In his State of the Union address in February 2013, U.S. President Obama mentioned the potential of 3D printers and presented a vision to expand the hub of 3D printing technology and promote manufacturing innovation. In March 2014, he was invited by the mayor of Amsterdam to visit the 3D Print Canal House, a building project using a 3D printer. This paper explores the status of 3D printer technology and the development direction for rapid 3D printing of buildings. The essential techniques necessary to construct a 3D printer for construction were analyzed. Research groups conducting building printing-related projects worldwide were described, and their core technologies were explored. The result showed that A 3D printer larger than the target size is required to print the entire structure. One of the related original technologies can present a cable-driven printing system. Suppose a nozzle that moves to a cable system after installing a post on the desired member is implemented. A flexible 3D printer that can respond to various structure sizes can be reproduced in that case. It was statistically proven that manufacturing and speed issues could be addressed with printer nozzle technology, and structural stability issues could be addressed with material technology. This study will serve as primary data for the practical application of rapid printing of buildings in the United Arab Emirates.