Today’s Solutions: November 14, 2024

It seems there’s no limit to what the 3D printer can do. In the past couple weeks we’ve written about a 3D-printed artificial human heart and a 3D-printed organ that mimics the lungs in terms of function. Now the 3D printer is being utilized for another monumental task: creating a complete neighborhood for some of the world’s poorest people, who currently live without shelter in Latin America.

The nonprofit behind the neighborhood, New Story, released a video last week that shows renderings of the layout of the homes—and they’re actually quite wonderful. The homes feature curved edges and wooden columns, and be 3D printed in less than a day. Best of all, these houses are much more affordable than the standard low-cost homes that New Story currently builds in the developing world, which cost around $7,000.

With the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood, New Story wants to show that it’s entirely possible to create affordable, beautiful homes for even the most vulnerable people in society.

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