Traditionally a building material of the warmer climate zones bamboo is becoming increasingly
popular amongst architects in the northern hemisphere bamboo has several advantages - it is
very stable of low weight and highly elastic in addition to being readily available as well
as renewable. The applications of bamboo in architecture have diversified considerably so that
today even structures with large spans - such as bridges - are built with this material.
Renowned universities such as the ETH Zurich or the SUTD in Singapore have conducted research
on engineered bamboo which will further expand its use. The third edition of this manual
provides a systematic overview of the applications and processing methods of this renewable
material. Recent inspiring bamboo buildings have been added.
