{"product_id":"bamboo-gridshells-by-david-rockwood-9781138795587","title":"Bamboo Gridshells","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis highly illustrated text brings together two areas which have both grown in popularity in recent years: gridshells and bamboo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBamboo is a fast-growing, naturally available, renewable resource which is quite strong and lends itself to structural applications. In this unique text, David Rockwood demonstrates the viability of bamboo as a building material and considers the advantages – as well as the challenges – of working with bamboo. Its properties, workability, connections, assembly, erection processes, structural behaviour, and final use are explored in detail through a series of design-build experiments and case studies from Hawai’i and Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe only book available on the subject, \u003ci\u003eBamboo Gridshells\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to this emerging technology which will be of interest to anyone working in the areas of sustainable or environmental design, ecological construction, low technology strategies, or alternative materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605110374636,"sku":"9781138795587","price":423.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138795587-bamboo-gridshells.jpg?v=1778123256","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bamboo-gridshells-by-david-rockwood-9781138795587","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}