Download or read book Booming Bamboo written by Pablo van der Lugt and published by . This book was released on 2017-12 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Booming Bamboo' provides a comprehensive overview of the enormous potential of this sustainable resource. Not only for architecture and design but also for a multitude of other applications. After covering the "bamboo basics" (growth, properties, cultural history, industrialisation), the first part of the book introduces the many benefits of bamboo as a fast-growing, renewable resource. The second part presents the various ways in which bamboo can be transformed into many different exciting materials and fabrics.