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Grow Your Own House:
Simon Velez and Bamboo Architecture

by Simon Velez;  Jean Dethier;  Klaus Steffens

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This book presents both the historical significance of bamboo and many different aspects of bamboo construction together with a wealth of pictorial material and scholarly texts. The focus is on the work of Simon Velez, one of the most renowned contemporary architects working with bamboo. Great photos and detailed drawings make this a wonderful introduction to the use of bamboo in construction.

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Publisher Vitra Design Museum Charles-Eames-Str. 1 D-79576 Weil am Rhein Weil am Rein, D-79576 Germany Phone: +49 7621 702 35 78 Fax: +49 7621 702 31 46 www.design-museum.de Distributor Chelsea Green Publishing Company PO Box 428, 85 N. Main Street, Suite 120 White River Junction, VT 05001 Phone: 802-295-6300 Toll-free: 800-639-4099 Fax: 802-295-6444 www.chelseagreen.com Full list of 10 items from this distributor

Available as: book (paperback) Length: 265 pages Published: 2000 ISBN: 3931936252 LOC: NA879.V47 G76 2000

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