TRADITIONAL PONDS THE WATER URBANISM OF NEWAR CIVILIZATION -Padma Sundar Joshi

Today ‘Water Urbanism’ is increasingly being discussed among the policymakers and urban planners in most of the growing economies. Weare living in a time when the water demand is increasing, resources are scarce, pollution and effects of climate change has escalated the challenges of water management. It is no longer limited to hardcore engineering solutions….

Colors in an Educational Environment for the Learning Mind

TEXT : Ar. Kritika Rana Children are naturally attracted to color and show a higher response to its effect than the adult themselves. It is believed that as they mature, people tend to become oblivious to color and its impact on shaping the individuals that we are today. However, creative people will remain color dominant…

In Pursuit of Practicing Art

Jack of all and master of many, Sundeep Khatri, born on 29th may 1983, is the new whiz in the field of architecture. With his wonderworking thesis on car manufacturing plant, the ‘smart as a whip’ gentleman proved he has it all to be an architectural maestro. In 1999, he completed his matriculation from Ananda…

A GENTLE ARCHITECTURE

Malcolm Wells had further stated in his book ‘A Gentle Architecture’ that “Building destroys land”. But it is only when there is confusion as to where the land ends and the building begins. The thing is that both land and building must mingle and should seem like it has evolved itself as if from within….

The Unsung Hero

Marvelling at the striking harmony and beauty of a monastery, we may have often wondered – who are the artists that have devoted their time and effort to create such spectacular works of art? Where do they find the patience and inspiration? How do they know just what touches and details to add? Our queries…

Paubha Art – Pride of Newars

To anyone familiar with the Newar civilization, especially its art and culture, the term ‘Paubha’ would instantly evoke an image of intricate traditional religious paintings hanging on walls during some Newari rituals or religious festivals. To the uninitiated, however, Paubha is often confounded with a more publicized form of art called ‘Thangka’. Indeed, both terms…

Efforts today – destiny tomorrow

As a prominent architect, Yogeshwor Parajuli settles for an interview, the first thing I notice is the aura of calm self-assurance and dignity that surrounds him. Simplicity personified, his humble nature is perhaps one of the major reasons that have helped him to achieve many milestones in the field of Nepalese architecture. Youthful even at…

WISE WORDS WORLDLY WOES

“When God was creating the universe (everything)- there were some left-overs. Architects can only use such left-overs to create newer things.” so says Professor Sudarshan Raj Tiwari, quoting from the Vaastu Shastras and, “To perform some function, a man needs a certain physical environment. The making of this physical environment is architecture.” This, of course,…

DHUKUTI

  “MY AMBITION WAS TO MAKE ACP INTO A SELF SUSTAINING AND SELF DRIVEN UNIT WHICH WOULD PLAY A ROLE OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE IN PROVIDING LIVELIHOOD TO A LARGE NUMBER OF LOW INCOME (PRIMARILY FEMALE) GROUP OF PEOPLE.” IN DECEMBER 1992 SHE WAS AWARDED THE ASHOKA FELLOWSHIP. This was a gratifying moment in the life…

AGE-OLD AMBIENCE FOR THE AGED

SIDDHI SHALIGRAM BRIDYASHRAM, a senior citizen home, is located on the peaceful banks of Hanumante River, away from Bhaktapur, in a quiet and pollution free area of Bhimsensthan. A community development welfare work funded by German citizen Karl Reblee, chairman of Nepal Hilfe Organization, it is also a dream-come-true effort for the founder of Siddhi…

MASTERFUL STROKES

“SHADES OF CUBISM – YES – THAT IS WHAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE OBSERVED IN MY WORKS,” admits the self-effacing artist, Shyam Lal Shrestha. It is obvious that Shrestha’s canvases – canvases with pleasingly modulated brush strokes – contain an unambiguous geometry. His works are easily distinguishable; the distinction due primarily to the endowment of concise…

COLOR IN CONTEXT

Color is a deep subject. Color is more subjective than you might expect – it’s really all in your head. Two or more colors, side by side, interact with one another and change our perception, creating illusions and different dramatic effects. The relationship of values, saturation and the warmth or coolness of respective hues can…