Tech Icon, Lennar, BIG. But this new development – which will begin construction next year – will be the largest of its type, according to the two companies. Icon, Lennar, BIG. The homes will be designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group, which also designed Icon’s 3D-printed Mars habitat for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. “Lennar has always expanded the boundaries of technological innovation to keep quality homes affordable and 3D printing is an immensely encouraging approach,” Eric Feder, president of Lenx, which also invested in Icon during its Series B, said in the press release. The homes will be created using Icon’s printing and construction system Vulcan, which prints the company’s proprietary “Lavacrete,” shown below. Icon, Lennar, BIG. Icon isn’t alone in this seemingly futuristic endeavor: Home construction companies and developers around the world have recently been turning to 3D printing as an alternative to traditional construction. According to 3D home printing enthusiasts, this budding construction technology could tackle these two issues. Icon, Lennar, BIG. “ICON exists as a response to the global housing crisis and to put our technology in service to the world,” Ballard said in the press release.

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