In March, Bangladesh's capital city became home to the world's first cell tower constructed entirely out of bamboo — proof that emerging Asia can simultaneously tackle two of its most pressing ...

Every year for just a few weeks, a towering bamboo theater rises from Ap Lei Chau, one of the world’s most densely populated islands. As many as 1,000 people will pack the 81-feet-wide, 130-feet-long, ...

Bamboo produces more oxygen than other plants and also absorbs more carbon dioxide. (This is the last of a two-part series on the potential and challenges of using bamboo in construction). Ahmad ...

After years of publishing projects and articles related to bamboo, we are strongly aware of its qualities as a construction material. But is it really an option that you would use into your next ...

Hong Kong plans to phase out its long tradition of using bamboo scaffolding for construction projects, after the city’s deadliest residential fire in more than 60 years. Investigators are still ...

Editor’s Note: Program note: Construction of Sands’ bamboo home was featured on the Discovery Channel series “Building Off The Grid.” Discovery Channel and CNN are both owned by Warner Bros. Discovery ...

Detail of the Bauhaus art school building designed by architect Walter Gropius in 1925. Image © Claudio Divizia via Shutterstock Executing these seemingly small ...