In the final podcast of this season, I sat down with Mexico-based architect, Lucilla Aguilar to talk about her experience in working with bamboo for post-earthquake relief and how she created systems for working with bamboo that are replicable and easy for non-bamboo carpenters to work with. 

In This Episode We Discuss:

• The Beauty Of Bamboo Architecture
• My First Bamboo Project
• Collaborating With Other Bamboo Architects In Mexico
• Bamboo Housing For Post Earthquake Relief
• What Bamboo Can Do For Communities
• Creating Adaptable Designs
• Creating Replicable And Easy Systems For Working With Bamboo
• Building Walls For Bamboo Structures
• Developing A Bamboo Workforce
• Bamboo Building Regulations
• Bringing Bamboo Into Urban Centres
• Building A Bamboo Pavilion
• Building Inspiring and Long Lasting Structures
• Building A Bamboo Community
• The Beauty Of Bamboo Architecture
• My First Bamboo Project
• Collaborating With Other Bamboo Architects In Mexico
• Bamboo Housing For Post-Earthquake Relief
• What Bamboo Can Do For Communities
• Creating Adaptable Designs
• Creating Replicable And Easy Systems For Working With Bamboo
• Building Walls For Bamboo Structures
• Developing A Bamboo Workforce
• Bamboo Building Regulations
• Bringing Bamboo Into Urban Centres
• Building A Bamboo Pavilion
• Building Inspiring and Long Lasting Structures
• Building A Bamboo Community

We dive into the world of bamboo furniture production with Rebecca Reubens, the driving force behind Rhizome. From industrial design to bamboo furniture, Rebecca shares her journey of working with bamboo; empowering collaborations with local communities, NGOs, local governments, and craftspeople. We talk about everything from colonization, the issues with industrial design, creating products with soul, and much more. 

In This Episode We Discuss:

• From Industrial Design To Bamboo
• Investigating Bamboo Species For Furniture Production
• Using Local Bamboo
• Standardising Bamboo
• Changing The Perception Of Bamboo
• Creating A High-Value Bamboo Product Line
• Uplifting Local Bamboo Communities
• Working with INBAR
• Empowering Communities
• Working With The Local Government
• Dendrocalamus Strictus
• Traditional Skills And Contemporary Designs
• The Value Of Craftspeople
• Challenges In Bamboo Furniture
• Creating Products With Soul
• What is Next For Rhizome
• Rebecca’s Advice For Designers Who Aspire To Work With Bamb

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Bamboo As A Building Material
• How Bamboo Sits Within The Spectrum Of Materials
• Creating Rules And Codes Of Practice For Bamboo
• The Properties Of Bamboo
• Incorporating Bamboo Into A Western Context
• Engineered Bamboo
• Zero Carbon Buildings
• How Bamboo Grows
• Harvesting Bamboo
• The Impact Of Bamboo On The Construction Industry
• Researching The Manufacturing Of Engineered Bamboo In Vancouver
• Bamboo In North America
• ISO Standards For Bamboo
• How Bamboo Is Superior To Wood and How It Is Inferior
• Bamboo’s Tensile And Compression Capacities
• Opportunities With Engineered Bamboo
• Bamboo And Japanese Joinery
• The Limits Of Round Pole Construction
• Geometric Stiffness And Its Role In Bamboo Architecture
• Bamboo Testing
• University Research Of Bamboo
• Bamboo Joinery
• The Future Potential Of Round Pole Construction
• Taking Bamboo To Mars

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