# First 3D printed home in America

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2018-03-29

3d-printed, affordable-housing, austin, cities, developing-world, el-salvador, home, house, housing, sxsw, uncategorized, urbanism

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The video below is a good follow-up to my recent post about [the 100 million city](http://brandondonnelly.com/post/172289130958/the-100-million-city) and the rapid population growth that we are seeing in some parts of the developing world.

If you can’t see the embedded video below, [click here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=SvM7jFZGAec).

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It’s a video about what is allegedly the “first permitted, 3D-printed home in America” – an 800 square foot home that was built/printed in Austin during SXSW in about 24 hours.

The project is a partnership between [New Story](https://newstorycharity.org/) (a non-profit) and [ICON](https://www.iconbuild.com/) (a construction technologies company), and the goal is to pioneer a fast and cheap housing model for the developing world.

The cost for the above home is said to be about $4,000.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/first-3d-printed-home-in-america)*