LIVING BUILDING

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Iconic India Innovations

Bamboo : That Magic Grass

Reference Reading

Thursday, 11 June 2020, 10:30am-12:30pm.

All Students are requested to read this and study below links that have been offered here for reading before the next Iconic India Innovations Dialog.
Attached are few web links that have papers, articles and primers on Bamboo, potential for architecture and design.
It serves as an informative background for all students ahead of the talk. It is recommended that these are studied with focus.

Reference Reading

BAMBOO - ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN OPTIONS

The world record for the fastest growing plant belongs to certain species of the 45 genera of bamboo, which have been found to grow at up to 91 cm (35 in) per day or at a rate of 0.00003 km/h (0.00002 mph).

According to the RHS Dictionary of Gardening, there are approximately 1,000 species of bamboos. The tallest recorded in the tropics was reportedly 40 m (130 ft), in Europe and the USA 20-30 m (65-98 ft) has been the tallest.

Bamboo is grass. Not wood. It’s sustainable. Can be grown far faster. Offers tensile strength even for roofing systems.

A world of information here on bamboo and how you could use it.

• More than one Billion people live in Bamboo homes... https://www.bamboogrove.com/bamboo-houses.html
• Bamboo 24hr Time Lapse Growth - https://youtu.be/FfDOMwFX5Hg
• Look at how this bamboo can grow at one feet a day!! https://lewisbamboo.com/growth-chart-of-bamboo/
• Myths and Realities of Bamboo https://www.guaduabamboo.com/blog/the-reality-about-building-with-bamboo
• Bamboo as a Building Material - its Uses and Advantages in Construction https://theconstructor.org/building/bamboo-as-a-building-material-uses-advantages/14838/
• Bamboo as a Building Material. https://www.krishisanskriti.org/vol_image/13Jun201501060715.pdf
• Use of Bamboo as a renewable and environmentally friendly material. http://www.altenergy.org/oldgrowth/bamboo.html
• Bamboo as a Replacement to Steel. https://interestingengineering.com/bamboo-as-a-replacement-to-steel
• Building with bamboo. https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/homes-and-gardens/why-bamboo-is-a-great-building-material/article24112886.ece
• 50 bamboo artists to participate in artisan conclave. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/50-bamboo-artists-to-participate-in-artisan-conclave.html
• Research on bamboo craft development from perspective of green design. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335224135_Research_on_bamboo_craft_development_from_perspective_of_green_design
• Bamboo construction. Case studies included. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_construction