AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being, Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Reduced Inequality, Sustainable Cities & Communities
KEYWORDS
Affordable/sustainable housing, social equality , communities, sustainable living
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
New Story & ICON
WEBSITE
https://newstorycharity.org/3d-community/
New Story 3D Printed Homes
The world's first community of 3D printed homes for families in need of shelter
All over the world, families are missing one of life’s most basic needs: shelter. New Story is a nonprofit pioneering solutions to end global homelessness. To date, generous donations have enabled the building of more than 2,500 homes using traditional construction for families in need. Now, in partnership with ICON, New Story is bringing the world’s first 3D printed community to 50 families in Tabasco, Mexico, who are living on less than $3 a day. Using proprietary 3D printing robotics, software and advanced materials, ICON is solving a plurality of problems in the contemporary building industry with their breakthrough technologies. Together, New Story and ICON have embarked to build a community where families in need will receive safe homes, all created with world-changing 3D printing innovation.