Cultivating Knowledge of Bamboo

II Simposio Ibérico del Bambú

Lisbon, October 2024

Here is a brief photographic summary of the Second Iberian Symposium on Bamboo, held on 11 and 12 October in Lisbon. 

• Promoting the environmentally friendly use of bamboo
• Promoting innovation
• Training through education
• Promoting global collaboration
• Promoting socio-economic benefits
• Celebration of cultural heritage
• Strengthening sustainable partnerships

These have been very enriching days of work, exchange of experiences and cultures.

Many thanks to the@asibambu team, especially Joana and Tiago @bambubicycles for making it possible, and to all the attendees and volunteers for their tremendous involvement:

@manabambooworld @tacuara_bambu , @broto.d.bambu , Laure Julienne, Susana, @vadefibras @sarettauz .

A big thank you to ​@isagronomia and Parque Florestal Monsanto for their hospitality and availability at all times, and to the winners of the bamboo design competition for students, @alejandraserrano6 @solso3 @luisbocamacho cristina.dwg 

Bamboo huts building workshop

Efímera, days of ephemeral art and eco-feminism organised by Tárrega Town Council.

Tárrega, April 2024

Collective construction of huts decorated with fabrics dyed with vegetable dyes by @corremarges y @projecteestrip

They are now available to primary schools in the city, to be installed in playgrounds for the enjoyment of the children.

Thank you very much @ciutadania.tarrega for counting on us for this activity.

Jornadas del Bambú

Valencia, 7/9 October 2022

Divulgación y formación sobre el Bambú y su uso en la Península Ibérica

We will actively participate in the II Bamboo Conference in Valencia, organised by the Iberian Bamboo Association (AsIB) with the collaboration and sponsorship of Bambusa and the support of INBAR, the University of Valencia Botanical Garden, and Ubik Café.

Make your bamboo model!

Social and creative gathering to introduce the conference

a las jornadas

Bamboo model-making workshop at Ubik Café

Children's workshops at the Valencia Botanical Gardens

Design and assembly of objects for the garden

(birdhouses and modular constructions)

modulares)

Bamboo construction workshop​

📍Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia

📍Bambusa Estudio Warehouse

- Tools and materials for building with bamboo

- Assembly techniques in structures

- Construction of the defined structure

Transformation of educational spaces

El Rosal (PO), March 2021

Guadua bamboo structure for the courtyards of the Manuel Suárez Marquier CPI, adding a new outdoor relaxation area.

The project is part of the working group to transform educational spaces through participatory processes involving students and the entire educational community, with the active participation of students in the art class.

Many thanks to @elenagdahlgren @_mat.arte For their enthusiasm and organisation, to the school's management team (Aaron, Diego), CFR Vigo (especially Laren, for his support), Carlos from the caretaker's office, El Rosal Town Council and its workers, and the 4th year ESO students.

Workshop CETMAR 

Centro Tecnológico del Mar de Vigo, Marzo 2020

Teaching types of joints and processes for bending bamboo canes and strips, exploring the possibilities for application in boat building.​

I Simposio Ibérico del Bambú + Taller UPM

 Instituto Eduardo Torroja, Madrid, October 2019

1st Iberian Bamboo Symposium

From 1 to 3 October 2019, we organised, together with INBAR the first Iberian Bamboo Symposium + Bamboo Construction Workshop, with the aim of communicating the benefits of bamboo and its contributions in various areas that help meet sustainable development goals and the Paris Agreement to a wide range of European stakeholders, encouraging new partnerships, programmes and research on bamboo applications in European markets. Participants and speakers come from a wide range of sectors in European countries and bamboo-producing countries, including international experts, policy makers and representatives of the private sector.

"How can Europe benefit from bamboo? Historically associated with countries located in the tropics and subtropics, this fast-growing plant, known by some as "vegetable steel", can be integrated into lifestyles in the Global North in a variety of ways: as a new source of renewable energy, as a low-carbon material, as a replacement for single-use plastics, but also for use in sustainable construction, potentially becoming a crucial part of a circular economy. By developing the market for bamboo products and collaborating more closely with bamboo-producing countries, Europe can find in this plant a new natural contribution to sustainable development."

Bamboo Construction Workshop

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM, Octubre 2019

The workshop is organised by the Department of Construction and Architectural Technologies at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, thanks to the participation and sponsorship of BAMBUSA ESTUDIO.

For this edition, we also have the collaboration of INBAR and his management team.

The aim is to introduce bamboo as a potential building material, including a theoretical section to gain in-depth knowledge of the material and a practical workshop consisting of the installation of a bamboo greenhouse.​

Bamboo Bicycles

Bambusa warehouse -  February 2019 

Intensive course on building bamboo bicycles taught by Nicolás Masuelli @caminobambu

On 3rd, 4th and 5th May 2019, we will have the pleasure of enjoying a three-day workshop at our facilities in Valencia. Limited places available!​

Curso intensivo de construcción de bicicletas de bambú dictado por Nicolás Masuelli @caminobambu

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Practical workshop on green building with bamboo

Alg_a Lab Vigo, Feb 2018

Construction of a structure for heavy loads using Guadua bamboo canes, consisting of two inverted trusses and pillars to support a green roof in the spaces of  Alg_a Lab.

Together with the students, we practised the construction system using a template on the ground, threaded rod joints, fish mouth joints, cement filling and structure placement, for future covering with soil and plants. The roof battens are made from Nigra bamboo cane sourced from this area.

Course held as part of the IV Course on Bioconstruction at the Valladares neighbourhood centre (Vigo), coordinated by Alex Fernandez of Tecnoloxías Apropiadas Natural Materials and Construction Systems module.

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Bamboo eco-construction workshop

Monforte de Lemos (Lugo), 2017

As part of the IV Conference organised by ESPIGA, – Galician Association for Bioconstruction – we participated with a talk where we were able to showcase the characteristics of Guadua, including the processes it undergoes before arriving in Spain, a life cycle analysis of the material, and the ecological footprint of its processing and transport.

We were also able to discuss the current status of specific regulations for bamboo and, based on our experience and that of international specialists, show constructive examples with different solutions and possibilities.

We concluded the presentation on Guadua with a workshop on making bamboo joints, where we made fish mouths, T-type joints and a fish truss (+ examples of connections)

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Mala hierba nunca muere
(Bad weeds never die)

Theoretical and practical workshop on building with bamboo

CDICV, Valencia 2014

We began 2012 with this workshop organised by the Association of Interior Designers of the Valencian Community in the Grao de Valencia warehouses.

The idea was, on the one hand, to raise awareness of the properties and current uses of this great material and, on the other, to practise building small, regular structures in which the possibilities of bamboo as a construction material could be clearly seen.​

Using Moso slats and 4 and 8 cm Moso bamboo canes, we demonstrate the method for constructing a "fish truss", forming a hyperbolic paraboloid and two types of hyperboloid-shaped columns in which we can easily modify the curvature and height to obtain different results...  It almost takes longer to name the structures than to build them.

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