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Bamboo is a type of grass that has been used as a building material for thousands of years in many parts of the world, particularly in Asia. Bamboo is valued for its strength, durability, and versatility, making it an ideal construction material. One of the advantages of using bamboo is its sustainability. Bamboo is a renewable resource that grows quickly and can be harvested within a few years, making it a more environmentally friendly alternative to other building materials like wood or concrete. Additionally, bamboo is lightweight and easy to work with, making it suitable for construction in areas with limited resources or technology.
Located in the mountainous region of Fujian Province, China, the Fujian Tulou (土楼) represents an extraordinary blend of architectural innovation, cultural resilience, and communal living. These traditional Hakka walled villages,…
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Tulum, Mexico, a place originally known for its ancient Mayan ruins and pristine beaches, is fast becoming a cosmopolitan city. In stark contrast to Rem Koolhaas’s “Delirious New York,“ Tulum…
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The park gateway has been designed by West-line studio architects as a dense assembly of vertical lines. The gate is hidden in the Bamboo Sea and interacts with the particular…
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Completed in 2020 by ARCHSTUDIO, the Qishe Courtyard House is a renovation project located in a hutong within an old core quarter of Beijing. It’s a small Siheyuan (a traditional…
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The Sumbanese traditional house, also known as Uma Mbatangu or “peaked house”, is a type of vernacular architecture unique to the island of Sumba in Indonesia. The house is distinguished…
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Completed in 2015 by Chinese Architecture firm ARCHSTUDIO, this tea house located in Beijing’s traditional Hutong district was a delicate and selective renovation project that had to factor in the…
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In China, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma was chosen among ten Asian architects to design ten residences each, creating a hundred houses altogether in a forest adjacent to the Great Wall…
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[a]FA _ [applied] Foreign Affairs has recently completed the stage for the Haduwa Arts & Culture Insitute in Apam. Located on the Atlantic coastline of Ghana´s Central Region, it is…
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Designed by NLE Architects in 2013 this small-scale floating project in Nigeria is an alternative building system that provides space for education and cultural programmes in Africa’s coastal regions.
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In Tokyo, Architect Kengo Kuma was chosen to design Pigment, an art-supply shop like no other. With more than 4,200 pigments as well as 600 paintbrushes and 50 types of…
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The PC House by renowned japanese architect Kengo Kuma is a private single-storey house in eastern japan. With a strong roots in traditional japanese temples the program is arranged in a windmill formation with…
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