One straw bale revolution
Flash back: Sept 2010 -Haiti -By Kevin Rowell Veering the front wheel of my 125cc Chinese made Haodjin Motorcycle through...
Flash back: Sept 2010 -Haiti -By Kevin Rowell Veering the front wheel of my 125cc Chinese made Haodjin Motorcycle through...
One of the most used building materials on earth, the soil beneath our feet may have become the victim of...
By. Leslie Jackson Now that spring is upon us and the wind doesn’t sing through my leaky poor man’s craftsman bungalow,...
This plaster for the David Brower Center’s Reception area was designed by: Marisha Farnsworth[mediagrid cat=”39″ filter=”0″ r_width=”auto”]
Kevin Rowell: Interactive Bamboo Sculpture – Project Tutorial (2013) The Natural Builder 2 pages (3.5MB) “Created as a public installation...
Kevin Rowell: Illustrated Bamboo Manual V.1 (February 2010) In Collaboration with Architecture for humanity, American Bamboo Society, Kleiwerks International, The Natural Builders. 11 pages (2.6MB)
Kevin Rowell: Material Profile – Earth (February 2010) The Natural Builder 2 pages (332.6kb) “Earth has been an important traditional...
The over 1200 species of bamboo now cataloged, all have one thing in common—they are all grasses. Each plant spreads itself through the soil by means of an intricate web of roots, also called the rhizome.
Created as a protype rapid deploment structure for emergency response, this single sheet instructional guide can be easily printed and included in a tarpulin packaging in regions where bamboo grows readily, optimising material transportation in fast response situations.
Text from the Colombian building standards including the use of wood and Bamboo in construction. (in Spanish)
Darrel Deboer and Megan Groth: Bamboo building essentials ( 2010) Deboer Architects