Better Bamboo Buildings

BETTER BAMBOO BUILDINGS

a platform for bamboo design information & insights

Initiated in August 2020, by Ewe Jin Low, an architect who after many years of conventional practice has refocused and committed his work towards bamboo design, building and education.

All in Bamboo General

Edgardo C Manda - my bamboo advocacy

Apr 9

Apr 9 Edgardo C Manda - my bamboo advocacy

Bamboo General, Buildings/Personalities

Kawayan Collective - from start-up to industry leader

Mar 29

Mar 29 Kawayan Collective - from start-up to industry leader

Book Launch - BAMBOO ARK 1

Aug 30

Aug 30 Book Launch - BAMBOO ARK 1

Bamboo General, Design/Technology, Buildings/Personalities, History/Culture

The Story of Pinboo Boards

Mar 29

Mar 29 The Story of Pinboo Boards

Design/Technology, Bamboo General

Blue Temple - a design for affordable bamboo housing

Jan 11

Jan 11 Blue Temple - a design for affordable bamboo housing

Design/Technology, Bamboo General

Kawayan Collective - Cement-Bamboo-Frame House

Dec 7

Dec 7 Kawayan Collective - Cement-Bamboo-Frame House

BAYOG - Bambusa spinosa in the Philippines

Aug 22

Aug 22 BAYOG - Bambusa spinosa in the Philippines

Bamboo BOLEH - raising bamboo design and construction in Malaysia

Jul 21

Jul 21 Bamboo BOLEH - raising bamboo design and construction in Malaysia

Bamboo Artisans - respect & recognition

Feb 11

Feb 11 Bamboo Artisans - respect & recognition

History/Culture, Bamboo General

3-layer bamboo roof shingles

Jan 26

Jan 26 3-layer bamboo roof shingles

Design/Technology, Bamboo General

Bamboo International Standards

Dec 6

Dec 6 Bamboo International Standards

Designing Better Bamboo Buildings

Nov 24

Nov 24 Designing Better Bamboo Buildings

Bamboo General, Design/Technology

Nov 22

Nov 22 Bamboo Penjing

'Booming Bamboo' - a book review

Nov 8

Nov 8 'Booming Bamboo' - a book review

Bambusa Blumeana - thorny bamboo

Oct 25

Oct 25 Bambusa Blumeana - thorny bamboo

Bamboo General, Design/Technology

Bamboo Green Roofs - Orangutan Haven

Oct 18

Oct 18 Bamboo Green Roofs - Orangutan Haven

Buildings/Personalities, Bamboo General

James Wolf - the multifaceted bamboo master

Oct 11

Oct 11 James Wolf - the multifaceted bamboo master

Buildings/Personalities, Bamboo General

Dendrocalamus Asper - giant bamboo

Sep 20

Sep 20 Dendrocalamus Asper - giant bamboo

Bamboo General, Design/Technology

Becoming a 'Bamboo Architect'

Sep 9

Sep 9 Becoming a 'Bamboo Architect'

Bamboo General, History/Culture

Starting 'Better Bamboo Buildings'

Aug 17

Aug 17 Starting 'Better Bamboo Buildings'