Join the 11 Day Build & Design Course
The world's most comprehensive hands-on bamboo design and construction course. Guided by globally recognized experts, surrounded by the most innovative collection of bamboo architecture on the planet.
In collaboration with IBUKU · Born at Green School Bali · 500+ alumni across the world
Book Your Seat, July 3 to 14
From curious to capable in 11 days
A practical, tangible skillset you can take straight back into your own work and context.
Learn Bamboo Construction Essentials
You will leave with a set of tools to help you build with bamboo in your own context.
Design For A Sustainable Future
Engaging hands-on with nature's most resilient building material and addressing the defining challenges of our time.
Connect With Bamboo Experts
An international community of 500+ Bamboo U alumni, experts and facilitators.
Open Up New Possibilities In Your Career
Get certified, enjoy lifetime access and discounts on Bamboo U programs.
Loved by builders, architects and designers
"Bamboo's versatility is unparalleled, and so is Bamboo U's. As an engineer, the construction phase of the course was particularly fulfilling given that you get to synthesize everything you've learnt in a practical, hands-on, tangible way."
"It is an amazing experience to participate at Bamboo U. The course is excellent: guided by brilliant experts, you are introduced to all the opportunities of how to work and live with this extraordinary material. What a thrill, the Bamboo-Journey has just begun!"
"My expectations were exceeded. I fell asleep every night fully saturated with information and inspiration. To be honest, the best part of the course was the community it built and the creative dialogue it fostered."
Step inside an 11-Day course
Live and build on a bamboo campus and organic farm
- Live in a bamboo and permaculture wonderland for 11 days
- Architectural tour of Green School
- Design tour of the IBUKU architecture office, where bamboo dreams are made
- Visit the bamboo factory to see first hand the sorting, processing and building of bamboo
- Live talks with the foremost bamboo experts from around the world
- The most deliciously curated farm to table meals you've ever tasted (vegan and meat options available)
Show me what's inside
Eleven days, fully structured: from the fundamentals to a full-scale bamboo build, then your certificate.
Welcome to Bamboo U
Welcome, the very basics of building with bamboo, and the story of Bamboo U.
Our Bamboo World
Visit the IBUKU design office and Bamboo Pure factory. Structural systems, an architecture tour of Green School, bamboo structures and material palettes.
Forestry, Harvesting & Treatment
Sustainable bamboo forestry, propagation, harvesting and growing healthy clumps, and bamboo treatment.
Model Making
Bamboo model making, translating concept into form at scale.
Bamboo Carpentry
Bamboo joinery systems: whole joints, fishmouths, lashing, bolt joints and hybrid systems.
Downtime
Enjoy a day off. Explore Bali, arrange a day tour, or just relax at the beach.
Build With Bamboo
Engage in a full-scale bamboo construction, work on your own concept model, or build a piece of furniture with the help of our bamboo carpenters.
Certificate Ceremony
A recap of everything you built, then your certificate ceremony.
Who the 11-Day Course is for
You don't need to be an architect, designer or engineer. You just need the curiosity to build.
Your facilitators
Luis Echeverría
Management Consulting Professional
Mike Linthon
Architect & Facilitator
Asmara Jaya
Head & Master Carpenter
Moko Sumerta
Master Carpenter
A special collaboration with Negar Kalantar
Negar Kalantar, Co-Director of Digital Craft Lab at California College of the Arts, will be joining us in Bali from July 3 to 14 for the upcoming 11-Day Bamboo Design & Build Course. Together, we'll be exploring bamboo as a dynamic and transformable material through talks, hands-on workshops, and full-scale experimentation focused on deployable structures.
Everything included in your fee
One payment covers your full 11 days.
Not included: airfare, airport transport and health insurance. Private accommodation upgrades available from US$350.
One price, everything included
Workshops, materials, tours, lectures, farm-to-table meals and shared accommodation in a bamboo lodge. All included.
Flexible: reschedule to any future course date within a 12 month period. 3-month payment plans available when you book at least 3 months before your start date. Open to all levels, ages 18+.
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Your bamboo journey starts in Bali
Join 500+ alumni from around the world. 11 hands-on days, and a skillset you'll carry into every project to come.
Book Your Seat, July 3 to 14