Learn Bamboo Design and Construction, in Bali, Costa Rica or Online
In collaboration with IBUKU, born at Green School Bali. Thousands of students from more than 40 countries.
Learn From the Land. Build for the Place.
Bamboo U's first course in Costa Rica, on a regenerative farm in Nosara, beside the maloca by IBUKU.
Eight days building with Guadua bamboo and earth. Two Bamboo U carpenters from Bali work alongside the group as you raise three structures together: an observatory deck, a farm shade and a temazcal. Joinery, natural plasters, agroforestry and fire cooking, with 25 places.
Join Us in Costa Rica
Bamboo U × Tierramor
Eight days building with Guadua bamboo and earth on a regenerative farm, beside the maloca by IBUKU. Joinery, natural plasters, agroforestry and three structures raised together.
11-Day Build & Design Course
Eleven days on campus at The Kul Kul Farm. Harvesting, treatment, model making, design, carpentry and a full-scale build, in collaboration with IBUKU.
Custom Workshop
Our dates do not fit your schedule? A tailored bamboo building workshop on campus for groups of ten or more.
1-Day Visit Experience
A guided day on campus: a tour of the bamboo structures, a zero-waste organic lunch, and an optional model making or carpentry workshop.
Digital Design Course, Live Edition
Seven guided weeks with the Bamboo U and IBUKU team. Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray and the Adobe Creative Cloud, built for beginners.
The Principles of Bamboo Design
The fundamentals of designing with bamboo in your own context, through cinematic video lessons and downloadable resources.
Bamboo Carpentry & Construction
Step-by-step bamboo construction: joinery, structural systems and the site knowledge behind buildings that last.
Bamboo Treatment
Non-toxic, boron-based preservation. Why bamboo needs treating, and how to do it at small and medium scale.
Bamboo Harvesting
Sustainable harvesting and clump care, the first steps before you build anything.
Introduction to Bamboo Engineering
How bamboo's natural properties make it a structural material, and how engineers apply them. In collaboration with BASE Bahay.
Not sure where to start?
Every course stands on its own. Most people start online and come to Bali once they know what they want to build.