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The art of using bamboos in construction goes back to about 5000 years. The use of bamboo still prevails in construction of bamboo houses, compound fencing, small bridges and furniture making etc. and with its diversified utility has widening scope in future. Using bamboo in building structures and developing innovative products should be encouraged. The [...]

We all know about the 7.9 magnitude disaster earthquake which killed 69,000 people in central China last May, following which the government intended to build about 1.5 million provisional homes for the effected. Knowing this, the idea of creating these geometrical homes resembling folded paper art of Japan struck Ming Tang.