Mark Meckes
7th May 2005, 12:22 PM
IL 31 Bambus Bamboo is 11 X 9 in., 428 pages. numerous B7W photos and line drawinga, softbound. 1985. Institute of Lightweight Structures, Stuttgart, Germany (in English and German).
IL 31 Bambus Bamboo (Bamboo as a Building Material) by Klaus Dunkelberg This is one of a series of books published by the Institute of Lightweight Structures. It covers bamboo as a building material, straight rods, curved compression rods, curved tension rods, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Text is in German and English. All photos and drawings are black and white with about half of the publication in photos and drawings. There are sections from leading architects in the field such as Oscar Hidalgo. Joinery examples are extensive and varied. A leading publication in the field of building with bamboo.
Book Sources
- Bamboodirect.com (http://www.bamboodirect.com/bamboo/price/books.html) Gold Beach Oregon USA ( Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery - source of above info) Currently out of stock
- Bamboo Gardener (http://www.bamboogardener.com/booklist.html) - Seattle, Washington USA
- Willaim Stout Architectural Books (http://www.stoutbooks.com/cgi-bin/stoutbooks.cgi/05176.html) San Fransisco USA
Download pdf file (http://bambus.rwth-aachen.de/eng/PDF-Files/IL%2031.pdf) (2.7mb) or go to http://bambus.rwth-aachen.de/
IL 31 Bambus Bamboo (Bamboo as a Building Material) by Klaus Dunkelberg This is one of a series of books published by the Institute of Lightweight Structures. It covers bamboo as a building material, straight rods, curved compression rods, curved tension rods, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Text is in German and English. All photos and drawings are black and white with about half of the publication in photos and drawings. There are sections from leading architects in the field such as Oscar Hidalgo. Joinery examples are extensive and varied. A leading publication in the field of building with bamboo.
Book Sources
- Bamboodirect.com (http://www.bamboodirect.com/bamboo/price/books.html) Gold Beach Oregon USA ( Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery - source of above info) Currently out of stock
- Bamboo Gardener (http://www.bamboogardener.com/booklist.html) - Seattle, Washington USA
- Willaim Stout Architectural Books (http://www.stoutbooks.com/cgi-bin/stoutbooks.cgi/05176.html) San Fransisco USA
Download pdf file (http://bambus.rwth-aachen.de/eng/PDF-Files/IL%2031.pdf) (2.7mb) or go to http://bambus.rwth-aachen.de/