About
7
Publications
4,448
Reads
How we measure 'reads'
A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more
13
Citations
Introduction
John joined Ryder in 2024. He gained his diploma at the Architectural Association in 2013, winning the Fosters Prize for Sustainable Infrastructure. He has experience on complex projects in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Haiti, such as the Qingdao Eden Project. His interest lies in developing wider use of bio based materials in construction in LMICs. In 2014 he set up the bamboo Visiting School programme at the Architectural Association, which he now co-leads as the AA-ITB BambooLab.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
January 2019 - present
September 2023 - May 2024
dRMM
Position
- Senior architect
March 2019 - September 2023
Grimshaw
Position
- Architect
Education
February 2022 - March 2022
January 2019 - June 2024
April 2015 - March 2017
Publications
Publications (7)
The use of bio-based construction materials in Haiti could help the construction sector to transition, from non-seismic unreinforced masonry structures towards materials that can reverse catastrophic deforestation, promote ecological regeneration, and help save the soil. Architecture has a role to play in this vision, by creating new designs and in...
Designers use a range of tools to conceive and visualise our built environment. Design for bamboo structures requires an understanding of the material and methods of construction in the initial design stages more so than with standardised man-made materials. This paper discusses and advocates for a mixed media of design tools which includes: concep...
In November 2021, a symposium was held to identify knowledge gaps, and research needs and priorities in the bamboo community. Participants who were asked to complete a post-symposium survey on research gaps, needs and priorities. Both rank-order and open-ended questions were asked covering the broad areas of i) determination of material properties,...
There is an absence of lightweight, sustainable construction materials in contemporary Haitian construction, a fact highlighted in the disproportionate loss of life in the 2010 Port-au-Prince earthquake. Between 2014 and 2017 the authors delivered a series of architectural design workshops in Haiti to raise awareness and develop design skills for b...
Tropical developing economies are some of the most vulnerable societies to natural disasters, and by 2050, some 50% of the world’s population will live in the tropics. Tropical developing economies already have a shortage of housing which lacks structural quality, durability and is considered non-adequate. Tropical developing economies have an oppo...