2024-05-02T17:19:19-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150248529/world-s-first-3d-printed-school-due-to-rise-in-madagascar Sean Joyner 2021-02-05T11:21:00-05:00 >2021-10-05T18:18:42-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/64bd37d58e0916cf37a11eb5036608d4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The world&rsquo;s first 3D-printed school will soon rise on the African island nation of Madagascar. With a speedy construction timeline and a process that can be easily replicated, the school could become a new model for providing much-needed educational spaces in underresourced communities.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The project was designed by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/studiomortazavi/" target="_blank">Studio Mortazavi</a>, an architecture firm based in San Francisco and Lisbon, in collaboration with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinghuts/" target="_blank">Thinking Huts</a>, a nonprofit aiming to increase global access to education through 3D printing, reports&nbsp;<em>Fast Company.</em>&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> <p>Moreover, according to <em>Fast Company,</em> architect Amir Mortazavi, outlining the benefits of 3D-printing when there is a shortage of local labor, said: "We can build these schools in less than a week, including the foundation and all the electrical and plumbing work that&rsquo;s involved. Something like this would typically take months, if not even longer."<br></p>