To satisfy the competition’s three principles, Penda used locally sourced and fast-growing bamboo as the primary building material. Inspired by the minimalist teepees of the nomadic Native American ...

Sustainable construction was the main motivation behind the design. “Why wouldn’t we want to build with a strong natural fiber that takes five years to grow instead of 20, 40 or 80 years?” the ...

In our fifth Haitian adventure, we will be working in groups to intensively learn a design methodology, software tools, and use this to propose an efficient, iconic bamboo structure. In the later 2/3 ...