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Bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong

I was reading archidose and found this image kind of interesting, its an image of bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong. Its kind of weird when construction technology has improved so much that I see no reason why should someone use bamboo as scaffolding. I’ve never been to Hong Kong but from most images and TV series that I come across only bamboo scaffolding can be found.

This is what I manage to find online:

Bamboo is strong, lightweight, and flexible, making it handy to build large scaffolds from. Bamboo also has many nice feng shui (chinese art of science in harmony) properties, which is a plus if you’re worried about evil spirits and you’re 30 floors above the cold, hard asphalt.

Isn’t it weird? Does this theory applies in Shanghai and Beijing too? Well, at least I know why the pandas are on the endanger list.

Bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong

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  • ^ Architecture - Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων – arkhitekton, from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder, carpenter, mason") is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements.
  • ^ Architect - An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use.
  • ^ Pritzker Architecture Prize - The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honour "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture".
  • ^ - Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture, Dover Publications(1985). ISBN 0-486-25023-7
  • ^ - Rondanini, Nunzia Architecture and Social Change Heresies II, Vol. 3, No.

Comments:


  1. Adrian Evans
    1

    Yep, all the scaffolding here is bamboo. Weird at first, but you get use to it.

    It’s used mainly (I think) because of the heat/humidity. No rust you see.

    Bamboo is really strong too. They tie them together with black nylon about 30cm long and 9mm wide.

  2. Daniel Curline
    2

    Hi ther read the artical on bamboo scaffolding and was wondering if you could tell me where you go most of the info from, I researching for a paper on bamboo scaffolding for tech ( hopin to be a quantity surveyor/construction manager), so any info would help.cheers

  3. vantan
    3

    this is just marvellous

  4. hashim maxamed
    4

    Hi I think 1 of the main reasons they use bamboo scaffolding is that it does not collapse at 1 go, light weight and minimum damage to the building in the event of collapse.

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