Initiative 99
Community First! Village to Receive i99 Homes
COMMUNITY FIRST! VILLAGE
Serving the Underhoused
In addition to the total prize purse of $1M for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of i99, ICON, the i99 jury and Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) have selected two award-winning designs in the Professional category for ICON to 3D print within MLF’s Community First! Village’s expansion of their growing master planned development serving the Austin-area’s homeless community. Breaking ground in early 2025, the i99-designed homes at Community First! Village will be brought to life in part from grant funding from Wells Fargo, which has committed $500,000 to serve the underhoused community.
The promise of ICON’s 3D-printing technology is really exciting, and what better place to start putting it to use than in one of the country’s most innovative neighborhoods designed to serve men and women who have experienced the trauma of homelessness. Vulnerable populations like the homeless are never among the first to access leading-edge anything, but now here in Austin, Texas they’re among the first in line who will be living in some of the most unique homes ever built—and we think that’s a beautiful thing.
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