Texas will soon be the site of the world’s first 3D-printed hotel, El Cosmico, which has just begun construction in the desert north of Marfa. The existing hotel is expanding its premises with 43 new hotel units and 18 residential homes over 60 acres, without the need of cranes and scaffolding that typically come with construction. What does the world’s first 3D-printed hotel look like? Images of the site reveal an enormous 3D printer measuring 46.5 feet wide and 15.5 feet tall, methodically layering sand-colored material onto the foundations to form graceful, curving walls.