Bamboo houses are the traditional housing of the Dai ethnic group in Xishuangbanna. This kind of building is primarily built of bamboo—the posts, girders, purlins, rafters, doors and walls are all ...

The first thing you notice upon entering architect Rosario “Ning” Encarnacion-Tan’s three-story bamboo house is that it breathes. Air and light pass freely through the wide open windows, the slatted ...

Bamboo seems to be enjoying a renaissance these days, what with several, erm, modern items cropping up made with the grass. There's the popular Bambikes, bicycles made with bamboo, bamboo speakers, ...