Bamboo Architecture
Bamboo Architecture: Vo Trong Nghia & The Work of VTN ArchitectsPreface by VTN Architects; Introduction by Masaaki Iwamoto; Interview by Vladimir Belogolovsky; Edited by Oscar Riera OjedaOscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, May 2021
Hardcover | 8-1/2 x 11 inches | 320 pages | English | ISBN: 9781946226457 | $59.00
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?I think bamboo is the right material for creating a new architectural language unique to Vietnam.? Vo Trong Nghia
With the climate crisis raging and awareness of humanity?s detrimental impact on the environment now patently apparent, the need for architects to come up with sustainable new solutions has never been more pressing. A key part of any green approach to architecture is the use of local natural materials with a low environmental impact. Bamboo, which has been widely used in Asian architecture for centuries as scaffolding and for bridges, pavilions, houses and other structures, is an ideal material in this context: lightweight, strong and readily available. In an effort to meet the challenges of the 21st century, VTN Architects has developed few ways of working with two species of bamboo in particular: the flexible ?Tam Vong? (Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble) and sturdier ?Luong? (Dendrocalamus barbatus), creating a manufacturing workflow that allows for the production of standardized modules, a knitting technique that enables the material to span large distances and environmentally friendly traditional treatments such as mud-soaking ...
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