Builders Without Borders
“We are an international network of ecological builders who form partnerships with communities and organizations around the world to create affordable housing from local materials and to work together for a sustainable future. We believe the solution to homelessness is not merely housing, but a local population trained to provide housing for themselves.”
About Colombia’s Bamboo – Gale Beth Goldberg AIA
Guadua ( Bambusa guadua angustifolia ) is the most visibly dominant bamboo in the Caldas region of Colombia. It has been used in architecture since the 1920’s, and has been reinvigorated by the design talents of architect Simón Vélez and artisan Marcelo Villegas.
Ms. Goldberg researched and documented this bamboo architecture in Colombia during November, 1998, with the support of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
The American Bamboo Society
This page is designed to introduce you to the ABS and provide “pointers” to additional information about bamboo.
Hassan Fathy – African Art & Architecture
“The quality and values inherent to the traditional and human response to the environment might be preserved without a loss of the advances of science.
Science can be applied to various aspects of our work, while it is at the same time subordinated to philosophy, faith and spirituality.”
Timber Framers Guild of North America
We are the Timber Framers Guild of North America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the benefits, beauty, and practicality of a timber frame structure. We are builders, architects, carpenters, and people who just like other timber framers, and we invite you to join us in our adventures.
