonework for buildings. Learn more tomorrow on CBS Saturday Morning.
@BLBlackburn
U.S. Spotlight: New York City-based tech entrepreneur Micah Springut, the founder and CEO of
@Monumental_Labs
, says it is time to rethink the concrete, steel and glass approach to the design of new towers in New York.
Sorry, but if you don’t think rising construction costs are what killed beautiful architecture, you’re wrong.
Example 1: 246 Greene St.
~37k sq ft, built 1892 for $140k ($4.8m today). That’s $130 a sq ft. Unthinkable.
Awesome write up from
@packyM
on our company and the promise of more beautiful, sustainable cities by mastering robotic fabrication of stone. Great chatting, Packy!
I've become obsessed with a certain type of company recently that I'm calling Techno-Industrials.
When people talk about deep tech / hard tech / etc... I think they're talking about the ability to compete in huge markets at lower cost and better margins.
Techno-Industrials use
So here’s what’s going on. We stacked the stone. We have a life sized statue of a boy and teddy (by Ryan Kingslien) and in the empty space we placed additional works by Ryan and other artists.
With 7 pieces in a single setup, this cuts down costs tremendously.
Get y'er podcast!
Austin
@Build_Culture
and I talked about the future of stone carving tech and what it means for the built world (its gonna be very very good).
A great way to kick back while you wait for a robot to carve your face in marble.
Happy to present a podcast episode with none other than
@mspringut
of
@Monumental_Labs
!
All about robotic stone carving, and how the construction industry can (& will) be disrupted to make beauty affordable & commonplace again!
Listen to it here:
Like what we’re doing? Join us!
We’re looking for a digital fabrication lead to program our robots and build 3D models.
Architects, artists, and engineers with a digital fabrication background wanted.
Please share widely:
@michael_diamant
Like masonry and artisans just aren’t being produced at scale in America, and we can’t import artisans like we used to in the 19th/20th century I don’t think that’s un controversial. No idea what that building is.
@mspringut
Oh i have spent my entire career being ready for this. Atm im stuck getting little commissions in the gaps between "serious" architecture, but one day I will be able to do whole facades thatl knock ur socks off :0)
It’s showtime! Our Stripe sculpture now on display at Stripe Sessions.
It took just one month to fully design, mill, and hand finish this 6ft sculpture in Carrara marble.
@salimgadgets
@alexisohanian
Gotta correct the record. Our robots won't do this level of detail any time soon, but our master carvers will...after the robot has done all the easy stuff for them.
There is still a role for humans in the making of fine art and this is it.