Archinect - News2024-05-02T06:40:23-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/29114280/colombia-architect-leads-bamboo-building-crusade
Colombia architect leads bamboo building crusade Archinect2011-11-29T00:02:42-05:00>2011-11-29T17:53:44-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2b38b396dab45689171d1aea772ef4f2?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Swiss architectural historian Pierre Frey describes [Simon] Velez as a leader in the "vernacular" movement in architecture, a school of design using local materials and anchored firmly in a designer's surrounding "context." His tile-roofed, bamboo-supported structures, often with monumental overhangs, are a trademark, reflecting the sheltering function in a country with an equatorial sun and monsoon rains.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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