Hi! I am from Bangladesh. Even 30 years before bamboo the main material of our houses were bamboo. Even the house I was born was bamboo made. But unfortunately we took it as a sign of poverty. Now I don't see anymore beautiful bamboo houses. Though now live in a luxury apartment but after watching this video I felt the bamboo house I was born was the most beautiful place I ever lived.
Same here in the Philippines. People have concrete houses instead of bamboo unlike before. But I guess it's hard to find good builders that can make the structure beautiful and strong against storms. The problem is bamboo found in local market is usually untreated and people either don't know how to treat it themselves or they simply have no time and energy to do it. But time is changing and people are now gaining more awareness. There are even gov't and private organizations who've been teaching tribes and locals to cultivate bamboo instead of cutting lumbers and teaching them methods of building good and beautiful structures using bamboo. Even westerners prefer bamboo against wood lumber.
What makes a sign of poverty is a poor design, whatever the material is. For Hundred of thousand years people built their own homes with what was at their disposal. A poor design reflects a poor mind, which most often produce en effective poverty. When people smartly exploit the materials at hand, you can be sure they're far to be poor, as they will always have the skillset to turn common things into masterpieces (or gold, to keep the metaphore), meaning they are ressourceful in terms of creativity and life challenging.
@@loryasis7837 Good you're there, i've wondered since years why people in the philippines didn't build earthground houses, like small hillshaped designed houses, it would let the wind flow over homes, without grips for storms to "decapsulate" homes and worse. Maybe there would be something to litteraly dig into for reliable stormproofs and sustainable homes built out of local materials, rammed earth, bamboo inner structures and furnitures. Cheap, affordable, strong. Bonus : garden on top.
As a Bangladeshi, I empathize deeply, and I firmly believe that we should not lose hope. A revolution is necessary to embark upon. As an architecture student, my unwavering focus remains on bamboo, as it holds utmost significance in construction. Together, we must strive to elevate bamboo as a vital material in our endeavors.
Dear sir, As an architecture student, I'm greatly motivated by your thoughts and view on life and beauty of creation. You proved that merely getting a graduation certificate doesn't always make us an architect. What we should have is feelings....to understand the nature and its need, to create beauty within nature. In the course of my studies, what I've actually felt is the lack of humanitarian approach in teaching and i rarely see people with a LIVELY mind! I was greatly disappointed till now and your speech helped me in clearing my way without bothering anything. Thank you ❤️
Good on you, I'm glad this video restored your beliefs, I'm researching how to build my own eco friendly homes using bamboo, tho your a student id gladly pay for your knowledge, I'm not rich but aye you never know .
I absolutely agree with you. This has been the most resonating video about what Architect means to me. I 100% agree with the lack of humanitarian approach to the profession. I really hope like minded Architects like us will create this change.
i dont mean to be offtopic but does any of you know a way to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly forgot my password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me!
@@shreyashrestha186 Hi Shreya! Where are you from, if I may ask? I have some long term plans to see if a bamboo based design can be cost effective too in building a home. I can share my ideas in an email, if you are interested. I would be keen to hear back for now. Thanks in advance for your time. Regards, Kiran.
I love this guy! This is probably one of the single greatest commentaries on architecture I've ever heard. Its so raw, so honest, so on point. He expresses it all with such artful simplicity. It's a kind of poetry.
Hi, I'm an Architect based here in the Philippines, and I really admire your advocacy on bamboo architecture, looking forward to learning your ways and techniques of building bamboo structure and use my knowledge to build my own paradise right at our very own 2-hectare uphill lot. Thanks for sharing your idea mr john.
"The buildings will dance." The engineer in me is shookt. 😶 So many thought provoking ideas. Well, not everyone can be this guy. This kind of person who breaks out of the coventional, is the one who always emerged winning.
LOL! I'm pretty sure he means figuratively and aesthetically. He's mistaken though. The technology isn't the limitation. The economics and prevailing culture are the limits. Modern architecture is far more dictated by economics and culture than user experience and aesthetics. He's also mistaken at least partly about the issue of building codes and engineering. It's not beyond engineers, as I'm sure you know, to come up with good structural design with a given material like bamboo. It's just that tradition, economics, logistics, and culture make messing with it difficult.
John, I watched this video 3x! You are powerful and so is the message of this video. The words you've spoken has changed me, educated me, ignited me and motivated me! I am your student starting today... Thank you for your wisdom! Thanks for the love! I felt the urgency and passion and dedication in your voice. You have successfully delivered your message loud and clear... Thank you so much John!! Will visit you one day ( soon) at the green village...
Well said John, as an architect I can just see boxes, the mass produced and useless junk we see and live everyday is outputting and disgusting.... I'm stunned from the beauty of these bamboo creations... A great thank you John ❤
A "box" is just another geometric form, which happens to be easy to build and stack, that's why cities are full of them. There's no use hating geometric forms or inventing geometric hierarchies. In the end not everybody can afford fancy capricious forms. Also, beauty really is in the eyes of the beholder. I see great beauty in countless "boxes", as the ones Zumthor, Klotz, Ando, Barragán, Le Corbusier, Wright, and so many other great architects have designed and built. That aside, your buildings are beautiful and the world should really use bamboo much much more instead of concrete and steel and synthetic materials.
OMG! He is the best architect ever. He is doing the best thing any human beings can ever done. He is also advising everyone on their careers. And no one could have done better than he did. His thoughts are only right and not others.
Most architects that have a degree are just draftsman. They aren't creating works of art. A true architect is an artist that creates beautiful artistic spaces for people and there aren't too many of them in the world. You my friend, are NOT an "architect". You ARE AN ARTIST WHO CREATES BEAUTIFUL SPACES FOR PEOPLE! You are one of the few. Your works uplift and inspire the human spirit!
I appreciate this of timeless truth that stands in the face of conventional 'architecture'. I applaud Archdaily for sharing this 'unconventional wisdom'
I was so fortunate to have a tour of the factory and The Green Village and I even got to rent one of the houses for one night. And from Bali I flew to Sumba and it turned out that the hospitality school I was staying in was built by Ibuku. I didn't know until I was there and asked questions. I was just so drawn to the Bamboo designs by him and his children. I saw an article about Elora Hardy years ago and it was a bucket list item to see these homes
I took me 51 seconds into this video listening to John, when I pressed pause, to just write here that I just love this mans passion and dedication. From start he communicates with heart and it goes right in...
"I'm learning different" not learning impaired.❤ His designs are perfect for Bali. Completely in tune with the natural surroundings. In fact, similar to the wooden joglos (houses) but more sustainable. I can't imagine how much it costs to stay in one of these villages. Definitely not for we hobo travellers on a budget. Fresh out of school back-packers are a different, less respectful breed. Bali is now much more exclusive. I'm happy for the indeginous peeps.
As a master carpenter, designer, and a visionary, I take my hat of to your discourse John. I have just harvested my 1st crop of bamboo where I live, here in Thailand. I am looking forward to making something beautiful, hence my visit here.
Dear Cycle Green, possible to visit your bamboo garden there for study? I'm preparing working paper to lease 300 acres of land in Johor to plant bamboo. Let me know ya, thanks.
@@mahabraja I am not sure I would call it a bamboo garden my friend. I have 3-4 bamboo clusters around my fruit farm, we had to cut most of it down to allow for a well to be sunk, so I have about 200 -300 meters of bamboo to work with. The plants will regrow :) I love your great idea of growing bamboo, especially on such a scale, I am interested in your venture :)
this is more than architecture, bamboo products, this about humanity ! amazing sir... bamboo and hemp and so much natural use of some products is so important and sustainnable for humanity!
John, my deepest thanks and appreciation to you for your vision, courage and determination to steer a course back to the wonderful world of artisans, creating magic with bamboo, a most natural, friendly, bendy, curvy, practical and stunningly beautiful material. . . You have opened up a whole new world of wonder and endless possibilities. . . And. . . No box required. . . Blessings. . .
Everything you say makes sense we are here in these ugliest boxes because we are conditioned to think that everything has to look perfect. But when we build with bamboo we feel warm and we still feel our spirit healing and everything is natural beauty❤️
Truly a mensche. I hope his works inspire more would-be architects to move away from some of the ways of thinking that are both purely fashionable, and yet unsustainable; in order to gain more of a trend toward organic-modeled structures using natural materials as a resource...
Fascinating person and philosophy. Now that we know how sustainable bamboo is as a building material, we simply need to get out there and start using it. I have a dream to build a house here in France using bamboo and mud walls with beauty, harmony and nature as guiding principles.
Don’t stop dreaming! I started dreaming more than 30 years ago, when buying a book on straw building…… so I dreamed against the odds and it was a windy road with all kinds of jobs and a lot of hard work……..Since 10 years now I’m living in my little shoe box design as I call it, my sanctuary made of straw bales, clay, sand and stone, somewhere in a small village in South Africa . I’m an old woman now, 77 this year, but I would love to build something again, it was a great adventure! Dreams do come true, best regards😊
It's wonderful to live & move within a piece of art that's built with Love & Joy. Plus wood & bamboo have a lingering life aura that warms a space. It's proven science that wood is affected & changed by the sound waves of our voices, singing & music as well as our physical interactions with it. We actually become one with the building.
Heroic in all the right ways! I have always felt that almost everything could, and should, be built from bamboo - you show that if something can’t be built from bamboo, we probably don’t need it. Namaste 🙏
John said that he only sees beauty in buildings that are 100 years old or more, but he also believes that putting people in boxes is a crime. However, many of those beautiful old buildings are essentially boxes themselves. Moving on, bamboo architecture is not ideal for colder climates where insulation is important. This is because the open designs that are common in bamboo architecture work well in tropical environments, but not in sub-zero climates. Modern bamboo architecture is astonishingly aesthetic and I love it, but I also understand that it's not an ideal building material for all environments. Finally, I agree that the majority of modern buildings are architecturally deracinated and criminally ugly and something needs to be done about it.
I love to build. I don't use plans. I just get a heap of materials and see what comes out at the end. It is one of the most enjoyable processes. Having watched this I think I am going to throw away my spirit level. . . .
Very good work spreading this centuries old sustainable building method. Bamboo has been used by peoples of China, Japan, India, Pacific Islands and more for thousands of years. Uses include, but are not limited to, tools, utensils, building and construction, clothing, food, writing material. It is interesting that in the 21st century, someone(1:35) has been crowned "mother of bamboo." Never fails......
Jonh, Too bad I didn't know you a year ago when I went to Bali. otherwise I would have visited you! Thank you for sharing you passion with the world. I work with CAD models myself,and I think you have a good point. Keep on sharing! Thank you!
A beautiful soul.. I hope I can visit you and learn something from all the info u share, I planning to build my our house but my dream is using half bamboo with lookin fresh and natural house.. thank u so much for loving the nature and ur advocacy in really life..
Bamboo is good, our place is over 15 years old and is slowly deteriorating and getting taken over by insects. Termites, ants and bees all love bamboo. No matter how much you treat it or anything. It's not forever. But it does last a long time if the bamboo is old growth. It's flexible and beautiful shapes can be made but it's not forever it's temporary
In the early 90’s I stayed on a farm in costa rica that grew giant bamboo. I learned you could make so many things! The family there was really great, I often wonder how all those people are doing.
You spoke of the treatment of bamboo, I manage acres of over 230 species of bamboo in tropical North Queensland Australia, and previous owners were world experts and obsessed with bamboo. Now owner would love to build with it, but getting to the bottom of the treatment of it is hard. Advice ranges from standing it upright in 44 gallon drums of chemicals to pressurised bamboo and soaking Could you provide a direction to turn to, on it’s treatment please?
I wish to know the same - how to best preserve bamboo. I am a Canadian builder in Japan and enjoy building with bamboo, but haven’t found the most effective preservation method yet. Please share if you find out.
It's all temporary the treatment, eventually, bees will bore into it and make hives. Other insects will also bore into it . But in time also it will dry and crack and water will also effect it and make it soft. It's good for awhile but not forever our place is 15 years old and half of it is not doing so well. But because it's so fibrous it holds on. But it's just temporary
@@shibuigardenbungalows0420 Thanks for sharing. I have heard some treatments allow the bamboo to last for decades. No idea if this is true. All my structures I built with untreated bamboo only lasted 5 years.
This reminds me of how traditional archaeologists think of new ways of looking at history - with disdain and distrust. I love this so much and I pray it spreads with it's amazing sustainabilty💜🕉️
Absolutely inspiring! Thank you! 💗🌈💎🌀 its time to shift to the heart space and change everything around, from the heart. Beauty and love all around us!
I've never turned so fast in my opinions as a did with this man. At first, I thought he was a bumbling character who was somewhat wise to the art of construction. Now, by the 5 min mark he strikes me in the same way as I'd oft imagined Maestro Davinci speaking at beautiful length about basically the same thing... I'm sorry for being an initial hater. This man deserves absolute respect.
Totally agree. From the way he traveled across the sea to Indonesia's island and NOT ONLY ENJOYED THE BEACHES ABD THE FOODS, but he is a DOER! What an astonished works! Then he has spreading the message on mother earth, around the world 🌎. And you know what? It's not only stop on him only. Even his son & daughter stands for the same beatiful message. All respect to you, Sir!
Hi! I am from Bangladesh. Even 30 years before bamboo the main material of our houses were bamboo. Even the house I was born was bamboo made. But unfortunately we took it as a sign of poverty. Now I don't see anymore beautiful bamboo houses. Though now live in a luxury apartment but after watching this video I felt the bamboo house I was born was the most beautiful place I ever lived.
Same here in the Philippines. People have concrete houses instead of bamboo unlike before. But I guess it's hard to find good builders that can make the structure beautiful and strong against storms. The problem is bamboo found in local market is usually untreated and people either don't know how to treat it themselves or they simply have no time and energy to do it. But time is changing and people are now gaining more awareness. There are even gov't and private organizations who've been teaching tribes and locals to cultivate bamboo instead of cutting lumbers and teaching them methods of building good and beautiful structures using bamboo. Even westerners prefer bamboo against wood lumber.
What makes a sign of poverty is a poor design, whatever the material is. For Hundred of thousand years people built their own homes with what was at their disposal. A poor design reflects a poor mind, which most often produce en effective poverty. When people smartly exploit the materials at hand, you can be sure they're far to be poor, as they will always have the skillset to turn common things into masterpieces (or gold, to keep the metaphore), meaning they are ressourceful in terms of creativity and life challenging.
@@loryasis7837 Good you're there, i've wondered since years why people in the philippines didn't build earthground houses, like small hillshaped designed houses, it would let the wind flow over homes, without grips for storms to "decapsulate" homes and worse. Maybe there would be something to litteraly dig into for reliable stormproofs and sustainable homes built out of local materials, rammed earth, bamboo inner structures and furnitures. Cheap, affordable, strong. Bonus : garden on top.
As a Bangladeshi, I empathize deeply, and I firmly believe that we should not lose hope. A revolution is necessary to embark upon. As an architecture student, my unwavering focus remains on bamboo, as it holds utmost significance in construction. Together, we must strive to elevate bamboo as a vital material in our endeavors.
To live in concrete houses are not very healthy. Even in Germany they are taking more and more natural materials to build a house. Back to the routs 👍
Dear sir,
As an architecture student, I'm greatly motivated by your thoughts and view on life and beauty of creation. You proved that merely getting a graduation certificate doesn't always make us an architect. What we should have is feelings....to understand the nature and its need, to create beauty within nature. In the course of my studies, what I've actually felt is the lack of humanitarian approach in teaching and i rarely see people with a LIVELY mind! I was greatly disappointed till now and your speech helped me in clearing my way without bothering anything.
Thank you ❤️
Good on you, I'm glad this video restored your beliefs, I'm researching how to build my own eco friendly homes using bamboo, tho your a student id gladly pay for your knowledge, I'm not rich but aye you never know .
I absolutely agree with you. This has been the most resonating video about what Architect means to me. I 100% agree with the lack of humanitarian approach to the profession. I really hope like minded Architects like us will create this change.
i dont mean to be offtopic but does any of you know a way to get back into an instagram account?
I stupidly forgot my password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me!
@@shreyashrestha186 Hi Shreya! Where are you from, if I may ask? I have some long term plans to see if a bamboo based design can be cost effective too in building a home. I can share my ideas in an email, if you are interested. I would be keen to hear back for now.
Thanks in advance for your time.
Regards,
Kiran.
❤️
I love this guy! This is probably one of the single greatest commentaries on architecture I've ever heard. Its so raw, so honest, so on point. He expresses it all with such artful simplicity. It's a kind of poetry.
Hi, I'm an Architect based here in the Philippines, and I really admire your advocacy on bamboo architecture, looking forward to learning your ways and techniques of building bamboo structure and use my knowledge to build my own paradise right at our very own 2-hectare uphill lot. Thanks for sharing your idea mr john.
have you heard of Gener Paduga ?
How do you preserve bamboo in the PHs before construction?
Bobby Manosa is in the Philippines he is worth meeting.
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Watch what I build in 11 days in the Philippines.
"The buildings will dance." The engineer in me is shookt. 😶 So many thought provoking ideas. Well, not everyone can be this guy. This kind of person who breaks out of the coventional, is the one who always emerged winning.
LOL! I'm pretty sure he means figuratively and aesthetically. He's mistaken though. The technology isn't the limitation. The economics and prevailing culture are the limits. Modern architecture is far more dictated by economics and culture than user experience and aesthetics.
He's also mistaken at least partly about the issue of building codes and engineering. It's not beyond engineers, as I'm sure you know, to come up with good structural design with a given material like bamboo. It's just that tradition, economics, logistics, and culture make messing with it difficult.
John, I watched this video 3x! You are powerful and so is the message of this video. The words you've spoken has changed me, educated me, ignited me and motivated me! I am your student starting today...
Thank you for your wisdom! Thanks for the love! I felt the urgency and passion and dedication in your voice. You have successfully delivered your message loud and clear...
Thank you so much John!!
Will visit you one day ( soon) at the green village...
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Ego - in a playground like “ 8 year old boys”
This guy knows exactly what’s he’s talking about ! ♥️ liked !
Well said John, as an architect I can just see boxes, the mass produced and useless junk we see and live everyday is outputting and disgusting.... I'm stunned from the beauty of these bamboo creations... A great thank you John ❤
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A "box" is just another geometric form, which happens to be easy to build and stack, that's why cities are full of them. There's no use hating geometric forms or inventing geometric hierarchies. In the end not everybody can afford fancy capricious forms. Also, beauty really is in the eyes of the beholder. I see great beauty in countless "boxes", as the ones Zumthor, Klotz, Ando, Barragán, Le Corbusier, Wright, and so many other great architects have designed and built. That aside, your buildings are beautiful and the world should really use bamboo much much more instead of concrete and steel and synthetic materials.
John Hardy, you are more than an Architect, you are an Artist as well .. Kudos to your Creations ..And thanks for sharing
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OMG! He is the best architect ever. He is doing the best thing any human beings can ever done. He is also advising everyone on their careers. And no one could have done better than he did. His thoughts are only right and not others.
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Most architects that have a degree are just draftsman. They aren't creating works of art. A true architect is an artist that creates beautiful artistic spaces for people and there aren't too many of them in the world. You my friend, are NOT an "architect". You ARE AN ARTIST WHO CREATES BEAUTIFUL SPACES FOR PEOPLE! You are one of the few. Your works uplift and inspire the human spirit!
I appreciate this of timeless truth that stands in the face of conventional 'architecture'. I applaud Archdaily for sharing this 'unconventional wisdom'
I'm so very happy for you! You searched and found your dream and are living it!
I was so fortunate to have a tour of the factory and The Green Village and I even got to rent one of the houses for one night. And from Bali I flew to Sumba and it turned out that the hospitality school I was staying in was built by Ibuku. I didn't know until I was there and asked questions. I was just so drawn to the Bamboo designs by him and his children. I saw an article about Elora Hardy years ago and it was a bucket list item to see these homes
I am a builder and I absolutely second everything he said! Builders build, architects repeat 🔁
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We need more like him!!
I took me 51 seconds into this video listening to John, when I pressed pause, to just write here that I just love this mans passion and dedication. From start he communicates with heart and it goes right in...
THIS GUY IS VERY SMART... WAAY AHEAD FOR HIS TIME...HIS DESIGNS ARE FUTERISTIC.FANTASTIC LOOKIN..WOOO INTER-GALACTACAL GENUS DESIGNS
Escaped from Canada 😂😂
"I'm learning different" not learning impaired.❤ His designs are perfect for Bali. Completely in tune with the natural surroundings. In fact, similar to the wooden joglos (houses) but more sustainable.
I can't imagine how much it costs to stay in one of these villages. Definitely not for we hobo travellers on a budget. Fresh out of school back-packers are a different, less respectful breed.
Bali is now much more exclusive. I'm happy for the indeginous peeps.
My soul has cleansed listening to this man. The connect I feel is so deep. That I can not convey it in words. Beyond. Love for this man.
11:45
wow,
Wisdom Nugget for the Entire Humanity❤❤
As a master carpenter, designer, and a visionary, I take my hat of to your discourse John. I have just harvested my 1st crop of bamboo where I live, here in Thailand. I am looking forward to making something beautiful, hence my visit here.
Dear Cycle Green, possible to visit your bamboo garden there for study? I'm preparing working paper to lease 300 acres of land in Johor to plant bamboo. Let me know ya, thanks.
@@mahabraja I am not sure I would call it a bamboo garden my friend. I have 3-4 bamboo clusters around my fruit farm, we had to cut most of it down to allow for a well to be sunk, so I have about 200 -300 meters of bamboo to work with. The plants will regrow :) I love your great idea of growing bamboo, especially on such a scale, I am interested in your venture :)
What is the best way to preserve bamboo to prevent future rot and insect damage that typically happens within 3-5 years?
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Designing & creating beautiful flowing structures for the soul.....thank you ❤
I think my Soul just returned
"Wood has much more warmth than any piece of concrete." Soooo true. Just like a book compared to tablets with e-books.
And like a book compared to birch bark manuscripts and ancient cuneiform plates. Or like classic clothing compared to animal hides.
Also, the written book is forever. Now-a-days the 1984 folks/Liberals/Communists can change words on the tablet with an update/algorithm!
this is more than architecture, bamboo products, this about humanity ! amazing sir... bamboo and hemp and so much natural use of some products is so important and sustainnable for humanity!
The first 10 seconds of his introduction earned my respect.
THANKS # YOU DESERVE TO BE THE NEXT PRITZKER PRIZE!
John, my deepest thanks and appreciation to you for your vision, courage and determination to steer a course back to the wonderful world of artisans, creating magic with bamboo, a most natural, friendly, bendy, curvy, practical and stunningly beautiful material. . . You have opened up a whole new world of wonder and endless possibilities. . . And. . . No box required. . . Blessings. . .
Wow , building by feel ... as a carpenter I would like to thank you for inspiring me to build outside the box ...
Putting people in boxes is a crime....very powerful words from this man.
Everything you say makes sense we are here in these ugliest boxes because we are conditioned to think that everything has to look perfect. But when we build with bamboo we feel warm and we still feel our spirit healing and everything is natural beauty❤️
Bamboo its an amazing material ! Do you think we will see more bamoo in the future?
I hope to see lots of it around
Not everywhere I guess. This guy is amazing but, I can not agree with all he says. Architects are designing spaces, aesthetics is just part of it
bamboo easy growing in indonesia ,what you need to worry about
Wow...like out of a fantasy movie...so lovely! Thank you!
Truly a mensche. I hope his works inspire more would-be architects to move away from some of the ways of thinking that are both purely fashionable, and yet unsustainable; in order to gain more of a trend toward organic-modeled structures using natural materials as a resource...
Beautiful architecture and wonderful POV. 👍🏿. I wish they showed more of the architectural works while he talked.
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Fascinating person and philosophy. Now that we know how sustainable bamboo is as a building material, we simply need to get out there and start using it. I have a dream to build a house here in France using bamboo and mud walls with beauty, harmony and nature as guiding principles.
Don’t stop dreaming! I started dreaming more than 30 years ago, when buying a book on straw building…… so I dreamed against the odds and it was a windy road with all kinds of jobs and a lot of hard work……..Since 10 years now I’m living in my little shoe box design as I call it, my sanctuary made of straw bales, clay, sand and stone, somewhere in a small village in South Africa . I’m an old woman now, 77 this year, but I would love to build something again, it was a great adventure! Dreams do come true, best regards😊
I love it. Near retirement age I find myself interested in woodworking on log and bamboo
It's wonderful to live & move within a piece of art that's built with Love & Joy. Plus wood & bamboo have a lingering life aura that warms a space. It's proven science that wood is affected & changed by the sound waves of our voices, singing & music as well as our physical interactions with it. We actually become one with the building.
Wow..........simply amazing structures. 💯💢💥💥💥💥
Absolutely love your philosophy,,,, I truly hope to shake your had one day,,, planing my escape from the USA soon.
Soooo love the aerial view od the his whole structure, it looks like a leaf! OMG! I bow to you and your team of builders sir!
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Bravo John snd Cyntia 👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️👏👏
See you soon 😍
I have never seen so much beauty in what you have built! How fortunate to live there to see that beauty everyday. You are so blessed and talented! ❤❤❤
You aced the course "being Judgemental".
Incredibly beautiful!
Amazing speech! World-shaking. Took me years to realize that myself. Even the use of bamboo. Mabuhay!
Heroic in all the right ways!
I have always felt that almost everything could, and should, be built from bamboo - you show that if something can’t be built from bamboo, we probably don’t need it. Namaste 🙏
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John said that he only sees beauty in buildings that are 100 years old or more, but he also believes that putting people in boxes is a crime. However, many of those beautiful old buildings are essentially boxes themselves. Moving on, bamboo architecture is not ideal for colder climates where insulation is important. This is because the open designs that are common in bamboo architecture work well in tropical environments, but not in sub-zero climates. Modern bamboo architecture is astonishingly aesthetic and I love it, but I also understand that it's not an ideal building material for all environments. Finally, I agree that the majority of modern buildings are architecturally deracinated and criminally ugly and something needs to be done about it.
Wow, beautiful structures, comes from the heart . Sustainable great!
Amazing building bamboos from an amazing architect person
Dear John... GOD bless your work.
Beautiful flowing lines and spaces. John got some good insights into why things are the way they are.
I love your work and caring for wood ... aesthetics and environment
Amazing person. You are highly gifted John. You should multiply 1 million times. :)
I love to build. I don't use plans. I just get a heap of materials and see what comes out at the end. It is one of the most enjoyable processes. Having watched this I think I am going to throw away my spirit level. . . .
I absolutely love it!!!! Thank you thank you for these words of sanity and wisdom🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Bamboo is an amazing material. So is wood in general. Without wood and bamboo where would human civilizations be?
Straw huts in the tropics
Thank you very much. really appreciate and motivated by your story.
Well that is so masterful and spectacular. You truly have a gift!
Very good work spreading this centuries old sustainable building method. Bamboo has been used by peoples of China, Japan, India, Pacific Islands and more for thousands of years. Uses include, but are not limited to, tools, utensils, building and construction, clothing, food, writing material. It is interesting that in the 21st century, someone(1:35) has been crowned "mother of bamboo." Never fails......
Wow! What a gift of talent❤
Jonh,
Too bad I didn't know you a year ago when I went to Bali. otherwise I would have visited you! Thank you for sharing you passion with the world. I work with CAD models myself,and I think you have a good point. Keep on sharing!
Thank you!
Incredible ! Imagine the artistry/concepts could be created in many materials.
Amazing!. There is an element of Calatrava in his design. Spectacular!
Beautiful & great message
Congratulations Mr. Hardy you are an artist. Beautiful designs.
Great bamboo master
Outstanding!!
May all Beings follow your advice & example
Truly insightful and inspiring mission - the art of living with Nature.
A beautiful soul.. I hope I can visit you and learn something from all the info u share,
I planning to build my our house but my dream is using half bamboo with lookin fresh and natural house.. thank u so much for loving the nature and ur advocacy in really life..
Thank you ! I dream of my bamboo farm !
Watching here from Philippines
Thank you for getting me more interested about bamboo.i love it 💞
Wow!! Your words and concepts are music to my ears!! How does one learn with you>>?
Wonderful life ideaology
The best for humanity
I live by your advice, John! Love your energy and work!!!!
want to know about colonial architecture in Sri Lanka ;- ruclips.net/video/pGG7e1xeyEA/видео.htmlsi=XG5vbmVrN4l4xGb1
just incredible...congratulations
Bamboo is good, our place is over 15 years old and is slowly deteriorating and getting taken over by insects. Termites, ants and bees all love bamboo. No matter how much you treat it or anything. It's not forever. But it does last a long time if the bamboo is old growth. It's flexible and beautiful shapes can be made but it's not forever it's temporary
In the early 90’s I stayed on a farm in costa rica that grew giant bamboo. I learned you could make so many things! The family there was really great, I often wonder how all those people are doing.
You spoke of the treatment of bamboo, I manage acres of over 230 species of bamboo in tropical North Queensland Australia, and previous owners were world experts and obsessed with bamboo. Now owner would love to build with it, but getting to the bottom of the treatment of it is hard. Advice ranges from standing it upright in 44 gallon drums of chemicals to pressurised bamboo and soaking
Could you provide a direction to turn to, on it’s treatment please?
I wish to know the same - how to best preserve bamboo. I am a Canadian builder in Japan and enjoy building with bamboo, but haven’t found the most effective preservation method yet. Please share if you find out.
It's all temporary the treatment, eventually, bees will bore into it and make hives. Other insects will also bore into it . But in time also it will dry and crack and water will also effect it and make it soft. It's good for awhile but not forever our place is 15 years old and half of it is not doing so well. But because it's so fibrous it holds on. But it's just temporary
@@shibuigardenbungalows0420 Thanks for sharing. I have heard some treatments allow the bamboo to last for decades. No idea if this is true. All my structures I built with untreated bamboo only lasted 5 years.
Love your philosophy and love your work John.
This reminds me of how traditional archaeologists think of new ways of looking at history - with disdain and distrust. I love this so much and I pray it spreads with it's amazing sustainabilty💜🕉️
want to know about colonial architecture in Sri Lanka ;- ruclips.net/video/pGG7e1xeyEA/видео.htmlsi=XG5vbmVrN4l4xGb1
you are Artist!! I adore what you've made. and now I understand!
Couldn't agree more...I have said the same damn near verbatim...thank you❤🔥💪🏾🌎🌱
So inspiring God bless you am from Uganda
Who tf disliked this he is amazing with bamboo techs 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Amazing! No words💜
Amazing
those bamboo buildings are so fricking beautiful.
Your work is stunning. Simply I have no words to define how much beauty and soul you have made.
Unbelievable and absolutely epic. genius
Probably the most renewable and sustainable building material.
I've been making bamboo flutes , I'd love to build something cool . Now I have a few ideas . Thanks ❤❤❤❤❤❤
The truth begins to emerge. Excellent!
intuitive builder you are,,,so love this!!! your work is fab!
Sooo beautiful!
Absolutely inspiring! Thank you! 💗🌈💎🌀 its time to shift to the heart space and change everything around, from the heart. Beauty and love all around us!
I love everything about what he is saying so wonderful!
Inspirational and brilliant
I've never turned so fast in my opinions as a did with this man. At first, I thought he was a bumbling character who was somewhat wise to the art of construction. Now, by the 5 min mark he strikes me in the same way as I'd oft imagined Maestro Davinci speaking at beautiful length about basically the same thing... I'm sorry for being an initial hater. This man deserves absolute respect.
Totally agree. From the way he traveled across the sea to Indonesia's island and NOT ONLY ENJOYED THE BEACHES ABD THE FOODS, but he is a DOER! What an astonished works! Then he has spreading the message on mother earth, around the world 🌎. And you know what?
It's not only stop on him only. Even his son & daughter stands for the same beatiful message. All respect to you, Sir!