2007 International Bamboo Building Design Competition An Architecture Design Competition of Structural Bamboo Buildings "Visionary Designs for Ecological Living" |
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Competition Objectives |
Develop new award winning designs for bamboo houses and designs for many types of buildings and structures. |
Raise awareness of the uses of certified structural bamboo for building code approved structures. |
Introduce architects, designers, builders and planners to working with bamboo as a structural material. |
Promote a shared vision to create an environmentally sustainable housing alternative in the building industry. |
Nuture an emerging industry developing sustainable building products and crafts from bamboo. |
Promote preservation and restoration of native and natural forests of the world by replacing wood with bamboo products. |
Promote bamboo propagation, harvesting, manufacturing and building in an ecologically safe manner for the ecosystems and the people of the world. |