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Will Hurd, a former U.S. Congressman from Texas, will lead as President of ICON Prime. Hurd will drive strategy and government partnerships as the company scales its robotic construction technology across the national security enterprise and beyond Earth.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — March 11, 2026 — ICON, the global leader of construction-scale 3D printing and robotics, announced today the commercial launch of Titan, a next-generation multi-story robotic construction system designed to build at lower cost and with greater speed and quality.

AUSTIN, TX, January 15, 2026 – ICON, a leader in advanced construction technologies and large-scale 3D printing, announced today that it has been awarded a production Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement by the U.S. Army for $62.8 million.

We’re honored to share that ICON was recently featured in The New York Times in a story that digs deep into our origin, mission, and bold vision for the future: “Can You Print a House? God, Robots and the U.S. Housing Crisis."

AUSTIN, Texas – July 31, 2025 – ICON, the leader of advanced construction technologies pioneering large-scale 3D printing, has released for sale three, one-bedroom homes in Austin’s mixed-use, mixed-income Mueller community as part of the Mueller Affordable Homes Program for income-qualified individuals.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, May 22, 2025 – Texas A&M Agrilife Research, QuadTex and ICON are pleased to share news of the completion of three, 3D-printed homes completed for student housing in McGregor, Texas.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 22, 2025 – Today, The Canyon Club announced that a luxury residential resort community is underway on 60 waterfront acres in the heart of the Texas Hill Country on Lake Travis.

AUSTIN, Texas – Mar. 4, 2025 – Today ICON announced its latest project in partnership with renowned firm Michael Hsu Office of Architecture and developer Catellus to build a dozen two-story residential homes breaking ground in 2025 in the desirable Mueller community in Austin, TX.

Project "Duneflow" is a scientific apparatus developed by ICON in partnership with NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's MMPACT project, Game Changing Development (GCD) and NASA Flight Opportunities Program.

AUSTIN, TX, December 19, 2024 – Today ICON, the leader of advanced construction technologies pioneering large-scale 3D printing, announced that construction is underway on 100, 3D-printed homes at Community First! Village with Mobile Loaves & Fishes, the Austin nonprofit that has been faithfully serving the area’s homeless community for more than 26 years.

AUSTIN, Texas, December 13, 2024 – The Texas Military Department (TMD) is celebrating today the grand opening of the Texas Military Department Training and Innovation Center at Camp Mabry.

ICON announced today the winners of the second (and final) phase of Initiative 99, the global architecture competition to reimagine affordable housing that can be built for $99,000 or less.

AUSTIN, TX, Sept 12, 2024 – Today, hospitality visionary Liz Lambert and ICON, the leader of advanced construction technologies pioneering large-scale 3D printing, announced that construction is underway for the first 3D-printed hotel and residences in Marfa, TX.

AUSTIN, TX, July 16, 2024 – ICON, leader of advanced construction technologies pioneering 3D printing robotics, today announced its newest homes are coming to the community of Wimberley Springs, located just 40 miles south of Austin in Wimberley, TX and are available for sale today.

During ICON’s official SXSW 2024 event yesterday, DOMUS EX MACHINA, ICON announced the phase I winners of Initiative 99, the global architecture competition to reimagine affordable housing that can be built for $99,000 or less.

2023 was a historic year of U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. According to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) report, there is nearly 100 billion per year in natural disaster related damage.

AUSTIN, TX, March 12, 2024 – At a large event during SXSW® dubbed “Domus Ex Machina” ICON, the pioneer of advanced construction technologies and large-scale 3D printing, announced a new suite of products and technologies designed to further automate construction.

Last year, we called upon architects and designers from across the globe to join us in reimagining the future of affordable housing. The world responded.

Join ICON and special guests for exclusive announcements and a technology showcase at this official SXSW event.

AUSTIN, TX, December 5, 2023 – ICON, a leader in advanced construction technologies and large-scale 3D printing, announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected the company to take part in the agency’s 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study.

The #1 news program for the 49th year in America, 60 MINUTES, went behind-the-scenes with ICON to feature a never-before-seen focus on the origins of the company, founders and its pioneering technology.

Today, ICON announced that submissions are now open for Initiative 99, the global architecture competition to reimagine affordable housing that can be built for under $99,000.

ICON is pleased to announce that the company’s 3-bead, 3D-printed wall system is ICC-ES evaluated and approved in accordance with Acceptance Criteria 509 (AC509).

AUSTIN, TX, MARCH 15, 2023 – ICON, the global leader in construction-scale 3D printing, has announced Initiative 99, a global architecture competition aimed at designing accessible, beautiful, and dignified homes that can be built for under $99,000.

AUSTIN, TX, March 8, 2023 – Today, hospitality visionary Liz Lambert announced that her team has joined forces with ICON, the leader of advanced construction technologies pioneering large-scale 3D printing and BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, world renowned Architecture firm, to reimagine and rebuild El Cosmico, currently a 21-acre unique campground hotel in Marfa, TX.

AUSTIN, TX, November 29, 2022 – ICON, a leader in advanced construction technologies and large-scale 3D printing, announced today that it has received a contract awarded under Phase III of NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

The #1 morning show in America, TODAY, went behind the scenes with ICON and Lennar to get a sneak peek at a 100-home community of 3D-printed homes located in Georgetown, Texas, just 20 minutes outside of Austin.

We are honored to share that ICON’s House Zero, designed by Lake|Flato Architects, has been selected as a recipient of TIME’s Best Inventions 2022 in the Design category!

GEORGETOWN, TX – November 10, 2022 – ICON, the leader of advanced construction technologies pioneering large-scale 3D printing, and Lennar, one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, announced today that construction is underway on the largest community of 3D-printed homes and reservations will begin in 2023.

Announced today, ICON has been named an honoree in Fast Company’s second annual “Brands That Matter” list! ICON matters because housing matters.

We are delighted to announce that the TED Talk “How to build for human life on Mars” by Melodie Yashar, Vice President of Building Performance & Design at ICON, is now available for viewing at TED or in the embedded video below.

We are thrilled to share that ICON’s House Zero, designed by Lake|Flato Architects, is featured on the Fall 2022 issue of Austin Home Magazine and has been selected as one of nine homes to be showcased during the 36th annual AIA Austin Homes Tour taking place October 22-23, 2022.

We are ecstatic to share that ICON’s House Zero was selected as the winner of the Architecture +Experimental Design and +New Technology award categories in Architizer’s esteemed A+Awards for 2022.

AUSTIN, TX, March 2, 2022 – ICON, the leader of advanced construction technologies pioneering large-scale 3D printing, today unveiled its newest 3D-printed home, “House Zero” in Austin, Texas.

We are delighted to share that ICON's Jason Ballard is among the 50 luminaries and leaders who are included in Newsweek’s inaugural list of America’s Greatest Disruptors.

Lennar, one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, and ICON, a construction technologies company pioneering large-scale 3D printing, today announced a commitment to build the largest community of 3D-printed homes to date using ICON’s innovative robotics, software and advanced materials.

3D-printed Homes by ICON Continue to Hit the Austin Real Estate Market

AUSTIN, TX, AUGUST 24, 2021 – ICON, developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software and building materials, today announced it has completed a $207 million series B round of financing led by Norwest Venture Partners.

AUSTIN, TX, AUGUST 16, 2021 - The Texas Military Department (TMD) has partnered with Austin-based construction technologies company, ICON, to design and 3D-print an innovative training barracks at the Camp Swift Training Center in Bastrop, TX.

AUSTIN, TX, AUGUST 6, 2021 –ICON, developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software, and building materials, today announced it has been awarded a subcontract through Jacobs supporting NASA’s The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) to deliver a 3D-printed habitat, known as Mars Dune Alpha, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

AUSTIN, TX, May 25, 2021 – ICON, the leader of advanced construction technologies that advance humanity, today unveiled its next-generation Vulcan construction system and debuted its new Exploration Series of homes to cooperatively develop new design languages and architectural vernaculars with world-class architects based on the opportunities created by construction scale 3D printing.

The #1 Sunday morning program in America, CBS Sunday Morning, goes behind the scenes with ICON's co-founder and CEO Jason Ballard on a new construction site to talk about the future of homebuilding.

AUSTIN, TX, MARCH 10, 2021 - From 3D-printed homes on Earth to the development of space-based construction systems for the Moon, ICON announced today its proprietary technology has delivered the world’s first 3D-printed lunar launch and landing pad at a Texas Military Department location, Camp Swift, just outside of Austin, TX.

ICON has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021.

AUSTIN, TX, March 4, 2021 – The Kansas City developer, 3Strands, today announced that the next evolution of homebuilding has launched with the company’s first multi-home project: America’s first 3D printed homes for sale.

Today, TIME Magazine announced Jason Ballard, co-founder and CEO of ICON, as one of the 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science and activism, and more in the 2021 TIME 100 Next list.

Forbes today unveiled its 10th annual Under 30 List for the Class of 2021 and launched a worldwide community directory of young entrepreneurs, the largest public directory of its kind, and announces that its signature Under 30 Summit – the largest event for entrepreneurs in North America – will return to Detroit next October.

AUSTIN, TX, OCTOBER 1, 2020 –ICON, developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software, and building materials, today announced it has been awarded a government Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract including funding from NASA to begin research and development of a space-based construction system that could support future exploration of the Moon.

AUSTIN, TX, AUGUST 19, 2020 –ICON, developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software, and building materials, today announced it has completed a $35M series A round of financing led by Moderne Ventures.

Over the past year, the ICON team has been working with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), an organization that focuses on accelerating commercial tech into the Department of Defense (DoD), to demonstrate the use of commercial-scale additive manufacturing for military use.

Later this year, in a remote part of Southern Mexico, 50 families will move into the world's first 3D-printed community. And on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, six people who were formerly homeless will move into small 3D-printed homes this May.

ICON, the construction technologies company, today announced it has completed a series of 3D-printed homes as part of its continued partnership with Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF), the Austin non-profit widely known for its compassionate service to the area’s homeless community.

It’s hard to believe that at the beginning of last year there were no 3D-printed homes in North America. 2019 has felt like a most glorious blur … unveiling the new Vulcan II, printing our second house and partnering with Mobile Loaves & Fishes and its Community First! Village, breaking ground on the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood in Mexico with New Story, beginning six more 3D-printed houses at Community First! Village, and a few other projects that we’re excited to share more about in the New Year.

The November issue of Inc. Magazine goes behind-the-scenes with the ICON team as they use robotics, software and advanced materials to 3D print homes to address the global housing crisis.

ICON, MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES, AND CIELO PROPERTY GROUP UNVEIL 3D-PRINTED ‘WELCOME CENTER’ AND REVEAL PLANS TO BEGIN PRINTING HOMES FOR HOMELESS IN AUSTIN

New Story, the nonprofit pioneering solutions to end global homelessness announced that the world’s first 3D-printed community is officially underway and they have revealed the first set of homes in Mexico.

New Story has partnered with ICON to create the world’s first 3D-printed community.

Cielo and ICON announce that they have commissioned an ICON Vulcan 3D printer for homes to be dedicated to the city of Austin to print affordable, sustainable, beautiful and resilient housing.

3Strands announces its early partnership with ICON to explore architectural and design concepts that could be delivered by the Vulcan 3D printer for homes.

ICON and the Colorado School of Mines take fourth place in the Seal Test Stage of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge.

ICON has joined the ranks of Time’s 2018 honorees in their Best Inventions issue.

The first permitted, 3D-printed home created specifically for the developing world was unveiled today in Austin, Texas, by New Story, the non-profit working to create a world where no human being lives in survival mode, and ICON, the newly launched construction technologies company leading the way into the future of homebuilding by using 3D printing to make major advancements in affordability, building performance, sustainability and customizability.

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