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"An Indigenous community in Alice Springs is hoping to lead the way towards a
3D-printed home revolution in rural, regional and remote Australia.
After becoming the first town camp in the Northern Territory to be granted
freehold title of their land by the Northern Territory government this year,
Central Arrernte traditional owners of Mparntwe (Alice Springs) plan to
collaborate with Melbourne-based company Luyten to 3D-print five homes at the
Indigenous community of Ilpeye Ilpeye.
Central Arrernte woman Anna-Lisa Stirling is the chairperson of the Ilpeye
Ilpeye Aboriginal Corporation (IIAC) and has lived in the community all her
life. She sees the project as an opportunity to combat housing shortages and
improve the lifestyle of residents.
“My parents lived here … they’ve gone from living around the Alice Springs
region, with their own little shelter … living in an army shelter, to a tin
shed, to the brick houses, so the 3D build would be exciting,” she says.
“To create another step in that history would be a great achievement, just
knowing that we’re moving a step forward.”
Dr Salvin Gounder, a development adviser working with IIAC, says Luyten has a
prototype in Alice Springs to demonstrate the potential of 3D house printing on
the corporation’s land."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
