Taking the form of an oversized sea creature, the recently completed Overwater Restaurant offers a superb example of the efficacy of bamboo as a building material and features an intricate structure that's topped by an undulating roof.
This year has produced a bumper crop of excellent architecture projects. From a sand-dune-shaped building that rises out of the desert, to the world's tallest timber skyscraper, here's our selection of the best buildings of the past 12 months.
Back in 2017, Chiangmai Life Architects used bamboo to create a breezy sports hall at the Panyaden International School in Thailand. The firm has now returned to the same school to add a beautiful new library that's mostly constructed from bamboo.
Bamboo construction is making a comeback in Asia, offering a sustainable, strong and culturally significant solution to the region's issues around urbanization.
Vietnamese firm VTN Architects showcases its skill with bamboo with its Grand World Phu Quoc Welcome Center. The building wows visitors with an intricate structure that's made from over 42,000 individual pieces of bamboo.