Bamboo U Online Learning

Learn from over 10 years of expertise in bamboo building, design and architecture.

The Greatest Bamboo Designers Come Together To Teach About Building With Bamboo.
Watch world-class instructors share their knowledge, experience and skills to inspire your journey with bamboo.

50 + Instructors And Contributors Across a Variety Of Topics Related To Bamboo Building
The world’s most renowned bamboo academics, designers and builders teach you classes on taxonomy, forestry, harvesting, treatment, model making, design, construction, and more.

100+ Short, High Resolution Videos
Each class features cinematic videos and close-up demonstrations that can be enjoyed in short snippets. Learn on your own terms: bit by bit or binge it all at once.

18 Downloadable PDF Guides, Illustrations And Materials Lists
Reinforce your learning with step-by-step guides for each module of the online course.

List Of PDF downloads to enjoy:
1. Bamboo Species Comparison Chart
2. Guide to Sustainable Bamboo Harvesting
3. Guide to Bamboo Propagation
4. Treatment Methods Comparison Chart
5. Guide to Vertical Soak and Diffusion Treatment
6. Model Making Materials List
7. Guide to Model Making: the Hyperbolic Tower
8. Guide to Model Making: the Kubu Project
9. Three (3) Model Making Templates
10. Guide to Bamboo Load Test
11. Guide to Traditional Bamboo Joinery
12. Bamboo Carpentry Tool Guide
13. Bamboo Processing Tool Guide
14. Guide for Construction: Post & Beam Structure
15. Guide for Construction: Gridshell Structure
16. Guide for Construction: the Hyperbolic Tower
17. Costing Template
18. Bamboo Model Assignment Template

Network With Others
Meet people from around the world working on, and interested in, bamboo building and design. From Costa Rica to Uganda, the Philippines, United States, India, Ecuador and Europe, the interest in bamboo is expanding, this is a place to connect, join forces and continue to grow the bamboo industry together. More than 30 countries are represented on the app already, come meet your bamboo neighbors!

Contributors Include
Orin Hardy, Elora Hardy, Thomas Heatherwick, John Hardy, Arief Rabik, Dr. Elizabeth Widjaya, Jörg Stamm, Jed Long, Jules De Laage, Moko Sumerta, Doni Prabowo, Defit Wijaya, James Wolf, Pablo Van Der Lugt, Leticia Garcia Robles, Mike Linthon, Vinc Math, Felix Böck, Lucila Aguilar, Veronica Giraldo, Jaime Peña, Cécile Durand, Neil Thomas, Scott Vandevoort, Dennis Pluemer, Luis Felipe Lopez, Dr. Kristof Crolla, Jonas Hauptman, Dr. Syam Viswanath, Jean-Baptiste Dubois, Daniel Stamatis, Aoife O’Sullivan