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 ...

Pablo van der Lugt is an architect, author and speaker. His research focuses on the potential of materials such as bamboo and mass timber for the construction sector, and their positive impacts on the ...

Archi-Union Architects combined traditional Chinese construction techniques with prefabrication technology to create ‘In Bamboo,’ a pavilion located in Sichuan’s Daoming Town. Created as a ...

Structural engineer Ahmad Mazlan Othman’s love affair with bamboo started in 2013 when he was visiting Vietnam. The former president of the Malaysian Bamboo Society was exploring Ho Chi Minh City when ...

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, ...

Watch as I construct a stunning modern two-story house entirely from bamboo! Using sustainable materials and traditional techniques, I’ll show you the step-by-step process of building this elegant and ...

Modified natural materials will be an essential component of a sustainable future, but first a detailed understanding of their properties is needed. The way heat flows across bamboo cell walls has ...

Bamboo can also be a tasty snack. Chris Ison/PA Bamboo, a common grass which can be harder to pull apart than steel, has the potential to revolutionise building construction throughout the world. But ...

ZHANGZHOU, FUJIAN, CHINA, January 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — As the global construction, furniture manufacturing, and commercial design industries rapidly move ...

Architecture firm RÂU ARCH created this beautiful thatched roof building burrowed deep into the lush rainforests of Vietnam. The MOOC Spring building is designed to accommodate the many visitors that ...

A bicycle made from bamboo. Structural engineer Ahmad Mazlan Othman. The bamboo surau in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu was completed in 2024. File photo by Bernama. Besides being used to make lemang, oil ...