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Created: Jul 28, 2008
Updated: Nov 21, 2009
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BAMBOO DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
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E-144 BAMBOO DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Bamboo Relief Shelter Design Studio
3 units. 6 weeks. Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
Class starts Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Instructors: Marisha Farnsworth & Tomas Rettenwender.
Bamboo, the world's fastest growing plant, is a renewable
resource that can bioremediate air and soil, treat wastewater,
provide a reliable food source, and has potential as a
local building material almost anywhere in the world. The Red
Cross estimates that an average of 211 million people are
affected by disaster every year, and with climate change impending,
that number is anticipated to rise. In this course students will
design bamboo structures that are easily erected and transported,
for rapid response to emergencies.
Class objectives: Learn how to use bamboo as a
building material and apply this knowledge to the design of
bamboo structures. Students will analyze and investigate how
bamboo can be used in today's building industry, offering
a counterpoint to modern industrial practices.
