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‘We don’t need more concrete’: A new village in Tanzania will use a 3D printer and soil to build its community

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A group of architects are building a new village in Tanzania with “earth printing” at its heart.

Hope Village will offer schooling for up to 480 children, childcare and skills training for scores of vulnerable 3- to 18-year-old girls.

The walls will be constructed using soil sourced from within 25 kilometers ( 15.5 miles ) of the site, says Hassell and ClarkeHopkinsClarke .

The Hope Village project will be constructed with the 160,000-euro ($ 173,000 ) Crane WASP printing system that was used for TOVA and TECLA .

Construction of the community center is expected to begin in early 2025 .

The project will teach locals how to use the printer so the community can construct further buildings.