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Innovation.
I have come across with innovation thoughts.
How does innovation started?
What triggers an ideas for innovation?
How do we support an innovation to be a greater solution?
I have been watching Inspector Gadget when I was younger. Those unique devices that came to aid the main character to solve problems caught my attention. How can a scientist created the main character to be fully supported by machineries.

Humanity.
Machines are one of the essential thing happens in our modern lives. Without machines, we would all doing things manually and basically. Good machineries are the one that helped humanity in their basic lives.  All innovative solutions were made  from one basic question of need. So, what do we need in our life that could help us entirely? How do we solve those problems detected?

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THOUGHTS > IDEATION > ITERATION > INNOVATION
IDEATION: is a thinking process. during this stage, we will need to find out what is the need, what is the problems, what is the issues that will lead to our innovation.

ITERATION : is a trial and error phase where we are doing this thinking process in a repititive ways and to find out whether the product is working or not.

INNOVATION : is the last stage of innovating a product.

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WEEK 2_Innovation & Identifying Problems

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WEEK 2_Innovation & Identifying Problems

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Identifying Problems.
In this current era of modernism, we have gained more and extra knowledge from our past. For example. Before the invention of electromagnetic telephones, mechanical acoustic devices existed for transmitting speech and music over a greater distance. This distance was greater than that of normal direct speech. The earliest mechanical telephones were based on sound transmission through pipes or other physical media. People in this era used telegram and mail posts to get connected. The questions / problems detected were, how do human be able to get connected easier and faster way? Life does not stopped or stayed forever after telephones were invented, new questions and problems got detected. How do we make communication be more convenient and easier to human? In times, new technology were invented, email, social media, video calls, virtual reality were invented. All of this were made from identifying problems in daily activities.

Problems before solutions.
Being able to observe and identifying the problems will make us more alert and will be more actively thinking on how to propose a solution. There are no solutions without problems.

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Ideas

Through ideas, we need to develop it more in terms of significance, creativities, workmanships, and so on.

Ideas can be develop more and should not be limited or constrained. The more we explore, the better the ideas would be. Preliminary ideas of innovation should be indicate with such problems and how far we could stretch it more for a better design.

To develop ideas, more sketches need to be made and adjusted depending on our perspective and way of thinking. It could be something that we would not think about or something imaginary with the essence of WHY are the design were explored and made.

Put together a team

Put together an interdisciplinary Design Thinking Team of five to six people to bring together as many different experience stands as possible at one table. Collaboration between people from different disciplines enables you to look at problems from different perspectives and to come up with completely new ideas as solutions. When putting together a team, make sure that there is a common focus and that there is no competition.

Start prototype development quickly

Design thinking doesn't mean sitting in a room all day discussing colorful post-its. Rather, it's about "thinking with your hands" and developing prototypes as quickly as possible. In practice, we often experience in companies that support from a moderator or facilitator is needed in this phase. After many years at the desk, many people are simply no longer used to designing something with their hands. Initially, this inhibition threshold often has to be overcome in order for the team members to get started.

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Target User

Rarget user is the audiemces that we are targetting depending on our purposes, locality and intention of designing it. Either a whole community or selected minority to be focused on the ideas development and the design should be catered to them. This will make the design has a stronger value in term of locality and specific purposes.

Target users in innovation can also be multi age group or specific community to benefit them in any way.

Explore the user and his needs intensively

Design Thinking is to empathize with users to find out what the real problem is and what the user's needs are. In practice, too little attention and time is usually given to this phase. For example, you commission some interviews from a market research institute and build the Design Thinking process on them. In the course of the project, it turns out that the problems lie completely elsewhere.

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Exploration

Through exploration, we will know how effective the product will be generated. As we have found out the problems, target users and ideas, exploration could be very beneficial in terms of indicating essence of social culture, heritage, values and so on to benefit every community targeted or the design indication.

Exploration could be from local essence or values or international values. This are either way depending on our target user or specific reason on how we want it to be explored.

Provide a mobile workplace and sufficient material

A creative process needs an environment in which ideas can flourish and prototypes can be developed. In Design Thinking projects you often approach the topic very playfully. For example, situations in the form of stories or sketches that you have seen at the customer or user are replayed. The Design Thinking Team therefore needs a workplace that is as flexible as possible and can be adapted quickly and easily to the needs of the team members. Flipcharts, whiteboards and tables on castors are best suited to redesign the room as it is needed. In addition, there should be enough material available to visually present ideas.

Allow even crazy ideas to happen

The last two steps of a design thinking process are to generate ideas and develop prototypes from them, which are then tested at the customer's site. The more ideas the better" always applies with regard to idea generation. Be experimental, think outside the box and allow crazy ideas - anything is possible! Get away from conventional ideas and collect as many ideas as possible. It's also important to learn how to throw away an idea for a better solution - even if it's your own idea that you have to throw away.

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Values

Values are one of the core essence in terms of design and innovation as it tells stories or background on how the design were made and developed throughout the journey of exploration. It gives more benefit in term of socio culture or specific community or target users depending on major interpretation if the history or arts that are related to the locals.
Such as folkores or local activities can be made as the hidden values towards the design innovation as a whole.

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Success

Successful innovation is the innovation that is close to the user’s heart or lifestyle that will ease or minimal their normal lifestyles in terms of energy and so on. Innovation could be in term of arts or any devices that could help the users in any targetted ways.
Something that users might not able to think about, but somehow were made for them in their lifestyle is considered a successful innovation. Perhaps all the journey of the design until the end product are worth it.

Have the courage to fail

Fail early and fail often! Design thinking is based on an iterative process. If you start all over again after the customer's feedback on your prototype, you are on the right track. You have saved a lot of time and money, because you have already found out before the implementation of the idea that it will fail on the market. With Design Thinking you need the courage to go through several loops. Innovation needs failure. You learn from feedback and improve through repetition. Of course, in a world where failure is frowned upon, this approach can be challenging. Then it depends on whether you really have the courage to fail.

Design Thinking focuses on customer needs

Many innovations fail on the market because they do not bring added value to the customer. To avoid this, Design Thinking shifts the focus from a purely technical solution to a human solution: Design Thinking is an innovation approach that focuses on customer needs and gradually approaches the best solution via iterative feedback loops. This allows user needs to be identified, innovative ideas to be evaluated or solutions for complex interdisciplinary problems to be found. Please also read our article on this subject

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7.00 AM
We gathered in UPM and leave. I felt so anxious and ready for the excitement from the trip. Unfortunately, from the lack of energy on the day before, I slept throughout the whole journey from Seri Kembangan to Terengganu.

3.00 PM
We arrived at YT Midtown Hotel in Kuala Terengganu and we unpacked our stuff and were given permission to walk around the town centre.

5.00 PM
Me and my friends walked within one of the palace's village (ISTANA MAZIAH) and enjoyed the old architecture there.

6.00 PM
Afterwards, we walked through the Chinatown and observed the architecture there. The building made there were entirely from chinese shophouses architecture. Some of the shops still remain the old layout but some renovated into a better and modern structural style.

FOOTNOTE: First day was exhausting from the long journey and sudden walk in the sun. But, the experience and knowledge we had throughout the walk and reading the historical part while observing the architecture was fun and delightful.

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Istana Maziah Royal Palace includes French aspects of design and is directly at the city hub of Kuala Terengganu. There is a beautiful garden area outside the castle and perfect for a picture stop! The palace is the official site for key ceremonies such as royal birthdays, marriages, conferment of titles and banquets for local and international guests.

Istana Maziah was erected to replace Istana Hijau (Green Palace) which was destroyed in a fire. Istana Hijau had been established during the reign of Sultan Omar (Baginda Omar) on 10 March 1870. The architect of Istana Maziah is Tengku Chik Abu Bakar bin Tengku Abdul Jalil. He is a relative of Sultan Zainal Abidin III. Others also contributed towards the completion of the blue print and furnishing of Istana Maziah, including Engku Besar Paduka Raja Sayyid Abdullah bin Zin Al-Idrus, Muhammad bin Abdul Rahim (Encik Mat) and Dato’ Mata-Mata.

Wood supplies to create the Istana originated from the area of Dungun and this job of acquiring it was handed to Tengku Panglima Besar Tengku Muda Kechik, while bricks and chalk were managed by Tengku Besar Paduka Indera. The palace rises at a height of 2 stories and is distinctively coffee brown in hue. It is a combination of contemporary and traditional architecture with its large shuttered windows that mimics a French chateau. About 20 Malay and Chinese labourers who were proficient in art, wood craft and carpentry were engaged in the creation of Istana Maziah. Its early foundations were created from a combination of chalk, clay, sand salts, egg whites, lime and honey.

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Chinatown Terengganu, mostly one long street, is best explored on foot. The pre-war architecture is a must for historical building enthusiasts. When we travel around this section of town, we see well-maintained pre-war buildings from the Utilitarian period through Art Deco. Chinatown was founded 300 years ago by Southern Chinese merchants and was the earliest centre for commerce and dealing in Kuala Terengganu. However, the oldest structure (many of which are shophouses) dates back to the late 1800s.

There is no specific date for the creation of Kampung Cina Terengganu (Chinese Village), but records reveal Chinese people arrived in the 16th century and have remained since. The major Chinatown was founded in the late 19th century by Chinese immigration. In 1719-1720 and 1764, Alexander Hamilton and Captain Joseph Jackson visited Kuala Terengganu and noticed Chinese settlers.

Kampung China was recognised a Terengganu cultural site due to its numerous well-maintained historical buildings and monuments. Many of the structures here look fantastic because they've been restored or beautified throughout the years. Bright colours on ancient shophouses are eye-catching.

Kampung China Terengganu's side and back alleyways have recently become themed paths for art aficionados. Turtle Alley includes information and turtle-themed wall and floor mosaics. Tauke Wee Seng Hee Cultural Lane has a colonial-era crimson telephone booth and a cast-iron post box. Walls show antique Chinatown store signs and Han Dynasty poetry. These lanes are great for Instagram and Facebook, although they may become congested on weekends owing to their narrowness. Again, mornings are ideal to avoid crowds.

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8.00 AM
We left the hotel and after a heavy breakfast, we started our journey to one of the famous Surau in Kuala Terengganu.

9.00 AM
We have arrived to the Surau Langgar Rindu and were briefed by the owner, Encik Ariff Karimi. We were told about the concept and design of the Surau and was told that every pillar was carried and assembled by himself! WHAT A STRONG MAN HE IS!

11.00 AM
We started our journey again but now its headed to Tok Bali, Bachok, Kelantan.

2.00 PM
We arrived at Tok Bali and were greeted by the wife of the late founder of the Nik Rashidin. Before the brief and tour, we were given foods for lunch.

3.00 PM
We started our brief about the Nik Rashidin work and art and were given tour on the gallery and products made by their handcrafters.

6.00 PM
Finally we headed back to Terengganu and it was such a fun day!

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"Langgar Rindu" is not only distinctive in its architecture and design, but also designed with particular elements to express honesty and commitment. It was erected by Encik Abdul Karim Embong who also owns the structure which acts as a surau (musolla) for the community in Kampung Rhu Tapai, Terengganu.

The surau is drawing local and international visitors, both Muslim and non-Muslims since it went viral on social media.

The construction of this surau is remarkable since it is created entirely utilising the tropical hardwood species known as CENGAL (Neobalanocarpus heimii) and TEMBUSU (Fragraea fragrans) (Fragraea fragrans).

The owner is a poet and he was using the pseudonum "Arif Karimi" and informed us that he began constructing the surau as a sign of his love for the Creator and admiration for his parents, wife and kids.

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Akademi Nik Rashidin is a private institution concentrating on the art of wood-carving notably on the hold of Keris.

Woodcarving is regarded an intrinsic component of the vernacular Malay traditions of Kelantan and Terengganu which are situated on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysua. Carved components with diverse characteristics were manufactured according to their location and layout in the interior as well as outside setting of the residences. The positioning of carved components with the distinctive carving motifs, forms, sizes and layout of goods reveals certain orders and regional character of Malay Vernacular architecture.

Most in the gallery are the holds for keris (Malay traditional wavy blade) as well as other housing or traditional games items which were individually manufactured by the creator of the gallery, the late Nik Rashiddin.

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8.00 AM
We headed to Rumah Warisan Haji Su

10.00 AM
We headed to Senikayu Warisan and were briefed about the local crafts and art. We were given a tour to see the workshop behind and observe how their skilled craftsmen handcrafting their work of arts. Some of my classmates bought their products too!

1.00 AM
We arrived at the timber boat making below one of their highway and we observed how the boat makers make their boat without nails and blueprints.

2.00 PM
We arrived at Rumah Warisan Haji Su and we observed the changes in timeline of the timber house. I was caught up with the history and played Congkak with my friends there

3.00 PM
We headed to Terrapuri at Penarik and spent few hours there with the guidance of the owner and were given a real nice free foods during our tour there.

7.00 PM
We finally started our journey back to Serdang! and guess what? We arrived at almost at 3 AM in the next morning!
This is one of the greatest trip i have ever experienced!

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Burhan Asyahari, owner of Seni Kayu Warisan, is a traditional woodcarver, anthropologist, built environment specialist, and visual artist. He wants the diminishing art form of woodcarving to be preserved and recognised. Senikayu Warisan introduces exotic traditional Malay and Asian Handcraft Timber such as Kerawan, Awan Larat from specially selected tropical hardwood, especially Cengal, the best Malaysian hardwood. Senikayu Warisan must:
Cengal Timber Craft's leader Outdoor Hardwood Timber Trendsetter

His workshop supplies the best quality products at affordable prices and custom products to please discriminating tastes, whether traditional, ethnic, or basic, to enhance home & gardens. Product offered from his workshop:
Décor Panel, Lebah Bergantung, Khat, Flower Box, Book Shelf, Lamp Stand, Folding Screen Pegola, Pintu Melayu, Bendahara, Permaisuri, Maharani, Puteri, Putera

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The 2.7 sq km island (Pulau Duyong) has a rich heritage in boat building. These artisans were skilled to build boats for decades without blueprints nor nails and were fully handcrafted. These handcrafters usually get a lot of orders within the country and also from abroad.

The finished products are capable to sail far and through rough seas and could lasts for several decades. Unfortunately, because of the high price and low demand forcing several boat makers to leave the business.

The materials used are mostly Cengal wood and would costs thousands of ringgit. It also took around 2 years to complete a boat before it could sail off to the sea.

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is a complex of two traditional Malay Houses located in mukim Losong, two kilometres from downtown Kuala Terengganu,Terengganu.  The houses were owned by Haji Su Mohammed Salleh, which he inherited from his family. Haji Su was a shipping magnate in the pre-wars day and was record to have owned several ships or Perahu Besar plying the sea to Southern Thailand and a steam ship plying south to Singapore. After a renovation process by Lembaga Muzium Terengganu (Terengganu Museum Board), the houses were reopened as heritage buildings and tourist attraction.

The older house was constructed in the 1850s and used the Rumah Bujang Berpeleh Kembar Tiga style, as can be dominantly seen on its roof. The three peleh or gables located on top was uncommon as usually, a house would only have one, this design signified the wealth of the family. This building was used as a family home and mostly made with Cengal a type of local hardwood. The house was constructed by using the system of tanggam and pasak, a traditional structural connection in which no nails were used

The main staircase of house has a larger riser and thread that act like a seating for panggung (amphitheater) than stairs. This could be attributed to the owner being a proponent and troupe leader of Dikir Pahang.

The newer house, known as Rumah Limas Belanda, was added later in 1941. It was mostly used for guests and festivities. This house has a more modern Dutch Hip roof, and was built through a balloon- frame construction method. The interior design is also more vibrant when compared with other traditional Malay house.

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"The Land Of Palaces" (Terrapuri) is a project renovating 29 historic Malay mansions between 150 and 200 years old. Mr. Alex (the owner) spent 18 years collecting 29 palaces for Terrapuri Heritage Village. Ancient aristocracy owned these "palaces." When the British arrived in Malaya in 1909, most native residences were altered to colonial-style, and several Malay "palaces" were abandoned. Mr. Alex collected "palaces" to preserve culture and heritage.

Terrapuri characteristic:
1) Most "palaces" contain Malay philosophy sculptures near their foyers.

2) High-rises avoid flooding. The large, robust pillars prevent elephants from knocking them down, particularly at night.

3) Each "palace" is unique. In the past, homes were measured by the wife's (mother's) arm. From there, they install the "tiang seri" or main pillar.

4) Under each "tiang seri" lies a bottle of "Minyak Cenuai Kampung" Local shamans make coconut oil by frying the first coconut fruit in the sun. It's subsequently blended with a rooster's root when he calls a hen (this believed to be the law of attraction). Before placing oil beneath the "tiang seri," a prayer is offered. This oil makes inhabitants seem dazzling and youthful, according to legend.

SPIRITUAL AND ARCHITECTURE
Each "palace" has intricate woodcarvings. Each "palace" has unique carvings and tales, making it more intriguing.

Kampung Paloh's "palace" is surrounded by "baris laksamana" "baris laksamana" was replaced to (pronounced "lam alif"). When the British were hunting for Mat Kilau at Kampung Paloh, they couldn't discover a door or entrance and departed, not knowing there were people inside. "Baris laksamana" is powerful.

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In order to identify the Need of Bamboo architecture, first, we must find out the Problem statement and the issues that were faced in our current situation.

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bamboo fibre is so resilient, one of the primary benefits of bamboo architecture is that it can be utilized as a construction material. This is one of the most significant advantages of
bamboo architecture. The tensional resistance of bamboo is equivalent to that of steel, but its compressive strength is far higher than that of concrete. The shear stress experienced by bamboo fibre is much higher than that of wood. Bamboo is capable of growing over far greater distances than wood. Due to its light weight and elasticity, bamboo is a popular building material in areas of the world where earthquakes, hurricanes and typhoons strike more frequently. Bamboo absorbs the shocks of seismic activity and high winds far better than rigid concrete and steel structures.

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BENEFIT OF BAMBOO

The use of bamboo as a building material might reduce the need for other materials like steel, plastic, carbon fiber, etc. Reduced greenhouse gas emissions are a direct result of this.

Building with bamboo is more accessible for everyone because of its low cost.

Growing bamboo is a great benefit in that it produces no wastes. We should encourage the planting and use of bamboo to ensure reduced living expenses and a better environment for future generations, taking these factors into account.

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Competition of TIMBER ARCHITECTURE (bamboo) that in this current construction era is STEEL ARCHITECTURE.

What makes bamboo superior to steel?
Yes, in terms of tensile strength, bamboo is superior to steel. The tensile strength of steel is 23,000 psi. However, bamboo has a significant advantage over steel at 28,000 psi. The phrase "tensile strength" was mentioned in the discussion. But what is it?

Tensile strength:
If we look at a material's strength, there are several elements to keep in mind. The resistance of an item to breaking or splitting under stress is known as its tensile strength. And indeed, bamboo is more densely packed molecularly than steel, making it stronger.

Bamboo vs. Steel:
Even before discovering bamboo's tensile strength, it has been utilized extensively in the building industry. In the past, bamboo was utilized in the construction of homes, furniture, and walls. Engineers and researchers in the present day are eager to replace steel with bamboo because of its tensile strength.

There are several negatives to using steel in concrete, including high prices, pollution of the atmosphere, and soil degradation. Unlike wood, bamboo can be grown cheaply and has several environmental advantages.

The tensile strength of bamboo is insufficient to make it a substitute for steel, despite the fact that it has been discovered to be stronger and stiffer than other building materials.

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Bamboo as a building material has high compressive strength and low weight has been one of the most used building material as support for concrete, especially in those locations where it is found in abundance. Bamboo as a building material is used for the construction of scaffolding, bridges and structures, houses.

Bamboo has a significantly longer lifespan due to the durability of the surface and material. Timber: Compared to bamboo, tress may take over twenty years to reach complete maturity, and be ready ready for manufacturing. This will mean that the materials used for a timber floor can take much more time to regenerate.

Why bamboo is used as foundation?

The strength and stability of the building relies upon how well the foundations of the building are designed and built. In bamboo buildings, foundations not only stabilize the building but they also protect the bamboo from moisture in the soil as well as to avoid insects like termites from eating away at the bamboo

Bamboo is a type of hardened grass rather than a type of hardwood. The manufacturing process for bamboo flooring products takes cylindrical, vertical bamboo stalks and turns them into horizontal bamboo planks closer to what you'd expect from normal hardwood flooring.

Is bamboo timber flooring good?

Tough and Durable – top quality bamboo flooring is exceptionally dense and hard; harder in fact than some hardwoods. As such, it is very durable, structurally-stable, and tough, potentially lasting as long as fifty years with careful attention and maintenance. It is also termite-resistant.

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WEEK 14_ N.A.B.C OF TIMBER ARCHITECTURE (BAMBOO)

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WEEK 14_ N.A.B.C OF TIMBER ARCHITECTURE (BAMBOO)

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Bamboo has stronger compressive strength than concrete or wood and rivals steel's tensility, making it a popular building material. This is because bamboo is eco-friendly and durable. Bamboo is a sustainable building material since it
can be produced and harvested quickly. Bamboo is also reusable. Bamboo is a flexible building material. These traits are ideal for organic structures.

On the Need (N), Steel construction lacks the design flexibility of other building materials and may be rather expensive and would causing the market price to increase while the rate of rejuvenation would decrease, it is also not
sustainable and would result in an ecological disaster. The need to find a better similar strength of materials but cheaper and sustainable in the market.

On the Advantages (A), Because bamboo fibre is so resilient, one of the primary benefits of bamboo architecture is that it can be utilized as a construction material. This is one of the most significant advantages of bamboo architecture. The tensional resistance of bamboo is equivalent to that
of steel, but its compressive strength is far higher than that of concrete. The shear stress experienced by bamboo fibre is much higher than that of wood. Bamboo is capable of growing over far greater distances than wood.

On the Benefit (B) of using bamboo in building, The benefits of using bamboo in building mostly revolve on the material's less weight, higher flexibility, and cheaper overall cost. Bamboo is known to have a light weight due to its density. Because of this, it can be carried about easily and put up in very little time. Because bamboo is so elastic, it will not
snap at the first sign of strain as other materials might. It is able to resist storms and earthquakes, both of which would cause conventional building materials to either fracture or collapse. This is made possible by the material's flexibility. It has a lesser cost and is friendlier to the environment when compared to constructions built of steel. Additionally,
it is more durable.

And lastly, the Competition (C), Steel architecture and bamboo architecture are two of the most direct competitors to one another in the current market for building materials. The use of bamboo as a construction material is possible due to the material's high level of durability. The compressive strength of bamboo is twice as high as that of concrete, and its tensile strength is equivalent to that of steel; nevertheless, in architectural applications, bamboo is far less costly than steel.

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FINAL PRESENTATION BOARD FOR TIMBER PAVILION

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FINAL PRESENTATION BOARD FOR TIMBER PAVILION

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