Grow your own house
Subtitle: Simón Vélez und die Bambusarchitektur = Simón Vélez and bamboo architecture
By: [Alexander von Vegesack, Mateo Kries, editors]
Contributors: Vegesack, Alexander von; Kries, Mateo, 1974-; Vitra Design Museum; ZERI Foundation; C.I.R.E.C.A
Publisher: Vitra Design Museum [in cooperation with; Foundation] ZERI [and; C.I.R.E.C.A.; Brand: Vitra Design Museum; Vitra Design Museum
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Weil am Rhein, Germany]; Chatelaine-Genève, Switzerland; Lessac, France]
Language: ger; eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Vélez, Simón; Bamboo construction; Architects -- Colombia
Description: "Today people are rediscovering the advantages of bamboo, one of the world's key construction materials. The focus is on the work of Simon Vélez, who comes from Colombia and is the most renowned contemporary architect working with bamboo." --Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [256])

Text in German and English
Table of contents: title: Der ZERI-pavillon von Simón Vélez: Ikone einer neuen nachhaltigen Architektur aus Bambus, Lehm und Papier = The ZERI pavilion: a symbol of a new sustainable architecture with bamboo, raw earth, and recycled paper / Jean Dethier; title: Aus dem Testbericht zur experimentellen tragsicherheitsbewertung des ZERI-pavillons = Excerpt from an experimental evaluation of the load-bearing properties of the ZERI pavillion / Klaus Steffens; title: "Ich bin ein Dächer-Architekt": (Simón Vélez im gespräch) = "I am a roofing architect": (interview with Simón Vélez) / Simón Vélez, Mateo Kries; title: Simón Vélez: Biografie und Werkübersicht = Simón Vélez: biography and works