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simón vélez is a colombian architect who specializes in bamboo construction. designing and building around the world, vélez and his skillful team of workers have completed more than 300 projects to date. as of 2014, he has been working with his design partner and wife, stefana simic, in their studio based in bogotá, colombia.
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he likes to call bamboo the ‘vegetable steel’, as it is an economical, renewable, extremely resilient, easily available material, capable of being used by people with very different building skills.
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Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 
2026 Tokyo Design Awards Season #2 deadline: october 15th, 2026 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
