The bamboo house, a form that architect Rosario Encarnacion Tan says is “in the DNA” of Filipino life, is strategically open so that high winds from the typhoons that hit the Philippines each ...

In the Agusan Marshlands of the Philippines ... storms and flooding. Built 60 years ago, these bamboo houses were designed to flow with the water and be highly adaptable to environmental changes ...

As the Philippines braces for the typhoons of the rainy season, engineered bamboo homes can be a green alternative housing option strong enough to withstand super typhoons, according to a top official ...

Rasul explained the bamboo house typifies the traditional Filipino ... The bamboo gardenhouses are hand-built in the Philippines, using skills and tools that have changed little over time.

By Kurt Soller Photographs by Anu Kumar IN THE QUIET Philippine province of Pangasinan ... there was once a small beach house — an open-air bamboo-and-mahogany pavilion with walled-off bedrooms ...

The bamboo house, a form that architect Rosario Encarnacion Tan says is “in the DNA” of Filipino life, is strategically open so that high winds from the typhoons that hit the Philippines each ...