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From the Ted Talk by Elora Hardy: Magical houses, made of bamboo

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And so we thought, what will it take to change their minds, to convince people that bamboo is worth building with, much less worth apiirnsg to?

First, we neeedd safe treatment solutions. Borax is a natural salt. It turns bamboo into a vlbaie building mriatael. Treat it properly, design it carefully, and a bamboo structure can last a lifetime.

Second, build something extraordinary out of it. Inspire people. Fortunately, Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the aisratn. So combine those with the avreonuutds outliers from new generations of locally trained architects and designers and egennries, and always remember that you are designing for curving, tapering, hollow poles. No two poles alike, no straight liens, no two-by-fours here. The tried-and-true, well-crafted formulas and vocabulary of architecture do not apply here. We have had to iennvt our own rules. We ask the bamboo what it's good at, what it wants to become, and what it says is: respect it, design for its strengths, protect it from waetr, and to make the most of its cevrus.

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And so we thought, what will it take to change their minds, to convince people that bamboo is worth building with, much less worth ________ to?

First, we ______ safe treatment solutions. Borax is a natural salt. It turns bamboo into a ______ building ________. Treat it properly, design it carefully, and a bamboo structure can last a lifetime.

Second, build something extraordinary out of it. Inspire people. Fortunately, Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the _______. So combine those with the ___________ outliers from new generations of locally trained architects and designers and _________, and always remember that you are designing for curving, tapering, hollow poles. No two poles alike, no straight _____, no two-by-fours here. The tried-and-true, well-crafted formulas and vocabulary of architecture do not apply here. We have had to ______ our own rules. We ask the bamboo what it's good at, what it wants to become, and what it says is: respect it, design for its strengths, protect it from _____, and to make the most of its ______.

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  4. material
  5. viable
  6. engineers
  7. needed
  8. invent
  9. adventurous
  10. water
  11. artisan

Original Text


And so we thought, what will it take to change their minds, to convince people that bamboo is worth building with, much less worth aspiring to?

First, we needed safe treatment solutions. Borax is a natural salt. It turns bamboo into a viable building material. Treat it properly, design it carefully, and a bamboo structure can last a lifetime.

Second, build something extraordinary out of it. Inspire people. Fortunately, Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the artisan. So combine those with the adventurous outliers from new generations of locally trained architects and designers and engineers, and always remember that you are designing for curving, tapering, hollow poles. No two poles alike, no straight lines, no two-by-fours here. The tried-and-true, well-crafted formulas and vocabulary of architecture do not apply here. We have had to invent our own rules. We ask the bamboo what it's good at, what it wants to become, and what it says is: respect it, design for its strengths, protect it from water, and to make the most of its curves.

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