Which takes us to today. The world’s first 3D-printed hotel is proposed at El Cosmico, which today is a unique 21-acre lodging facility that includes tents, trailers, yurts and teepees and situated in the small city of Marfa, Texas. Iconic boutique hotelier Liz Lambert, who founded Bunkhouse Group, plans to relocate and expand El Cosmico on a nearby 60-acre plot that will showcase entirely new architectural approaches made possible with 3D construction printing. Collaborating with design/architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and construction technology company ICON, the proposed complex is slated to include otherworldly dome-shaped lodgings that will appear to organically rise from Marfa’s remote desert landscape. When completed, the improvements will showcase a radical new approach to lodging development.