Learn Bamboo Design and Construction, in Bali or Online
In collaboration with IBUKU, born at Green School Bali. Thousands of students from more than 40 countries.
4 World-Class Bamboo Buildings Made Possible With Digital Tools
How algorithms turn your ideas into structures, and what tools you need.
Bamboo is irregular, tapered, and no two culms are alike. Most design software was built for none of that. This session shows you how digital tools bridge that gap, and what each one resolved on four real projects.
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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.