{"id":35527,"date":"2025-06-16T08:19:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T08:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=35527"},"modified":"2025-06-16T08:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T08:19:19","slug":"qatar-to-build-two-worlds-largest-3d-printed-schools-in-doha-by-end-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/qatar-to-build-two-worlds-largest-3d-printed-schools-in-doha-by-end-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar to Build Two World\u2019s Largest 3D-Printed Schools in Doha by End of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Qatar has officially launched the construction phase of two 3D-printed public schools in Doha<\/strong>, marking a global first in terms of both scale and technological ambition. The project is part of a nationwide initiative to build 14 new public schools, and is being led by UCC Holding in partnership with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal).<\/p>\n<p>What makes this project extraordinary is its size: <strong>each school spans 20,000 square metres<\/strong>. That\u2019s <strong>40 times larger than any other 3D-printed building<\/strong> constructed anywhere in the world so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKiIH7oyWTM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKiIH7oyWTM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by UCC Holding (@uccholding)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Both schools will be two-storey educational facilities built on 100-by-100 metre plots. Their dune-inspired, curved walls take direct inspiration from Qatar\u2019s desert terrain, and are only possible thanks to the geometric flexibility that 3D printing allows.<\/p>\n<p>To bring this vision to life, UCC has partnered with COBOD, a Danish leader in 3D construction printing. They\u2019ve deployed <strong>two BODXL printers \u2013 each about the size of a Boeing 737 hangar<\/strong> \u2013 measuring 50 metres long, 30 metres wide, and 15 metres high. These are the largest construction printers in existence today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35529\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/504099102_1435290114620644_4248290551462842644_n-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/504099102_1435290114620644_4248290551462842644_n-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/504099102_1435290114620644_4248290551462842644_n-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/504099102_1435290114620644_4248290551462842644_n-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/504099102_1435290114620644_4248290551462842644_n-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/504099102_1435290114620644_4248290551462842644_n.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of construction, the team spent months preparing the site, assembling printers, and conducting over 100 full-scale test prints at a dedicated site in Doha. Now that <strong>on-site printing has begun<\/strong>, it takes place at night to avoid extreme heat and improve the concrete\u2019s strength. This approach also cuts down on dust and noise pollution.<\/p>\n<p>The two <strong>schools are expected to be completed by the end of 2025<\/strong>. More than just record-breaking, they set a new global benchmark for digital construction and could shape the future of public infrastructure worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar has officially launched the construction phase of two 3D-printed public schools in Doha, marking a global first in terms of both scale and technological ambition. The project is part of a nationwide initiative to build 14 new public schools, and is being led by UCC Holding in partnership with the Public Works Authority (Ashghal). 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