Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
bamboo, Tag
- Soak in views of the Indian Himalayas at this bamboo-clad hotel villa Tue, 17 Apr 18, 5:00pmPerched high on the mountains of Uttarakhand, India sits The Kumaon, a rustic yet elegant hotel with breathtaking Himalayan views. Boasting floor-to-ceiling mountain views, the hotel designed by Zowa Architects seeks to highlight...
- Colorful bamboo pavilion champions sustainable design in Kuala Lumpur Wed, 28 Feb 18, 6:01pmRenewable and fast-growing bamboo is catching on in the world of construction. To spur on the green material’s popularity, architect Eleena Jamil designed and built Urban Brains, a temporary pavilion that shows off the...
- This breezy bamboo amphitheater pops up in just 25 days Thu, 22 Feb 18, 8:57pmA beautiful bamboo amphitheater has risen in the lush tropics of Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian studio Bambutec Design crafted the 2,150-square-foot structure with the help of computer modeling in addition to old-fashioned model...
- Dumping ground reborn as a bamboo and rammed-earth community space in Vietnam Fri, 26 Jan 18, 9:06pmH&P Architects dramatically transformed an informal dumping ground in Mao Khe, Vietnam into a beautiful pavilion built mainly of locally sourced bamboo and earth...
- Dumping ground reborn as beautiful bamboo and rammed-earth community space Fri, 26 Jan 18, 9:06pmH&P Architects dramatically transformed an informal dumping ground in Mao Khe, Vietnam into a beautiful pavilion built mainly of locally sourced bamboo and earth...
- Shimmering bamboo-shaped skyscraper to rise in Taipei Thu, 25 Jan 18, 8:30pmMove over Taipei 101—a new green-glass skyscraper will soon transform the city skyline. Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners (ACPV) unveiled designs for the Taipei Sky Tower, a 280-meter-tall building that, like...
- Local residents help build pre-fab bamboo social center that can be constructed in a week Thu, 25 Jan 18, 6:49amMexican studio Comunal Taller de Arquitectura is proving yet again that bamboo is a miracle material when it comes to creating affordable housing options...
- Outstanding eco-friendly resort in China is made with recycled and locally-sourced materials Tue, 23 Jan 18, 6:53amThe four pavilions of the Naked Gallery resort in China were built using a combination of locally available natural and recycled waste materials. Xiaohui Designer Studio designed the complex as an eco-friendly space that...
- Elevated bamboo peace bridge for the Korean Demilitarized Zone unveiled by Shigeru Ban and Jae-Eun Choi Tue, 2 Jan 18, 11:40pmSouth Korean artist Jae-Eun Choi is teaming up with prolific architect Shigeru Ban to bridge a peaceful relationship between the two enemy nations of the Korean peninsula...
- Glowing Maggies Center by Steven Holl Architects opens in London Thu, 28 Dec 17, 8:33pmJust in time for the holidays, Steven Holl Architects completed the latest Maggie’s Center, a building the U.S. firm describes as having “a new joyful, glowing presence.” The luminous building at St Bartholomew’s...
- Floating forest of bamboo pops up in Jerusalem Mon, 18 Dec 17, 9:30pmJerusalem is famed for stone, but a recent appearance of bamboo in the city has been turning heads too. Students at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design built a Bamboo Pavilion that can be easily assembled, disassembled, and...
- Bamboo grove creates an oasis of calm atop a busy Chinese mall Fri, 8 Dec 17, 8:30pmA bamboo “forest” wraps around this unique oasis-like space hidden atop a Chinese shopping mall. Beijing-based V STUDIO designed the Bamboo Rooftop Room, a minimalist, all-white space for a client who wanted an intimate...
- IBUKU unveils modular bamboo homes for garbage collectors in Bali Thu, 7 Dec 17, 11:15pmBali-based IBUKU explores the fantastic potential of bamboo as a sustainable building material - and we've featured several of their beautiful buildings in the past...
- Beautiful bamboo archways add dramatic flair to a Xiamen restaurant Wed, 6 Dec 17, 8:30pmOur favorite Vietnamese architecture firm is nearing completion on a gorgeous bamboo restaurant in Xiamen, China. As reported in ArchDaily, Vo Trong Nghia Architects is close to finishing the Ting Xi Bamboo Restaurant, a...
- Foster + Partners London playground is built of natural and sustainable materials Tue, 7 Nov 17, 8:30pmA new urban oasis for school children in London combines sustainable design with holistic learning. Foster + Partners completed the Ashburnham School Playground in partnership with The Bryan Adams Foundation and playground...
- Yes, you can even make clothes out of bamboo!
- Bamboo grows fast, is sustainable and hard wearing.