Simón Vélez: Architect Mastering Bamboo

Simón Vélez: Architect Mastering Bamboo

For Colombian architect Simon VÃ©lez (born 1949), botany has been inextricable from architecture. His work has been significantly determined by his countryâ€™s tropical resources, in particular its lush vegetation and abundance of guadua bamboo--a common species throughout the valleys of Colombia. Working in close collaboration with the engineerâ€“constructor Marcello Villegas, VÃ©lez has devised bamboo buildings that are extraordinary not only in appearance but also in their structural simplicity, and in their suitability for scenarios in which construction tools and resources are minimal. VÃ©lez has so successfully popularized guadua bamboo that today even his wealthiest clients are commissioning luxury residences in this material formerly associated with peasant dwellings. He has also successfully persuaded numerous public administrations, town councils and businesses concerned about the environmental impact of their activities to adopt and promote guadua bamboo; he has designed bamboo buildings in Germany, France, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, China, Jamaica, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and India. In this monograph, illustrated throughout by Deidi von Schaewenâ€™s photographs, author Pierre Frey guides us through a range of works by VÃ©lez, examining his construction methods--in bamboo, steel and wood--as exemplifying a new kind of vernacular architecture.
Country USA
Brand Actes Sud
Manufacturer Actes Sud
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2013-09-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9782330012373

Country	USA
Brand	Actes Sud
Manufacturer	Actes Sud
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2013-09-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9782330012373

Simón Vélez: Architect Mastering Bamboo

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