2025 SEGD Voices | Designing with Bamboo

2025 SEGD Voices | Designing with Bamboo

Bamboo is one of the world’s most sustainable materials. It grows quickly, is incredibly strong, inexpensive, biodegradable, and versatile in its use.

**Please note that this webinar start-time is different than our typical sessions. Please join us from 5:00-6:00 pm ET on Thursday, July 17, 2025.**

Bamboo U is at the centre of the world’s bamboo building movement in Bali, Indonesia. Together with renowned design firm IBUKU they have been pioneering bamboo architecture for 10+ years, and teach online and in person courses about bamboo design and sustainable architecture. Their mission is to give people the inspiration, skills and knowledge they need to create a more beautiful and sustainable world with bamboo.

This introductory session will help SEGD members understand the basics of this incredible material and begin to incorporate bamboo into their own projects.

What you’ll take away:

• The fundamentals of bamboo as a material: strength, versatility, sustainability.
• Inspiration from structures that redefine what’s possible.
• A call to rethink our relationship with the materials we use.

About the Series | 2025 SEGD Voices: Sustainability in Practice

Curated by SEGD Sustainability Committee Chairs Genell Zuciya and Joel Krieger (Magic Leap), this webinar series reflects SEGD’s priority to make sustainability accessible and actionable for all members. With a focus on providing entry-level tools and guidance, the series will explore sustainability terminology, materials, and methods, offering a starting point for integrating sustainable practices into design.

SEGD is uniquely positioned to lead the way toward a sustainable future, with over 2,200 members across 36 countries who share a commitment to designing responsibly. This series aims to demystify sustainable design by presenting practical insights, inspiring ideas, and real-world strategies from members and experts in the field. Whether you’re new to sustainability or looking to deepen your understanding, these sessions will empower you to take meaningful steps toward a more sustainable design practice.

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