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Texan 3D-printing company Icon has partnered with local firm Logan Architecture to print a barracks block at Camp Swift Training Centre in the southeast of the state.
The Austin-based outfit says the 3,800 sq ft project is the largest 3D-printed structure in North America. It adds that it was delivered more quickly than would have been possible with traditional construction, and will have a longer design life.
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The block was financed through the Texas Military Department, and will host 72 soldiers or airmen. Colonel Zebadiah Miller, the Texas Military’s director of facilities, said: “Guardsmen from all over Texas come to Camp Swift to train and to mobilise for deployments.
“The printed barracks will not only provide our soldiers with a safe and comfortable place to stay while they train, but because they are printed in concrete, we anticipate them to last for decades.”
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Soldiers in training will begin living in the facility in the autumn.
Last week, Icon announced that it had completed a $207m round of series B financing. The investment brings the firm’s funding to $266m since it was founded in 2018.
Images courtesy of Icon/Logan Architecture
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