Publications and Papers

Dissemination of knowledge and wisdom is critical for advocacy for a transformational paradigm shift in sustainable living. CGBMT has been actively engaged in publication in different media, books, newspapers, journals, TV, and social media to reach a larger audience. Our founder has been active in attending seminars, presenting papers, and guest lectures to spread the idea of Sustainability.

Publications

International

  1. Cover page and article p. 32-41, of Architecture+Design – December,2019

  2. Featured in FIBRA 2019 Publication for Contemporary Plant Fiber-Based Architecture for the project ‘Cocoon‘.

  3. Cover page of Architecture+Design – October,2018.

  4. WBO: World Bamboo Congress 2018 —Paper: ‘Mainstreaming Bamboo as a Building Material in the Construction Sector Globally‘ and ‘Symphony of the Bamboos’, 16th August, 2018.

  5. BARC Bulletin – Daily #3 – A publication of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, 27th June 2018, online at: http://enb.iisd.org/barc/2018

  6. Timber Vocabulary for Residences, Building with Bamboo, 16th February 2018.

  7. Time Space Existence catalogue for Venice Biennale 2017- ‘Symphony of the Bamboos’

  8. Featured on World Architecture Community for Cocoon in Krishi Vigyan Kendra and E5 Aditi Greenscapes, 15 March 2016.

  9. GREEN Magazine, Taiwan, China: ‗Bamboo Symphony‘ by Ya-Yun, p. 54-59, issue No.40, April, 2016.

  10. Featured on ArchDaily for Bamboo Symphony, February 2016.

  11. DESIGN DIFFUSION NEWS (DDN199), Italy: ‘La Casa Dei Cinque Elementi : House of Five Elements‘ by di Francesca De Ponti, p. 80-83, January 2014

  12. Edinburgh Architecture Research Journal, Edinburgh, Scotland: ‟Bamboo Symphony‟ by Apurva Bose Dutta, p. 117- 127, Volume-33, 2013

  13. Architecture Design, UK: Bamboo Symphony‘, December 2012

  14. Pasajes de Arquitectura: Bamboo Symphony‘, 27 January 2012

  15. Architektur: Bamboo Symphony‘, Issue 04, May-June 2012

  16. Featured on World Architecture Community for Bamboo Symphony, 9 December 2011.

  17. Featured on World Architecture Community for Bamboo House at IPIRTI and State level Energy Park, 1 November 2010.

  18. Featured on World Architecture Community for Pre-fabricated Bamboo House in Italy, 26 October 2010.

  19. Featured on World Architecture Community for House of Five Elements, 21 January 2010.

  20. Bamboo Buildings, Rotterdam (Netherlands) in-house publishing 2005: The ultimate in Sustainability‘, 2005

National

  1. Featured in Architecture Live for Metro Station in Bamboo, 28 October 2019.

  2. Featured in The Indian Express-New Delhi, 16 October 2019.

  3. Featured in The Better India for ‘Why India needs Bamboo in its House?’, 23 May 2019.

  4. Featured on The Hindu – Property Plus - “Symphony of Bamboo, 9 June 2018.

  5. Surfaces Reporter: Neelam Manjunath, Manasaram Architects, Bangalore, Wade India Sustainability Champion Award Winner 2017, p.72, 73, December 2017.

  6. IFJ magazine: on Bamboo Symphony‘ (IFJ special edition on Bamboo – Vol. 14, Issue 03, May – June 2017.

  7. IFJ magazine: on Cocoon‘(IFJ special edition on Bamboo – Vol. 14, Issue 03, May – June 2017.

  8. IFJ magazine: on House of Five Elements‘(IFJ special edition on Bamboo – Vol.14, Issue 03, May – June 2017).

  9. The IFJ Special Edition on Bamboo, 74 – volume 14, issue 03 – From Wonder Grass to Wonder Material‖: Bamboo moves up the ladder, May-June, 2017

  10. Featured on Architecture Live for House of Five Elements and Cocoon, October 2016.

  11. Surface Reporter Collector‟s Edition: ―Story of the House of Five Elements‖ which is one of the most awarded and famous work of Architect Neelam Manjunath.

  12. Antarya: Bamboo Symphony‘, by Manasaram Architects, p. 82-83, 2014

  13. Ityuta'14 College Magazine, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering: Interview of Ar. Neelam Manjunath, 2014

  14. SRM Ramapuram College Magazine: Bamboo Symphony‘, 2014

  15. Indian Architecture: House of Five Elements and Bamboo Symphony‘, 2014

  16. International Bamboo Conclave & Expo -2014: Centre for Green Building Materials & Technology, p.208, February, 2014

  17. Built Expressions, Bangalore, India: Creativity Unbound: Thoughtful impressions; Bamboo Architecture‘ by Ar. Neelam Manjunath, p. , December, 2013

  18. Spandrel - college newsletter,SPA Bhopal: Bamboo Houses- Nature's way of solving Global Housing Problem‘ by Ar. Neelam Manjunath, May 2013

  19. Inside Outside, Bamboo Symphony‘ by , p. , April 2013

  20. Architecture Update: Bamboo Symphony‘, p. 48-51, February 2013

  21. Annual Issue Architecture Update, HUDCO DSN, WAN: House Of Five Elements‘, March, 2013

  22. Economic Research India Ltd.: BAMBOO SYMPHONY‘, Feb. 2013 (Anniversary Issue)

  23. Architecture Update: Bamboo Symphony‘, February, 2013

  24. Indian Architect & Builder: Romancing the Green Gold‘, December,2011

  25. Indian Architect & Builder: An Alternative Idiom: Bamboo Symphony‘ by Ruturaj Parikh, p. 76- 83, November,2011

  26. Home Review: Bamboo Symphony‘, November,2011

  27. Inside Track: Indian Footprint at WAF: Bamboo Symphony‘, 2011

  28. Surfaces: Bamboo Symphony‘, 2011

  29. Architecture Update: My Best Green Project: Ar. Neelam Manjunath designs- House of Five Elements- for herself‘, p. 46-47, February 2010

  30. Down to Earth: Building materials have ecological footprints …‘, Aug 2007, Vol: 16 Issue: 20070831

Paper Presentations/Guest Lectures

International

  1. Paper on ― ’Future from the past- Venu Chhatri ‖’, at Nirmana 2019, International Conference on Architecture and Engineering, Bangalore, April 2019.

  2. Paper on ― ‘From traditional weaves to Bam-Mud Crete Shells - Venu Chhatri I’, at  IASS  Barcelona 2019.

  3. Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bangalore- Expert speaker on ―Bamboo in Indian Architecture ‖ at the International Conference ―Bamboo Composites ‖, February 2019.

  4. WBO: World Bamboo Congress 2018 —Paper presentations: ‘Mainstreaming Bamboo as a Building Material in the Construction Sector Globally’ and ‘Symphony of the Bamboos‘, in Xalapa, Mexico, on 16 August 2018.

  5. BARC 2018 Congress: INBAR — Paper presentation, 29th June, 2018

  6. Presentation at 10th World Bamboo Congress 2015 on ‘Contemporary Bamboo Architecture in India and its Acceptability’ and ‘Model for Employment and Enterprise-based Skill Development‘, 19th September 2015.

  7. Lecture at 5 Day Bamboo construction workshop program for students from ENSAD, Paris, Hyperworks, Basel and Media school, Offenburg from 5 to 9 May 2014. This workshop program included Lectures, studio, and group discussions etc for the Design, Development, and Execution of a Bamboo structure at MOTOCO, Mulhouse, France.

  8. Presentation on ‘Traditional technologies to synergetic structures’ at World Bamboo Congress, Antwerp in 2012.

  9. Guest lecture about ‘Bamboo and its Applications’ at Madera Wood Research Institute at Ebswarlde, Berlin in October 2012

  10. Guest lecture on the ‘Bamboo Architecture’ at Architects Union, Paris in September 2012.

  11. Guest lecture on ‘Bamboo Symphony’ at the Lafarge Research Centre, Lyon, France in September 2012.

  12. Conducted roundtable discussion: ‘Future Architecture- Back to Indigenous Buildings?’ at the World Future Energy Summit 2010, Abu Dhabi in 2010.

  13. Poster presentation on ‘Bamboo, The Environment, and Climate Change’ at World Bamboo Congress, Thailand, 19 September 2009.

  14. Paper presentation ‘Future of Bamboo? The Greenest of Green Building Material’ at International Sustainable Building Conference SB08‘, Melbourne, Australia, September 2008.

  15. ‘Bamboo for Sustainable Rural Housing & Infrastructure Development’ at SPIRIT, 2006.

  16. ‘Bamboo Buildings – Ultimate in Sustainability’ at the 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference, Tokyo, 27-29th September 2005.

  17. ‘Bamboo – The Green Gold for Green Buildings’ at an International Conference at Green Building Congress, New Delhi, from 14 to 17 September 2005.

  18. ‘Bamboo-based Housing – The Green Gold Movement’ at ICHH- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN HABITAT, Bombay, from 29 to 31 January 2005.

  19. ‘Bamboo Housing – A Sustainable/Magical Solution’ International Seminar on Transforming Habitat Development through Strategic Interventions; Requirement Mapping and Change Analysis ‖ at Colombo from August 20-23rd, 2004.

  20. ‘Bamboo Architecture in India – Through the times’ at VII International World Bamboo Congress, New Delhi, from 27 February to 4 March 2004.

National

  1. BMS Collage of Architecture November 2019

  2. Presentation on ‘Crafting Buildings’ at WADE Asia, Delhi, on 12 October 2019.

  3. Presentation on ‘Repositioning Bamboo in Indian Building Sector’ at the National Seminar on Bamboo Reserve Management and Advances in Utilization Options, conducted at IWST, Bangalore

  4. World Bamboo Workshop September 2019

  5. A P J School of Architecture and Planning, Greater Noida- Speaker at ―Festival of Ideas by Ignited Minds and workshop conducted to design a tensegrity bamboo structure, February 2019.

  6. National Workshop on Utilizing Bamboo as Building Material guest speaker, Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, in February 2019.

  7. World Bamboo Workshop, Imphal- constructing the ―India Pavilion and lecture on ― ‘Bamboo Society of India- A Journey’, in February 2019.

  8. Talk on – ‘Bamboo materials and technologies, ―The cost-effective building material & its benefits’, Institute of Indian Interior Designers, in January 2019.

  9. Expert speaker (invitee) at the ―Disaster Risk Management Training program, at MEASI College, Chennai, in January 2019.

  10. Lecture at 5 days Hands-on Bamboo workshop – ‘Art of Architecture with Bamboo’ at Art Ichol, Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, in December 2018.

  11. WADE 2018 – Special invitee

  12. Special invitee talk on ‘Bamboo – The Future Building Material’ at Bhoomi Utsav, Bangalore – Annual Festival at Bhoomi College, in October, 2018

  13. R.V College of Architecture – Expert lecture on Bamboo Construction, October 2018

  14. K.S School of Architecture, Bangalore – Expert lecture on ‘Bamboo Construction’ as a part of the Architecture Talk Series ‖, October, 2018

  15. Expert lecture on ‘Craft in Architecture and Bamboo construction’, at the Wadiyar Centre for Architecture, Mysuru, in October 2018.

  16. School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal - Expert lecture on ‘Bamboo Construction’, October 2018

  17. Training programme for farmers – Lecture on ‘Bamboo as green building material source’ in the Institute of Wood Science and Technology, on 29 August 2018.

  18. Guest lecture at Conference, Policy & Institutional Networking for ‘Promoting Integrated Bamboo Based Enterprise Development among SAARC Countries’, Delhi, on 7 July 2018.

  19. NIAS: Inclusive Manufacturing Forum, Bengaluru, Panelist at the Energy for All session, on 6 April 2018.

  20. ASGI – Annual School on Grassroots Innovations – NIAS, NIF India, MGIRED, TDU – Session on ‘Building materials and design innovations’, on 14 January 2018.

  21. Architect’s Meet ‖ - Guest lecturer organized by Jaquar and IIA, at Hubbali Dharwad Center, on 13 Oct 2017.

  22. Technical Workshop on Bamboo Buildings – Kerala Bamboo Mission, on 22 September 2017.

  23. World Bamboo Day Celebration: Nagpur — 18th September, 2017.

  24. Talk on ‘How to use local raw material and adapt building techniques in India’ at NUMA Bangalore on 19 October 2016.

  25. Keynote address at Bamboo Cultural Fest’16 conducted at IWST, Bangalore on 24 September 2016.

  26. Presentation on ‘Natural Lighting in Interior Design’ at Srishti Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, on 7 December 2015.

  27. Keynote speech at Exhibition on sustainable social housing on ‘Think Global, Build Social! Architectures for a Better World’ conducted at InCITE Gallery, Bangalore on 1 October 2015.

  28. Lecture at Experiencing Bamboo- VII, a 2-day training workshop on Bamboo Structures. Bus Shelter erected at Srirampura Railway Crossing near Jakkur, Bangalore, on World Bamboo Day, 2014

  29. Lecture at workshop The Crossover I― for physically disabed – ‘Handicraft from Bamboo’, 2014.

  30. Lecture at workshop ―The Crossover II for Women empowerment – ‘Jewelry from Bamboo’, 2014.

  31. Guest lecture on ‘Bamboo in Buildings and Infrastructure’ at International Bamboo Conclave and Expo conducted at University of Agricultural Science, Bangalore, on 22 February, 2014.

  32. Guest lecture on ‘Architecture, Sustainability & Bamboo’ at FEED, Pune, on F24 January 2014.

  33. Lecture at 1 day ―Bamboo in Architecture Workshop on November 6th, 2013 at Sharada School of Architecture, Bangalore.

  34. Lecture at 3-days Bamboo Application Technology Workshop at Bamboo Symphony, Bangalore, from 28 to 30 October 2013.

  35. Lecture at 3 months condensed Bamboo Application Technology Courses for Madhya Pradesh Bamboo Artisans at Bamboo Symphony, Bangalore.

  36. Lecture at 3-days Design Build Workshop ―’Engineering the Vegetable Steel – Bamboo’ at School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from 23 to 25 August 2013.

  37. Lecture at 5-days Design Build Workshop ―’Sustainable Architecture and Bamboo’ for Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka, Students at Bamboo Symphony, Bangalore, from 5 to 9 August, 2013.

  38. Lecture at 7-days Design Build Workshop at BMS School of Architecture at Bangalore from 22 to 28 July 2013.

  39. Lecture at 1-day Hands on Workshop at Bamboo Symphony at Bangalore on July 21st, 2013.

  40. Guest lecture about ‘Architecture with Bamboo and Bamboo Symphony’ Project at IIA Trichy, Tamil Nadu, on 25 June 2013.

  41. Lecture at 1-day workshop ―Career Counseling for School Students at iReboot, Indiranagar, Bangalore, in May and June 2013.

  42. Lecture & Workshop Series for 5 days on ‘Bamboo Application Technology’ at CGBMT, Bangalore, in April 2013.

  43. Lecture & Workshop series for 5 days on ‘Bamboo Application Technology’ at CGBMT, Bangalore, in December 2012.

  44. Lecture & Workshop series for 3 days on ‘Bamboo Based Industries’ at CGBMT, Bangalore, in May 2012.

  45. Lecture & Workshop series for 3 days on ‘Bamboo in Building Construction for Treatment of Bamboo for Building Construction’ at CGBMT, Bangalore in March 2012.

  46. Lecture & Workshop series for 3 days on ―’Vernacular Architecture: Bamboo & Stabilize Mud Block construction technology’ at CGBMT, Bangalore in September 2011.

  47. Lecture & Workshop series for 3 days on ‘Rural Building Techniques- MUD AND BAMBOO’, for students of Srishti School of Design, Bangalore, in September 2010.

  48. Lecture & Workshop series for 4 days on ’Designing beyond Sustainability’, in collaboration with KSCST, GOK, and CGBMT, Bangalore, at IISC, Bangalore, in Dec, 2009

  49. ‘Bamboo – An Alternative Building Material’ Training Programme for civil engineers, conducted jointly by IPIRTI and BMTPC at IPIRTI, Bangalore.

  50. ‘Bamboo ― Re-engineering the wonder grass’ at Chandigarh organized by A3 Foundation, on 19 August 2006.

  51. ‘Sustainable and participative initiative for rural Infrastructure technologies’, Max Mueller Bhawan, New Delhi, on 16 March 2006.

  52. ‘Bamboo – A Sustainable Solution’, Guest lecturer at Bharatiya Vidyapeeth College of – Architecture, Navi Mumbai on 25 February 2006.

  53. ‘Bamboo and Sustainability’ – Workshops on Sustainable Building organized by CGBMT, Bangalore on 25 November 2005.

  54. Guest lecture on ‘Bamboo Dwellings - Crafts and Architecture’ at Ganjam Mandappa, Banashankari, Bangalore on 16 July 2005

  55. ‘Bamboo – The Green Gold’ presentation at Indian Institute of Architects Meet, Bangalore on 24 June 2005.

  56. ‘Bamboo in Buildings’ – Guest lecturer at IFS Officer Training on ―Innovative Industrial Products from Bamboo for Poverty Alleviation, at IPIRTI, Bangalore, on 4 Jan 2005.

  57. ‘Bamboo as Wood Substitute’ at the National seminar on Wood substitution through Engineered Wood, Bamboo, and other Lignocellulose, at IPIRTI, Bangalore on 17 December 2004.

  58. ‘Bamboo – A Cost Effective Building Material’ at HUDCO, Bangalore, on 2 December 2004.

  59. ‘Bamboo – a potential alternative in the construction industry’, at KPTCL, Bangalore, in 2004.

  60. ‘Bamboo – Application in Interiors & Landscaping’, Women’s Polytechnic at Dayalbagh University, Agra, on 12 August 2004.

  61. ‘Bamboo -Career Prospects in Industry’ at Dayalbagh University, Agra, on 12 August 2004.

  62. ‘Bamboo – Applications and their uses’ at BMS College of Engineering, on 29 April 2004.

  63. Guest lecture on ‘Responsible Creativity Vs. Creative Responsibility’ at Practicing Architects Association meet, Garden Hut Century Club, Cubbon Park, Bangalore on 21 February 2003.

  64. ‘Bamboo as an Appropriate Building Material’ in March 2001 IPIRTI Auditorium, Bangalore.

  65. Guest lecture on ‘Vaastu and Architecture’, Shri DURI Auditorium in Bangalore, on 13 September 1997.

  66. Paper titled ‘Energy Conservation Through Window Designing’, Conference on Energy Efficiency in Building, conducted at Vigyan Bhavan, on 29 and 30 January 1992.