Video: Dubai unveils world's largest 3D printed structure

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Dubai - The two-storey building will be used as an innovation centre.

Dhanusha Gokulan

Published: Wed 23 Oct 2019, 1:52 PM

Last updated: Thu 24 Oct 2019, 2:18 PM

Dubai Municipality on Wednesday unveiled the world's largest 3D printed structure at the Warsan area in the emirate.
Senior municipality senior officials said the two-storey building measures 640 sq. m in area, and is 9.5m high. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, shared the planning, design, and construction aspects of the building with the media, and hoped that Dubai would become a hub for such buildings in the near future.

#DubaiMunicipality unveils the largest 3D printed two-story structure in the world. Video by Dhanusha Gokulan /Khaleej Times @DMunicipality pic.twitter.com/XNmmSyVsx5
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) October 23, 2019

"The building will be used as an innovation centre. We have chosen this area in order to be inside the city," Al Hajri told Khaleej Times.

#DubaiMunicipality unveils the largest 3D printed two-story structure in the world. Located in the #WarsanArea, Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of @DMunicipality revealed the building to members of the media on October 23. Photos by Dhanusha Gokulan /Khaleej Times pic.twitter.com/xBgkCZVA7a
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) October 23, 2019

The building was constructed - or printed - in a year's time, and a project of this nature can cost anything between Dh800,000 to Dh1 million, which is 50 per cent lower than the cost of construction using conventional methods.

#DubaiMunicipality unveils the largest #3D printed two-story structure in the world. Video by Dhanusha Gokulan /Khaleej Times @DMunicipality pic.twitter.com/APFQmt8nIx
- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) October 23, 2019

"This building is the first of its kind. Since we've overcome many of the initial challenges, we can now reach completion of a building of this kind in three months. The manpower used while 3D printing a building is also 50 per cent lower than the force needed in a conventional building," he added.
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