Jun Jie Zhang creates irregular lamp shades from woven bamboo
Hangzhou-based designer Jun Jie Zhang aims to show the softer qualities of bamboo with his series of woven light shades, which were displayed during this year's Design Shanghai. More
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Curved thatched roof covers Chieng Yen Community House in a Vietnamese forest
This community centre in Vietnam, designed by 1+1>2 Architects, features a bamboo framework and a thatched roof that wraps a concrete amphitheatre. More
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Vo Trong Nghia Architects creates "cave-like" Nocenco cafe with swirling bamboo ceiling
Vo Trong Nghia Architects used bamboo to create spiralling structures that flow from the ceiling to the floors and conceal concrete pillars at this rooftop cafe in the Vietnamese city of Vinh. More
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Eight eye-catching homes made from bamboo
Architects around the world are capitalising on the versatility of bamboo, so we've selected eight of the best homes that incorporate the material, including a prefabricated social housing project in Mexico and a holiday home on stilts in Sri Lanka. More
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Foster + Partners unveils Apple Store in Macau with translucent stone walls and bamboo
Tall shoots of bamboo rise through the central atrium of a new Apple Store completed by Foster + Partners in Macau, China. More
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Studio8 looks to the landscape of eastern China for the design of Anadu Resort hotel
Studio8 referenced tea leaves and bamboo cane throughout the design of this hotel near Hangzhou, China, to keep guests' attention on the surrounding rural terrain. More
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Gridded bamboo framework partitions Beijing office by 0 Architecture
Chinese studio 0 Architecture has converted a traditional courtyard house in Beijing into an office with spaces divided up by screens made from thousands of bamboo poles. More
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Vilela Florez designs Bamboo House with chevron-patterned exterior in rural Brazil
Bamboo slats are laid diagonally between the dark vertical ribs of this residence in Brazil, by architecture firm Vilela Florez. More
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Zowa Architects combines bamboo and glass for The Kumoan hotel in the Himalayas
Sri Lankan practice Zowa Architects has used bamboo canes to shroud the glazed walls of this boutique hotel in Uttarakhand, India, which cantilevers out to give optimal views of the Himalayas. More
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Bamboo social housing in rural Mexico can be built by residents in a week
Mexico City studio Comunal Taller de Arquitectura has completed a prototype for social housing in a mountain town, using a prefabricated bamboo frame that residents can use to replicate the structure in just seven days. More
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Vo Trong Nghia fronts slim house in Ho Chi Minh City with huge bamboo-filled planters
Bamboo plants grow up the front of this slender house in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, which Vo Trong Nghia Architects has covered in huge, grooved concrete planters. More
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Baca Architects bases treehouse hotel for Panama eco resort on a cocoa pod
London practice Baca Architects has designed a cocoa pod-shaped treehouse for an eco hotel located on a secluded Panama island, which is accessible only by boat. More
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Arched bamboo trusses left exposed in Chiang Mai sports hall to create a "feast to the eye"
Chiangmai Life Architects and Construction modelled the segmented and undulating roof of this bamboo sports hall at a school in Chiang Mai in Thailand on the petals of a lotus flower. More
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Students "reinvigorate" traditional bamboo weaving with digital technologies for Sun Room pavilion
Architecture students from the University of Hong Kong created this woven bamboo shelter for farmers in China's Fujian province by combining age-old weaving techniques with digital design methodologies. More
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Budi Pradono combines contemporary and traditional building methods for house in Bali
Bamboo construction is used to create a complex roof incorporating four chimney-like skylights at this house in the Balinese village of Kelating, designed by Indonesian architect Budi Pradono. More
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Latticed bamboo bridge by Mimesis Architecture Studio references Jiangsu's craft traditions
Mimesis Architecture Studio designed this bamboo-lined bridge in China's Jiangsu Province to celebrate the region's ancient craft industries. More
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Made in Ratio to launch bamboo-topped Stellar Nova table during Milan design week
During this year's Milan design week, London studio Made in Ratio will present an environmentally sustainable table with recycled aluminium legs and a bamboo top. More
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Soba bamboo furniture by Stefan Diez naturally changes colour over time
This flat-pack bamboo bench and trestle by German designer Stefan Diez is held together with string and doesn't require any tools or fixings to assemble. More
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Toshiko Mori uses compressed earth and bamboo for cultural hub in remote Senegalese village
This cultural centre in Senegal by Japanese architect Toshiko Mori was constructed using exclusively local materials and techniques – and has been recognised in the architecture category of the 2017 AIA Awards. More
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Li Hao uses mirrored glass and bamboo for reflective pavilion in southern China
Architect Li Hao has clad this bamboo and wood pavilion in mirrored glass to reflect the historic town in southern China that it faces. More
