Reconstructing disaster response
Resilience and Regeneration Theres a gap thats been growing the last few decades, as headlining disasters around the world draw...
Bamboo and Earth Youth Center, Cambodia
An alchemy of bamboo and earthen building Kouk Khleang Youth Center is located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The youth center...
Earth floors saving lives in Rwanda
Earth floors Its as simple as the dirt underneath our feet. Thats the idea behind a project started by a...
Oscar Hidalgo Lopez- The Godfather of Bamboo
Bamboo This interview was conducted in 2007 by Kevin Rowell on the terrace of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum....
SEQUELAE OF EFFICIENCY
Courage is the balance between fear and recklessness. Equanimity stands to soothe our craving and aversions. In our world of...
One straw bale revolution
Flash back: Sept 2010 -Haiti -By Kevin Rowell Veering the front wheel of my 125cc Chinese made Haodjin Motorcycle through...
Earthen building code
One of the most used building materials on earth, the soil beneath our feet may have become the victim of...
David Brower – Earthen Plaster
This plaster for the David Brower Center’s Reception area was designed by: Marisha Farnsworth[mediagrid cat=”39″ filter=”0″ r_width=”auto”]
Bamboo sculpture
Kevin Rowell: Interactive Bamboo Sculpture – Project Tutorial (2013) The Natural Builder 2 pages (3.5MB) “Created as a public installation...
Ilustrated Bamboo Manual
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)
Material Profile – Earth
Kevin Rowell: Material Profile – Earth (February 2010) The Natural Builder 2 pages (332.6kb) “Earth has been an important traditional...
Material Profile – Bamboo
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.
Bamboo Emergency Structures
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.
Colombian Building Code
Text from the Colombian building standards including the use of wood and Bamboo in construction. (in Spanish)
Bamboo Building Essentials
Darrel Deboer and Megan Groth: Bamboo building essentials ( 2010) Deboer Architects
Straw Clay –
Placing straw clay into walls Straw clay has been used for thousands of years, though formulations and techniques vary....
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Hello and thank you for visiting, We are building an online educational experience that is fun, engaging and most importantly...