Bend & Build: Architecture with Bamboo Stagecraft Steven Spielberg’s War of the

Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005)

major monuments including the Empire State Building

notably Old Woman Frying Eggs

a range of letters and documents

and the public

Bend & Build: Architecture with Bamboo Stagecraft Steven Spielberg’s War of theArchitecture involving and consisting of bamboo as a building material has developed into one of the most fascinating and dynamic areas of global building culture. The giant grass is found on all continents and, as the fastest growing plant species, is in basically infinite supply. The unique material properties combining extreme hardness with low weight, strong compressive and tensile strength, and elasticity significantly contribute to this trend.