- Princeton University Undergraduate Senior Theses, 1924-2024
- Architecture School, 1968-2024
| Title: | Towards a New Bamboo Architecture |
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| Department: | Architecture School |
| Certificate Program: | Environmental Studies Program |
| Class Year: | 2024 |
| Abstract: | Architect Gottfried Semper posits a theoretical framework that categorizes architecture into four fundamental components: the hearth (fire), the roof (shelter), the enclosure (wall), and the mound (earthwork). This not only segregates the materials based on their utility and symbolic value within architecture but also canonizes the separation of architectural functions, effectively codifying the separation between architectural elements and materials. This thesis explores the transformative potential of bamboo in architecture by challenging the conventional material logic prescribed by both Semper's framework and Modernist paradigms to enable a single material logic of building. While Semper segmented materials based on symbolic and functional criteria and Modernism promoted uniformity through industrialization, bamboo's unique properties defy these categorizations. Through the lens of The Green School in Bali, Indonesia, this thesis argues that bamboo's versatility and variability can redefine contemporary architectural norms, supporting a shift towards localized, context-driven design practices. The case study demonstrates bamboo’s capacity to function across all architectural elements, highlighting its deviation from the material separations and standardizations that have dominated the field. By emphasizing bamboo’s role in crafting a new tectonic paradigm that integrates environmental, economic, and cultural contexts, this thesis advocates for a reevaluation of material agency in architecture, urging a departure from globalized, standardized practices towards more sustainable, locally attuned methodologies. |
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The use of bamboo in architecture : case study : Old Caldas, Colombia
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- Gonzalez, Cesar O.
- Bhatt, Vikram (Supervisor)
- Bamboo has been one of the most important housing materials for families of all income-levels for generations in many parts of the world. Through an analysis of methods of construction used for housing in the coffee region of Colombia, this thesis investigates the most important features of the use of bamboo in the traditional and modern techniques used to build walls, floors and structures. In conducting this research I collected extensive graphic material such as pictures, sketches, drawings and plans, from old and new town houses, rural houses, haciendas, and slums, in the three main regions of Colombia, where bamboo is the most important natural resource for construction. The first part of the study gives a general overview of construction systems for walls, floors and structures in housing using bamboo throughout the world, especially in Asia and America. The second part is a study of one of the three regions in Colombia where environment, its preservation, and its sustainability are the main issues, and it contains an analysis of the data collected from the three regions. The main part of the thesis classifies and analyses new techniques and systems that are applied in the construction of walls, floors and structures in the region of Old Caldas, Colombia.
- Bamboo construction -- Columbia -- Caldas (Dept.) -- Case studies.
- Caldas (Columbia : Dept.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Case studies.
- Architecture -- Columbia -- Caldas (Dept.) -- Case studies.
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The history of using bamboo and in what areas it can be used in the future was described. The main goal of the thesis is to expose the material of bamboo as a building material and what can be built from it. What kinds of bamboo can be used in construction and what methods should be used in the construction of buildings is examined.
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