Tag: #architecture
Articles tagged with #architecture
A new architecture for Nepal's tourism
Local style and material to build high value sustainable tourism in rural Nepal
Forgotten international starchitects in Nepal
Four world-famous architects who struggled to leave an inspiring contemporary footprint in Nepal
Between losing and loss
New art exhibition is a wistful take on what we have left when Himalayan identities are gone
The Red Panda House
New building in Taplejung is not just a training centre, but a base camp for Kanchenjunga trekkers
Style and substance
Architect Götz Hagmüller and his wife Ludmilla have made the 18th century Kuthu Math in Bhaktapur their home for three decades. Photos: THOMAS L…
Niels Gutschow leaves home
Niels Gutschow next to the 17th century wooden door added to the guest house. All photos: MONIKA DEUPALA"Welcome to my playground,” calls Niels…
Remembering Robert Powell
Kuthu Math. All photos: ROBERT POWELL/TARAGAON MUSEUMRobert Powell’s drawing of the courtyard façade of Kuthu Math in Bhaktapur is a prime…
Building back a beyul in Tsum
The school in Bihi that was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake being reconstructed using traditional building methods and designs. Photos: Sonam…
Remembering Des-la at Shangri~la
1,000 recollections of Desmond Doig at the hotel’s Shambala Garden that he designed in Kathmandu
Crafting a heritage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI1CkRG7MxU“Had I not become a woodcarver, I don’t know what I would be doing today,” says Indra Prasad…
Coming out of the woodwork
Heinrich Meyer came to Nepal in 1975 to work on the German government-supported Bhaktapur Development Project to restore the old town and its…
Bayalpata Hospital in Nepal wins global design award
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALANepal’s Bayalpata Hospital has won an international award in the Health Category at the World Architecture Festival held in…
Protecting Kathmandu’s historic roofscape
T here are many types of traditional roof tiles in Kathmandu: broad tiles, slender tiles, half-cylinders, or the elegant jhingati. Before…
Garden walls
Kathmandu can restore some of its lost greenery with vertical gardens
Resurrecting Rani Pokhari Right
https://youtu.be/aDKMAc6MxuYKing Pratap Malla built Nhu Pukhoo, the ‘new pond’ on the northern outskirts of Kathmandu in the 17thcentury CE to…
In with the old, in with the new
Bhaktapur’s traditional woodcarver experiments with traditional forms to create a modern aesthetic
Starting Nepal’s green school movement
Surkhet has a new, community focused eco-friendly school that could be a model for others
Good as old after two earthquakes
Patan’s historic temple is not just being rebuilt, but restored to its pre-1934 look
Patan's museum piece
Photos: SHEILIN TEOThe Patan Museum is a must-visit among the draws of Kathmandu Valley: tastefully designed and informative, its curation is…
The Chinese are coming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-sFnHEoH5U&t=63sAsk a person in China about Nepal, and the answer is mostly that it is a happy Himalayan…
The making of 'Kathmandu Valley Style'
The book may not have convinced everyone to preserve the Valley’s traditional architecture
A house in Budanilkantha
Building a house from scratch in Kathmandu Valley is not as easy as it sounds
The script of the scriptures
Yuntai or Cloud Platform, located at the base of the Great Wall's Juyongguan section. Photos: SEWA BHATTARAIThe Great Wall of China is one of…
Miss Nepal's mission
Shrinkhala Khatiwada is on a whirlwind tour: to the remote village of Bharta in Makwanpur (pictured) where she is building a health post, on to…