early B.tuldoides mock-up

#full-scale model - en route to bamboo robots

Joint testing

for a multi-purpose connector, to speed up fabrication process for bamboo vaults similar to the bamboo workshop and smaller; as well as bamboo robots like the waterbot for Berekuso Hill Station.

SAINT VAL Laurent / proposed Haiti housing

proposed Haiti housing

Cool project by SAINT VAL Laurent, Architetto

Reminds me of Sejima's small house but really should harvest/process rain water + while compression joints are interesting, way too many connections per structure. It's bamboo -- just lash it.
When I recall where I just saw this, will add via

How to make a bamboo dumpster

Here's a design for a simple bamboo dumpster that a carpenter and assistant can build in a day. Scale down by 50% to build in a half day; or if limited experience with bamboo and/or using a cutlass. Designed and built in Anam, Nigeria.

Bamboo dumpster in Ebenebe (photo: Stacy Passmore)

Open publication - Free publishing - More bamboo

Bamboo workshop vault

Ogwuyo, Ebenebe-Anam

Dominic and Peter, with Steve (more here): 4 days, ~$500 incl. bamboo cut, flexi tarp roof membrane ((recycled billboard, not shown) similar to bamboo workshop design from Tema research.