Blue Temple creates earthquake-proof bamboo homes for "the price of a smartphone"

Myanmar-based architecture studio Blue Temple has teamed up with construction company Housing Now to build a series of low-cost bamboo homes capable of withstanding natural disasters.

Located in Myanmar's Bago region, the homes are built from a modular, earthquake-resistant structure that, according to the studios, can each be built in just seven days for "the price of a smartphone".

The project, named Housing Now Modular Bamboo Housing, was established to create low-cost housing...