Research and Methodology (So Far)

Books

Jencks, C. (1973) Modern Movements in Architecture. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd.

Minke, G. (2012) Building with Bamboo. Berlin: Birkhauser Ltd.

Vidiella, A.S. (2011) Bamboo in Architecture and Design. Barcelona: LOFT Publications S.L.

Newspapers

Ngui, N. (2012). Bamboo to Replace Timber. The Malay Mail. 25 December, p.18.

Wilson, H. (2012). Chic and Eco-Friendly Bamboo Houses. The Star. 21 October, p.10.

Journals

Anon (2012). Flying Bamboo. FuturArc, 3rd Quarter Issue (26), pp.70-73.

Buckley, M. (2012). Specifying Wood. FuturArc, 3rd Quarter Issue (26), pp.137-141.

Kishnani, N. (2012). Green buildings in Asia: Are they sustainable? FuturArc, 3rd Quarter Issue (26), pp.34-39.

Tan, A. (2012). Back to Nature. Space, 4, pp.48-57.

Pdf Documents

DeBoer, D. and Bareis, K. (2000). Bamboo Building and Culture [pdf] Available at: http://permacoletivo.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/bamboo-building.pdf [Accessed 17 October 2012]

Peng, L. (2006). Simon Velez [pdf] Available at: http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty_projects/terri/competitions/s_06/tran_peng/LPENG_final_Essay.pdf [Accessed 11 October 2012]

Rahman, A.M. and Ismail, R. (2005). Future Design in an Energy Efficient Building [pdf] Available at: http://eprints.usm.my/4894/1/Future_Design_In_An_Energy_Efficient_Building.pdf [Accessed 11 October 2012]

Vries, S.K. (2002). Bamboo Construction Technology for Housing in Bangladesh [pdf] Available at: http://alexandria.tue.nl/extra2/afstversl/tm/vries2002.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2012]

Websites

Anon  (2004). Why Bamboo? [online] Cali Bamboo. Available at: http://www.calibamboo.com/whybamboo.html [Accessed 9 October 2012]

Anon (2007). Grow Your Own House. [online] Environmental Bamboo Foundation. Available at: http://www.bamboocentral.org/growyour.html [Accessed 9 October 2012]

Anon (2008). Bamboo Houses. [online] Bamboo Grove. Available at: http://www.bamboogrove.com/bamboo-houses.html [Accessed 21 December 2012]

Anon (2011). Bamboo Buildings. [online] Inspiration Green. Available at: http://inspirationgreen.com/bamboo-buildings.html?start=40 [Accessed 6 October 2012]

Anon (2012). Home Loan. [online] AmBank Group. Available at: http://www.ambankgroup.com/en/Personal/LoanFinancing/Property/Pages/HomeLoan.aspx [Accessed 4 December 2012]

Anon (2012). Low Cost Housing Plans in Malaysia for Low Income Home Buyer. [online] Horlic. Available at: http://www.horlic.com/low-cost-housing-plans-in-malaysia-for-low-income-home-buyer/ [Accessed 27 December 2012]

Anon (2012). Malaysia Population. [online] Trading Economics. Available at: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/malaysia/population [Accessed 22 December 2012]

Ahmad, G. (2004). Malay Vernacular Architecture. [online] HBBP. Available at: http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/malayvernacular.htm [Accessed 6 October 2012]

Benjami, J. (2010). Which Manufacturing Process is More Harmful to the Environment, Making Paper or Wood Pellets? [online] Green Answers. Available at: http://greenanswers.com/q/136678/pollution-toxins/which-manufacturing-process-more-harmful-environment-making-paper-or-wood- [Accessed 4 December 2012]

Boehland, J. and Malin, N. (2006). Bamboo in Construction: Is the Grass Always Greener? [online] Building Green. Available at: http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2006/3/1/Bamboo-in-Construction-Is-the-Grass-Always-Greener/ [Accessed 9 October 2012]

Butler, T. (2005). Deforestation in Borneo. [online] Mongabay. Available at: http://news.mongabay.com/2005/0413-tina_butler.html [Accessed 27 December 2012]

Deboer, D. (2009). Bamboo Thoughts. [online] Deboer Architects. Available at: http://www.deboerarchitects.com/BambooThoughts.html [Accessed 11 October 2012]

Flander, K. (2011). Manizales / Zeri Pavilion - Bamboo Construction with German Building Permit. [online] Resource Culture. Available at: http://resourceculture.de/blog/articles/manizales-zeri-pavilion-simon-velez [Accessed 6 October 2012]

Furman, E. (2009). Masterpieces: Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building. [online] Mental Floss. Available at: http://mentalfloss.com/article/21922/masterpieces-mies-van-der-rohes-seagram-building [Accessed 4 December 2012]

Jannie, J. (2012). Bali's Green School. [online] Ecology. Available at: http://www.ecology.com/2012/01/24/balis-green-school/ [Accessed 17 October 2012]

Lee, W.L. (2010). Frustration Brews as Middle Class Struggles to Afford Homes. [online] The Malaysian Insider. Available at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/frustration-brews-as-middle-class-struggles-to-afford-homes [Accessed 11 December 2012]

Lee, W.L. (2011). Youth Cannot Afford Housing in Malaysia. [online] Tindak Malaysia. Available at: http://www.tindakmalaysia.com/showthread.php/2661-Housing-Youth-cannot-afford-housing-in-Malaysia [Accessed 11 December 2012]

Max, A. (2010). Malaysia Deforestation is Three Times Faster Than Rest of Asia Combined. [online] The Huffington Post. Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/05/malaysia-deforestation-is_n_816779.html [Accessed 4 December 2012]

Michel, J. (2010). Bamboo, Steel Grass! [online] Eza Design. Available at: http://www.eza-design.com/bambou_uk.html [Accessed 4 December 2012]

Tajuddin, M. (2008). Can Buildings be Malaysian? [online] The Star Online. Available at: http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2008/6/22/columnists/architectureinsideout/21607223  [Accessed 4 December 2012]

Sidhe, W. (2009). About Flat Roofs. [online] eHow. Available at: http://www.ehow.com/about_4596971_flat-roofs.html [Accessed 3 December 2012]

Smith, A. (2012). Compare Hardwood Vs. Bamboo Flooring. [online] Kompare It. Available at: http://www.kompareit.com/homeandgarden/flooring-compare-hardwood-vs-bamboo.html [Accessed 21 December 2012]

Tomasek, A. (2012). Climate Change and Deforestation in the Heart of Borneo could be a Deadly Combination - New Report Warns. [online] WWF Global. Available at: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/borneo_forests/news/press_release/?205220/Climate-change-and-deforestation-in-the-Heart-of-Borneo-could-be-a-deadly-combination--new-report-warns [Accessed 4 December 2012]

Yow, H.C. (2012). Singapore Set to Surpass Malaysia as Asean's Third Largest Economy. [online] The Malaysian Insider. Available at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/singapore-set-to-pass-malaysia-as-aseans-third-largest-economy [Accessed 4 December 2012]

Videos

Bamboo Architect Simon Velez (2011). [online video]. Available at: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xl16h5_bamboo-architect-simon-velez_news [Accessed 11 October 2012]

Bamboo Living: Two Green Bamboo Homes Up in Two Days (2010). [online video]. Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNt3WaGWluw [Accessed 4 December 2012]

Benefits of Using Bamboo as Building Material (2010). [online video]. Available at: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfk2w4_benefits-of-using-bamboo-as-building-material_tech [Accessed 11 October 2012]

Elora Hardy, Building a Sustainable (Bamboo) Future (2012). [online video]. Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOSQksSlr9c [Accessed 24 December 2012]

Giant Bamboo, the Cheap Eco-Alternative (2011). [online video]. Available at: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xiqr2x_giant-bamboo-the-cheap-eco-alternative_news [Accessed 11 October 2012]

Surveys

Malaysians' Perception of Bamboo [Began 31 October 2012]