A house built from bamboo and palm leaves and without a single nail in the northern province of Hoa Binh won an award at the American Architecture Prize this month.
The house won a silver prize, behind gold and platinum, in the cultural architecture category at the annual awards, which are one of the most respected in the industry. The piece also won an award at the American Bamboo Society Arts and Crafts Competition in September.
Students and architects from Hanoi built the house for exhibition purposes. The design team said the main idea was to highlight the value of bamboo and create an easy and cheap way for everyone to build a house.
