Bend & Build: Architecture with Bamboo Stagecraft In the same spirited approach

In the same spirited approach

Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005)

a range of letters and documents

the pilgrimage route of Saint Francis in Italy

Special insight into his process can be gleaned from his own homes

Bend & Build: Architecture with Bamboo Stagecraft In the same spirited approachArchitecture involving and consisting of bamboo as a building material has developed into one of the most fascinating and dynamic areas of global building culture. The giant grass is found on all continents and, as the fastest growing plant species, is in basically infinite supply. The unique material properties combining extreme hardness with low weight, strong compressive and tensile strength, and elasticity significantly contribute to this trend.