International Conference on Modern Bamboo Structures

International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, University of Southern California, USA, Oita University Japan and Hunan University, China jointly organized an international workshop on modern bamboo structures from October 28 to 30 In Changsa Hunan. The workshop covered the various research and development activities on bamboo based structures and related topics. The participants also observed [...]

Website of the week

Good news! Our abari website was nominated as “the featured website of the week” in Hits FM 92.4′s program Surfing. It is a tech program run by Alok Thapa, that reviews different sites which deal with different technological, cultural and social issues. Its our honor to be featured in such an esteemed program.

Thanks

We would like to thank our webmaster Kurt Gardella from Germany for doing wonderful work with our website. The new gallery set up is making our website even more informative. Thanks to this great website, we have been very visible on the web.

Bamboo in Janakpur

 
Harsar, a tiny village near Janakpur, is where our construction is taking place. It is a small impoverished Maithili village, which has a mix of Hindu and Muslim community who are living in a relative harmony.  However, the vices of untouchability, child marriage, superstition and inequality still haunts this village. Most of the people make [...]

Brickmaker in Nepal

Please click on the above picture to see an adobe brickmaker in action. These people have been making bricks for generation. They can make upto 500 bricks a day. Its ironic they make so many sun dried bricks in a day yet its hard to buy the bricks , its because all these [...]

National Mission For Bamboo Application

National Mission for Bamboo Application (NMBA), an autonomous organization under the umbrella of Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India has done a lot of progress in developing bamboo housing technology. They have developed bamboo house with engineered bamboo panels. The houses are tested for various standards. These houses are said to be resistance [...]

Bamboo Alliance Nepal

Inspired by the Tea growers alliance, different bamboo furniture makers, growers, designers, researchers and bamboo enthusiasts have decided to form a Bamboo Alliance of Nepal.
The first meeting was held in Greenchwich Hotel Nepal, in which it was decided that there will be Six Core Groups representing different sectors and each group will be [...]

News

Abari has had a very busy month,  so we have not been able to update the website. Shishir Gairhe is sucessfully  treating bamboo for the upcoming construction in Janakpur and Nripal Adhikary has been travelling in the USA promoting abari’s work.
They are meeting tomorrow in Bangkok for a training in bamboo.
Please listen to his radio [...]

Bamboo Training Hall

 This is a section of training hall Abari is building in Janakpur. The curved columns is inspired from the famous Nepali Swing (Ping). The height is about 24 feet , the curved area is about 1800 sq. ft. (30 feet by 60 feet). The connection are done using nuts and bolt with concrete in-fils.
 
 
 

Using Bamboo

Bamboo is useful for different things at different ages:
<30 days it is good for eating 6-9 months for baskets 2-3 years for bamboo boards or laminations 3-6 years for construction >6 years bamboo gradually loses strength up to 12 years old
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Abari with CareNepal

Happy May Day. 
We are all with the labors of the world. Abari believe there is lots of exploitation in the world, and we need to play our part to fight it. We are  showing by doing, even as a private organization we believe in no hierarchy between workers. Hami sabai eautai pokhari ka macha haun. [...]

Abari in AdobeUSA2007

Our cheif architect, Nripal Adhikary, is flying to New Mexico, on 11th May to participate in AdobeUSA2007. He will be presenting a paper on "the woodless adobe", in which he will describe his work in Mongolia, as well as the recent developments of abari in Nepal. The program is organized by the Adobe Association of [...]

Bibah Mandap

Bibah Mandap

 
Abari, over the past year has been very fortunate to be involved in some very eclectic works. From the very popular guitar for The Strings concert to this wedding mandala, we have tried to push the boundries. Our focus has been the use of traditional materials in the modern context, and this is our humble [...]

A house in janakpur

 A typical house in Janakpur area. A bhakari in the center; fireproof, thermally sound storage system. Design in the background can also have contemporary motifs, like aeroplans. The purpose is either purely aesthetic or apotropaic. 

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