
From Breaking to Breakthrough: Testing a Bamboo Fish Belly Truss
By Luis Echeverría | May 29, 2026 | Engineering -
One of the biggest structural challenges of working with bamboo is spanning horizontally.
By Luis Echeverría | May 29, 2026 | Engineering -
One of the biggest structural challenges of working with bamboo is spanning horizontally.
By Linda Ratna | May 7, 2026 | Bamboo U Built Projects -
A building isn't truly finished when construction stops. It only begins to come to life…
By Mia Larsen | May 6, 2026 | Exploring Bamboo -
Central to the concept of the circular economy is a reframing: Viewing waste not as…
By Mia Larsen | April 14, 2026 | Engineering -
Bamboo doesn’t behave like other building materials, and that’s part of what makes it so…
By Mia Larsen | April 10, 2026 | Design -
Most of the buildings at the Kul Kul Farm, appear intuitive and organic in their…
By Thanapon Wongsanguan (Champ) | April 6, 2026 | Student Work -
In October 2025, Champ, a participant from Thailand, joined the Design and Carpentry Station, where…
By Mia Larsen | April 10, 2026 | Design -
Most of the buildings at the Kul Kul Farm, appear intuitive and organic in their…
By Inaara Thawer | November 17, 2025 | Bamboo U Built Projects - Design -
In contrast to orthographic drawings used in traditional architecture, physical models have primarily served as…
By Mia Larsen | November 14, 2025 | Design -
At first glance, bamboo architecture may seem at odds with the world of digital design…
By Jonathan Daraman Kyvik | May 1, 2025 | Design -
Making a bamboo model is an essential part of the process of building with bamboo.…
By Rodrigo Istchuk | July 7, 2023 | Design -
Explore the transformative potential of Augmented Reality (AR) in reshaping bamboo architecture from design to…
By Lucas Schlüter | February 17, 2023 | Design -
5 things that are often overlooked when beginning to practice as a bamboo architect or…
By Inaara Thawer | July 15, 2025 | Construction -
For several years, design and construction firms in Bali, such as IBUKU and Bamboo Pure…
By Mia Larsen | May 14, 2025 | Construction -
What if the key to sustainable architecture has been with us all along? All over…
By Jonathan Daraman Kyvik | February 24, 2025 | Construction -
In this article, we will go through some contemporary examples of projects made with natural…
By Rodrigo Istchuk | August 23, 2023 | Construction -
Explore Guadua's profound impact on bamboo construction from traditional Colombian architecture to modern seismic-resistant global…
By Luiz Fellipe Machado | July 18, 2023 | Construction -
Explore the history, versatility, and eco-friendliness of Flattened Bamboo Shingles in modern and traditional bamboo…
By Mia Larsen | June 27, 2023 | Construction -
Learn about Sirap, the Indonesian bamboo split roofing, for curvilinear, nature-inspired roof designs.

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