Bamboo Building Workshop
with Hannah Wear & Kevin Parkhurst
Saturday, August 20th
10 am to 5 pm
Join us as we explore the history and use of bamboo as food, fuel and as
a construction material. Workshop activities will include a
presentation of the fascinating aspects of Bamboo, a hands-on program and
a display of available items made from bamboo.
Hannah and Kevin have been studying and exploring the use of bamboo
for many years and will provide an enthusiastic introduction to one of
the world s most sustainable building materials. In this workshop
we will discuss and share with our guests the history and many uses of
bamboo from food and fences to cantilevers and castles. We will
also investigate some cutting and joinery techniques.
Throughout history bamboo has been used to create a wide range of
structures, from the most basic lean-to s and primitive storage or
shelter systems to modern day club houses and eco-resorts. Using
bamboo as a building material can result in beautiful, strong and
resilient structures. Currently there is rising interest in the use
of bamboo as a construction material. It is very fast growing and
has extremely strong fiber, with twice the compressive strength of
concrete and roughly the same strength to weight ratio of steel in
tension.
The cost for the workshop is $50 per person. Please bring
a lunch.
SPACE IS LIMITED, Please register early.
Wright Organic Resource Center
24680 Piuma Road, Malibu CA 90265
818.591.8992 ph
818.591.0116 fax
www.elwright.net/wrightway
The mission of Wright Organic Resource Center is to educate and
activate people to be creative and environmentally responsible in all
aspects of life. We provide opportunities for people in the Los
Angeles area, especially youth, to experience the legacy of Frank Lloyd
Wright and Organic Architecture, encouraging the creative integration of
Nature, Art and Community. Our goal is to spark the imagination of
people who come to the Center and activate them to envision and
participate in building a socially and environmentally connected
world.
WORC is a project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE).
www.saveourplanet.org
Directions to the Wright Organic Resource Center 24680 Piuma Rd,
Malibu:
>From Sunset Blvd. and Pacific Coast Highway, it should take 20-30
minutes. From 101 and Las Virgines, it should take about 20 minutes.
Please allow plenty of time for the trip, it s a steep and winding road
up the hill.
Beach Route
Take the Pacific Coast Highway to Las Flores Cyn. Rd. in Malibu.
(across from Dukes Restaurant). Las Flores Cyn. Rd. is 4.8 miles from
Sunset Blvd. and 9 miles north of the 10 Freeway.
Take Las Flores to its termination and then turn right onto Rambla
Pacifico (after a short while, Rambla Pacifico becomes Piuma Rd). Follow
for 2 miles, the last mile is down hill.
Turn left onto dirt driveway 24680 Piuma Rd. You will see a pine tree and
a wooden sign that says "Wright." Please be certain that you
have the correct address before entering the property.
Valley Route
Take the 101 Freeway to Las Virgines Rd. Take Las Virgenes south to
stop light at Piuma Rd., approximately 5 miles.
Turn left onto Piuma Rd. Go 5 miles uphill.
Turn right onto dirt driveway 24680 Piuma Rd. You will see a pine tree
and a wooden sign that says "Wright." Please be certain that
you have the correct address before entering the property.