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Construction commences on BIG and ICON’s community of 3D-printed homes in Texas

November 11, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

Construction is underway on a community of 100 3D-printed homes in Texas co-designed by Danish architecture studio BIG and American construction technology company ICON. Sited in Georgetown – a municipality outside of Austin – the project aims to be the largest community in the world built using 3D printing technology. Nicknamed Wolf Ranch, the community

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ICON and Lake Flato build 3D-printed House Zero in Austin

March 4, 2022 Ben Dreith 0
Lake Flato ICON House Zero 3D printing

Construction technology outfit ICON and architecture studio Lake Flato have completed a 3D-printed, modern ranch-style home in Austin to be displayed during the SXSW festival. ICON, the company to first sell ready-to-own 3D homes in the US, worked with San Antonio and Austin-based architecture studio Lake Flato to design House Zero. The home is sited

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BIG and ICON to create world’s “largest neighbourhood” of 3D-printed homes

November 1, 2021 Jane Englefield 0
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Construction companies ICON and Lennar are collaborating with architecture studio BIG to create a neighbourhood of 100 3D-printed houses in Austin, Texas. Scheduled to break ground in 2022, the scheme will be the world’s largest community of 3D-printed homes when it completes, according to Texan firm ICON. Co-designed with Danish architecture studio BIG, the commuinty is set to be built

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Logan Architecture and ICON complete “first 3D-printed homes for sale in the US”

August 31, 2021 Dan Howarth 0
3D-printed home in Austin

A quartet of houses designed by local firm Logan Architecture and built from 3D-printed concrete by construction tech company ICON has completed in Austin, Texas. The East 17th Street Residences in East Austin are now on the market, which construction company ICON and developer 3strands claim is a first. “They are the first 3D-printed homes

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BIG and ICON to 3D-print structure exploring “new Martian vernacular” for NASA

August 10, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0

Bjarke Ingels’ studio BIG is collaborating with construction technology company ICON and NASA to create Mars Dune Alpha, a 3D-printed structure designed to simulate living on Mars. Under construction at the Johnson Space Center in Texas, USA, the 158-square-metre “habitat” has been developed by BIG and ICON to help prepare humans to live on the

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ICON builds 3D-printed houses from disaster-proof concrete in Texas

March 16, 2021 Jane Englefield 0
3D-printed homes built from disaster-proof concrete

Developer 3Strands and construction technology company ICON have built four 3D-printed houses in Austin, Texas, from concrete that’s designed to cope with extreme weather. Named East 17th Street Residences, the houses are made from ICON’s Portland cement-based material Lavacrete. Lavacrete is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions and is also mould-resistant. “ICON’s proven 3D-printing technology

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