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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Maddie Thomas

Remote Indigenous community pioneers 3D-printed homes set to change rural lives

Central Arrernte traditional owners Anna-Lisa Stirling and elder Patrick Stirling inspect Luyten's prototype 3D printed house in Alice Springs.
Central Arrernte traditional owners Anna-Lisa Stirling and Patrick Stirling inspect Luyten's prototype 3D printed house in Alice Springs. Photograph: Supplied

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.

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