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Further contributions deal both with bamboo as a raw material and as a medium for architecture and design. Bamboo architecture for dystopian times the boston globe. Bamboo the amazing grass amazing and rare tropical species are pictured in 72 color photos. Bamboo weaving is an ancient and endangered craft but a visionary taiwanese artist has revived the art with a modern. Both sustainable and plentiful, it has been used for millennia to make objects ranging from clothing and housing to more exotic luxuries like phonograph needles and childrens toys, to name but a few. A bounty of facts and lore, the profusely illustrated book includes. Books like dunkelberg 1985 and oscarhidalgo 1974 give an endless series of details. Green architecture, also known as sustainable architecture or green building. Learning from the community encouraged us to bring it forward, to prepare guidelines for reconstruction of their houses and different manual for.
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