The Forestry Bureau and the Taiwan Bamboo Society jointly published Bamboo—House: A Guide to Bamboo Architecture for Everyone and the book launch mini-forum was held on the 8th floor of Building A of Shih Chien University this afternoon (5th). Invited guests included Chang Ching-Sen, Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan; Li Lu-Chih and Kan Ming-Yuan, architects of D.Z. Architects and Associates; Chen Yu-Wen, project writer; and Lin Hwa-Ching, Director General of the Forestry Bureau. Guests shared their thoughts and engaged in discussions on the new book. They also led the audience through the process where bamboo is transformed into bamboo houses, reacquainting them with bamboo architecture. For the second half of the forum, architecture critics Wang Chun-Hsiung and Ray S. C. Chu were invited to discuss the development of Taiwan's bamboo industry and how to encourage the design industry to use bamboo materials. Bamboo—House: A Guide to Bamboo Architecture for Everyone is the first construction manual for bamboo structures in Taiwan. It provides easy-to-understand text and illustrations, allowing the public to fully understand the process of transforming bamboo into bamboo houses. From the growth characteristics of bamboo, the harvesting of bamboo in the proper season, to the preservation of bamboo, and the key obstacles to overcome when using bamboo as a building material, the book offers a detailed introduction of bamboo construction methods. It even offers a cost comparison between bamboo structures and steel and wooden structures, as well as the sharing of local and overseas case studies. This is not merely a tool book, but a lifestyle guide to living with a proper concept of natural resource utilization. Chang Ching-Sen, Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan, said that bamboo is the fastest growing plant on earth, and that Taiwan's environment is well-suited for growing different bamboo species. It only takes four years for bamboo to grow enough to be ready for use, unlike other trees that take decades or even centuries before they can be utilized. Due to its fast growth rate, bamboo is regarded as the most sustainable and environmentally friendly natural material; and we should value such a precious and sustainable green material. Lin Hwa-Ching, Director General of the Forestry Bureau, added that Taiwan's bamboo forests cover an area of 183,000 hectares, with 58 species of timber bamboo, 18 of which are native to Taiwan. With its abundant sources, high quality, and wide range of uses, bamboo resources have become a globally recognized green industry with great potential for development. Bamboo is stereotyped as being a brittle material that gets moldy easily. However, with the advancement of technology in recent years, the shortcomings of bamboo can be overcome through processing and can be used to replace other high energy-consuming materials such as plastic, metal, and cement. Bamboo is a highly versatile material with excellent carbon fixation capacity that is also lightweight and shock resistant, easy to transport and install. With the help of technology, natural materials can also be combined with a variety of design techniques, not only to create a comfortable spatial experience and a unique aesthetic experience, but also to incorporate the natural landscape in the structure. This can achieve an architectural style that blends into the surrounding landscape, which is an authentic architectural language of Taiwan. At the book launch mini-forum's venue, a mobile bamboo structure exhibition hall was set up on the first floor plaza. This "mobile exhibition hall" was designed by structural architect Chen Kuan-Fan, who was invited by the Taiwan Bamboo Society. Chen designed the mobile and reusable exhibition hall by combining two types of closed structures with the strong and lightweight material characteristics of bamboo, fully demonstrating the flexible and innovative potential of bamboo materials and providing an excellent demonstration of the future applications of mobile architecture. Bamboo—House: A Guide to Bamboo Architecture for Everyone is now available for purchase at all physical and online bookstores throughout Taiwan. Please stop by and get your copy if you are interested; add the complete bamboo application knowledge guide to your collection. Bamboo—House: A Guide to Bamboo Architecture for Everyone official websites: https://greenmedia.today/events/2020/bamboo-house/
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