About

Empowering People To Build a Better World with Bamboo
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We are an education enterprise that has grown out of the centre of the world’s bamboo building movement in Bali,
Indonesia.

We are an education enterprise that has grown out of the
centre of the world’s bamboo building movement in Bali,
Indonesia.

Together with renowned design firm IBUKU and just two mins from the all bamboo campus at Green School Bali, we have been pioneering bamboo architecture for 10+ years, and we are now sharing everything

we know about bamboo design and sustainable architecture.

Together with renowned design firm IBUKU and just two
mins from the all bamboo campus at Green School Bali, we
have been pioneering bamboo architecture for 10+ years,
and we are now sharing everything we know about bamboo
design and sustainable architecture.

Recently, we moved our bamboo courses online and continue to build the bridge between creative innovation, eco-building and bamboo design. We are here to

continue to grow the bamboo movement

and give you the knowledge and skills to

build your own bamboo structures.

Recently, we moved our bamboo courses online and
continue to build the bridge between creative innovation,
eco-building and bamboo design. We are here to continue to

grow the bamboo movement and give you the knowledge

and skills to build your own bamboo structures.

From Our Founders

What started out as a passion for

sustainability quickly evolved into us

opening a permaculture farm called - The

Kul Kul Farm, next door to the Green School

in Bali, Indonesia.

We ran courses and workshops on growing organic vegetables, making compost, herbal

medicine, natural dyes and, eventually, with

an encouraging nudge from Orin’s dad, John, bamboo!

We knew there was a growing interest in bamboo architecture but, perhaps, because

we were sitting too close to it- we didn’t

quite realize that a bamboo movement had begun, and we were at the center of it!

What started out as a passion for sustainability quickly evolved into us opening a permaculture farm called - The

Kul Kul Farm, next door to the Green School in Bali, Indonesia.

We ran courses and workshops on growing organic vegetables, making compost, herbal medicine, natural dyes

and, eventually, with an encouraging nudge from Orin’s dad, John, bamboo!

We knew there was a growing interest in bamboo architecture

but, perhaps, because we were sitting too close to it- we didn’t

quite realize that a bamboo movement had begun, and we were at the center of it!

After we opened our farm, doors to our first cohort of bamboo enthusiasts, we realized that in order to have the greatest impact, we needed to make use of the breakthroughs being made in sustainable architecture and design in our own backyard. The world was ready and hungry for the knowledge, skill and inspiration to design homes and spaces connected to nature. With the single most sustainable building material in the world: bamboo!

In collaboration with IBUKU, we created Bamboo U; an education enterprise to share the knowledge that has been built over the past decade in bamboo construction, sustainable design and eco- architecture.

Fast-forward, 1,200 students, 30 unique bamboo structures, and a pandemic later, we are now operating online and have launched two offerings that are available from anywhere in the world: The Fundamentals of Building with Bamboo and Bamboo Treatment Course. And hosting in-person, hands-on bamboo building courses.

Bamboo U is more than just about bamboo for us, it's about bringing people together to work with their hands and do something positive for our planet. We believe that we have the responsibility to share what we’ve created here, to inspire and to show you that you can do it too!