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plyboo reveal bamboo panels and the annual interior design awards

Voting for the Interior Design magazine annual Best of Year awards is in full swing, and the Plyboo Reveal collection, from Smith & Fong, is among the entrants with aspirations for winning one of the coveted honors. And with voting taking place between Oct. 1 and 11, you’re going to want to log on to Interior Design’s site and place your vote within the next few days. What is Plyboo Reveal? Competing in the materials and surfaces category, the Reveal...

bamboo is setting a standard in intelligent design

Along with greater public awareness of intelligent design in homes, offices and commercial buildings, has come an increased reliance on bamboo as a building material. Bamboo floors, panels and even bamboo plywood have become essential materials for developers and contractors who are looking to create attractive, sustainable buildings that also deal with problems like noise pollution and ecological calamities. In fact, in some places around the world, bamboo has become so popular that entire homes, office buildings and schools are now being...

developments in architectural innovation

As technology and innovation continue to develop at a rapid pace, they are having an impact on everything from communications to what we eat and how we produce that food to architectural design and building. Advancements in architectural design and sustainable building have been especially impressive of late. You can go to any major city or, in some cases smaller urban and rural settings, and see examples of buildings and styles that you may never have imagined, with those buildings...

innovative uses for bamboo in restaurants

Over the past 15 years or so, restaurants have become some of the most innovative businesses in the world. Whether it’s the dishes they prepare, the ingredients they use, the layout of their kitchens or the way they design their public spaces, restaurants across the globe have been pushing the envelope of what modern cuisine is and how it should be experienced. Among those many innovations, novel approaches to bamboo have been some of the most notable. And it isn’t just...

bamboo house could help alleviate many world problems

Bamboo floors and panels have almost become commonplace in modern home design and renovation, but what about entire structures made of the stuff? In Vietnam, one architectural firm is using bamboo to build low-cost homes that can withstand floods and operate as environmentally sustainable structures. It’s a design that could prove revolutionary on many different levels. Low-cost housing option The 473-square-foot structure, designed by H & P Architects and known as Blooming Bamboo, is expected to cost approximately $2,500 per...