Developing an understanding of the relationship between bamboo as a building material and as part of an ecological and economic supply chain is central to the ‘agritecture’ project being developed through collaboration between the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and Sydney-based architects and bamboo specialists Cave Urban. The cross-disciplinary field of agritecture explores the intersection between agriculture and architecture, investigating the relationship between buildings and places through collaborative design research projects. This project explores the cultivation of bamboo to bamboo in buildings that utilise low-tech construction techniques. It investigates the potential of assist with biodiversity, water filtration and soil remediation, and the parallel use of unprocessed temporary buildings to provide new infrastructure in villages where the economic ecology is shifting, focussing on regional and rural communities in Vietnam.
History
Publication title
11th World Bamboo Congress Proceedings
Editors
S Lucas
Pagination
1-12
ISSN
2150-1165
Department/School
School of Architecture and Design
Publisher
WBC
Place of publication
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Event title
11th World Bamboo Congress
Event Venue
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Date of Event (Start Date)
2018-08-14
Date of Event (End Date)
2018-08-18
Rights statement
Copyright 2019 World Bamboo Organisation
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Construction design not elsewhere classified; Construction materials performance and processes not elsewhere classified; Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences