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Qatar Begins World’s Largest 3D-Printed School Construction Project with COBOD

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Business Honor
16 June, 2025

Qatar begins building two schools using modern 3D printing technology, 40 times larger than any existing one, covering 20,000 square meters.

The largest 3D-printed construction project in the world has begun in Qatar, in that two schools are being built using modern 3D printing technology. This project is a part of the larger strategy to build 14 public schools in collaboration with the Public Works Authority. Largest 3D-printed building project ever, that is 40 times larger than any existing one, with each 3D-printed school covering 20,000 square meters.

Two large BODXL 3D printing machines from the Danish business COBOD International are used in the project. Each printer is operated by UCC Holding and measures 50 x 30 x 15 meters, the size of a Boeing 737 hangar. These machines allow quicker, higher-quality, and safer construction procedures and can print structures up to five storeys high.

The team tested concrete designs and mixes in Doha for months before starting to make sure it could operate in Qatar's environment. Curves and shapes used in the schools' designs, which are possible only with 3D printing, were created after desert sand dunes. Each school will act as a model for flexible and environmentally friendly school construction and be constructed on a 100 m × 100 m site. This strategy speeds up building, lowers the release of carbon dioxide, and uses less material.

Through the advancement of innovative and environmentally friendly construction techniques, the project supports Qatar's National Vision 2030. With the goal to develop local expertise in this new technology, it also included professional training with COBOD engineers. This project is predicted to be completed by the end of 2025. It hopes to be the largest 3D-printed building in the world and could serve as an international model for future initiatives.