... Dubai has taken a step further along the road to making such dreams a reality by announcing that 25% of the city-state’s new buildings will be made using 3D printers by 2025.

The move is part of an ambitious 3D-printing strategy announced in 2016 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Dubai

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While Dubai may have led the way by creating the first 3D-printed building, others have followed suit. 

Nantes, in France, claims it is the first location to make a 3D-printed house. The Independent news site reported in April that the five-room, 95 square metre property will house a local family qualifying for social assistance from June. It added that the city authorities are considering developing an entire district of such homes.

Around the world there is a desperate need for low-cost, affordable accommodation, according to the 2017 World Resources Report. It estimates that the global affordable housing gap is 330 million urban households. This is forecast to grow by more than 30% to 440 million households, or 1.6 billion people, by 2025, the report says.

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