Bamboo Structures Expo

The Bamboo Structures Expo: Bio Materials and Sustainable Technologies is part of the first Public Notice of the Brazilian Bamboo Network, sponsored by the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) of the Federal Government’s Ministry of Science and Technology.

It is a part of the project Affordable Bamboo Structures coordinated by the Laboratory of Analysis of Structural Systems (LASE) of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and partnered by PUC-Rio, ABMTENC, CEFET-MG, and the Bambutec company.

As a participant in the technological development programs carried out in these universities, Bambutec designed and projected an exhibition of the results produced by the involved labs and their social and environmental outcomes over 30 years of interdisciplinary research.

Two editions were held in 2011: at PUC in Rio de Janeiro, and at UFMG in Belo Horizonte. In 2014, the SESC Teresopolis received the Expo during the National Week of Science and Technology.

This theme exhibition occupies a 300 m² area to show technical and scientific contents on novel construction technologies with applications in Architecture, Design, and Engineering, produced by original Brazilian-based research.

An exhibition room built on space frames and a wave-shaped spatial truss supports the roof lined by a tensioned laminated bamboo surface, which shelters the public and creates an inviting environment for a collective experience.

Panels and furniture are designed to favor visitation and introduce scientific works and display models, prototypes, and products, as well as an exhibit of professional works of designers who graduated from PUC Rio. Its monumental architecture dialogues with the physical space of PUC’s Edifício Kennedy and UFMG’s Rectorate, widening their use of interfaces and the possibilities of aesthetical interaction with the public.

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