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Qatar currently hosts the world’s largest 3D-printed construction project, where crews are printing two schools—each one setting new records for 3D-printed buildings.
Massive 3D Printers Deployed for Groundbreaking School Construction in Qatar
UCC Holding is leading the 3D-Printed Schools Project in collaboration with Qatar’s Public Works Authority. To support the project, UCC enlisted top 3D firm COBOD to provide two custom BODXL printers, each measuring 50×30×15 meters. Builders are constructing 14 schools in total, using 3D-printing technology for two of them.
As with other 3D-printed structures, robotic systems will create the two schools by extruding a cement-like material layer by layer, following a digital design. After completing the printing, human workers will install roofs, doors, windows, and other essential features to turn the shells into fully functioning schools.
“The project includes 14 public schools, two of which are 3D-printed, each spanning 20,000 square meters,” says UCC Holding. That’s 40 times larger than any 3D-printed building constructed to date. The two-story schools, set on 100-by-100-meter plots, mark a groundbreaking step in future-focused education for Qatar and the region.
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Verifying the Scale Proves Challenging, but These Stand as the Largest 3D-Printed Buildings Yet
The decentralized nature of 3D printing makes it hard to verify claims that these schools are 40 times larger than any prior project. However, there’s no doubt that the scale is massive—they’re certainly the largest we’ve encountered so far.
Unfortunately, a press representative mentioned that renderings of the school designs aren’t available yet. The architecture is inspired by Qatar’s desert, featuring curved walls that echo sand dunes.
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