Every year for just a few weeks, a towering bamboo theater rises from Ap Lei Chau, one of the world's most densely populated islands. As many as 1,000 people will pack the 81-feet-wide, 130-feet-long, ...

This video demonstrates essential survival skills in a jungle environment, focusing on building a structure using bamboo and primitive techniques with readily available materials like dirt.

In this video, we demonstrate how to build a bamboo boat using only traditional tools and time-tested techniques. Every step from selecting and preparing the bamboo to binding and shaping the ...

Vietnam's BambuBuild, working in collaboration with architecture firm Tran Ba Tiep, was commissioned to create a visually impressive and environmentally friendly centerpiece of a large restaurant. In ...

Bamboo, the perennial and plentiful plant, is the next big thing in sustainable construction. For centuries, bamboo had been used for traditional ceremonies and as the primary material for building ...

A model of a bamboo gazebo under construction. The American Bamboo Society held a bamboo building workshop on Saturday, November 4 and Sunday, November 5, 2023 at Avery Island and Jefferson Island in ...

The University of Pittsburgh's Kent Harries recently co-authored the first structural engineering manual for bamboo, which offers detailed guidance and commentary to the 2021 International ...

VTN Architects' recently completed Casamia Community House is the latest example of the firm's skill in using bamboo as a construction material. The building has been designed to be durable and ...

Engineers and architects are now using of bamboo construction know-how from prefabricated housing in Myanmar to build a much large structure in Madagascar. Raphaël Ascoli, founder of Yangon-based ...

Flexible, versatile and sustainable–these words best describe the bamboo structure design by Beijing-based design cooperative Penda. Dezeen reports that the design was made for the AIM Legend of the ...

Each material has its own peculiarities and, when using it for building, the design and construction process must accommodate these characteristics. A steel-framed building, for example, must be ...