Brief on "Bamboo Pavilion" project for inviting schools to participate

1. Bamboo Pavilion
Dr. Clifford Choy
School of Design, PolyU
mccliff@polyu.edu.hk
8 Oct 2016

2. “Maker Faire HK 2017”
• A project consists of
• Half-day Makers’ Day in 10 different locations in HK
• Maker Faire HK 2017 on 8 and 9 Apr 2017
• Maker projects to selected schools
• Competitions and Exhibitions
• Funded by 150th Anniversary Standard Chartered Community
Foundation

3. Bamboo Pavilion
• A maker project to selected schools
• Goal:
• To construct a bamboo structure for display and use during MFHK2017,
through collaborations between architects, volunteers, university students
and primary and secondary schools (teachers and their students and parents)
• Project leader:
• Kuo Jze Yi
• Possible potential uses of bamboo pavilion
• As an area for offering shielding for makers and exhibitors during MFHK2017

4. 活動名稱：廟圷村木工與竹藝工作營
活動日期：2016年7月8日 － 17日
舉辦單位：廟圷村＋四川綠耕社工站＋郭子怡(Kuo Jze Yi)

5. http://www.guaduabamboo.com/working-with-bamboo/joining-bamboo

6. Schedule
Date Tasks (PolyU) Tasks (Participating School)
Oct 2016 – Nov 2016 • Contact schools to sign-up to project
Nov 2016 – Jan 2017 • Hands-on workshops by technical assistants
(funded by MFHK2017) on bamboo joineries
and detailing (on site in participating schools)
• Brainstorm with participating schools on ideas
for the whole bamboo structure to be
constructed
Dec 2016 – Jan 2017 • Consolidate and confirm whole bamboo
structure to be constructed (as facilitated by
project leader)
• Identify division of responsibilities for each
individual school, and corresponding schedule
Jan 2017 – Mar 2017 • Production of parts and components by
participating schools and core team for the
bamboo structure in MFHK2107
Apr 2017 • Construction of structure in PolyU for MFHK2017
8-9 Apr 2017 • Exhibition of works by participating schools, and sharing of experience

7. Participation School should …
• Assign at least one full-time staff in the school as coordinator for this
programme
• All hands-on workshops delivered by technical assistants have to be
accompanied by at least one full-time staff in the school
• Allocate sufficient time for participating students to practice after hands-on
workshops
• Provide necessary tools for participating students to work on bamboos
• Provide workspace in school for running hands-on workshops
• Offer space in school for storing materials and objects being created
through hands-on workshops and self-practicing sessions

8. Hands-on Workshop (1)
• Supported by 3 technical assistants, for 20 students
• 8 sessions, each for 3hr
• On Sat, 9am - 12pm or 2pm – 5pm
Week # Descriptions
1 Bamboo Material & Tools introduction.
2 Basic Bamboo Joinery 1 (Cut & Joint)
3 Basic Bamboo Joinery 2 (Cut & joint)
4 Basic Bamboo Bending 1
5 Basic Bamboo Bending 2
6 Basic Bamboo Weaving
7 Alternative Bamboo craft 1 (Breaking, Twisting, Casting)
8 Alternative Bamboo craft 2 (Breaking, Twisting, Casting)

9. Hands-on Workshop (2)
• Possible to have one session per week or every two weeks
• Each student is expected to complete one object per workshop
session

12. Notes
• Prefer Scout Club in school to participate
• Students participating in the hands-on workshops are expected to
contribute to constructions of the bamboo structure to be displayed
in MFHK2017
• 10 technical assistants in total will be available to run hands-on
workshops for participating schools in the whole project
• Actual schedule of hands-on workshops to be confirmed with
individual participating schools