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NEWS AND HAPPENINGS 14 th ARCASIA STUDENT’S JAMBOREE 25 th – 30 th October, Lahore, Pakistan The 14 th ARCASIA Student’s Jamboree with the theme ‘Dynamism in Architecture –The Asian Spirit’, was held at the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. At the same time, the 14th Asian Congress of Architects (ACA-14), with the theme “GO GREEN – The Architecture of the New Order”, was hosted at Lahore by the Institute of Architects, Pakistan (IAP), organized by its Lahore Chapter, from October 25-30, 2010. The ARCASIA Architectural Students’ Jamboree was held concurrently. In connection with the Jamboree, IAP also organized the ARCASIA Students’ Architectural Design Competition for “Student’s Resource Centre” 2010 in conjunction with ACAE. The competition was open to the third and fourth year students of all the architecture schools that are recognized by the respective Institutes of Architects in the ARCASIA countries. Nepal was represented by the student body Presidents from Acme Engineering College, Sitapaila and Nepal Engineering College, Bhaktapur respectively, along with the Society of Nepalese Architect’s (SONA). Getting an exposure to the regional architecture and culture of Pakistan, the students from India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Nepal, visited different architecture schools and shared their ideas and experiences. The students from Nepal gave a presentation titled ‘Overview of Nepal & Traditional Architecture of Tiered Temples of Nepal, Architecture, Culture, Naturescapes & Tourism for 2011’. Apart from ARCASIA members, Architects from UK, Austria and other countries were also invited for this event . The Architects’ Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) is a Council of the Presidents of the National Institutes of Architects of 17 Asian countries that are members of ARCASIA. Every alternate year, an Asian Congress of Architects (ACA) is hosted by one of the member countries of ARCASIA. Parallel to the ACA is the ARCASIA Architectural Students’ Jamboree at which student representatives from the seventeen countries meet to exchange ideas, discuss, debate and celebrate. They also get to attend the Congress sessions and official dinners, and have the opportunity to mingle with the region’s leading architects. The Jamboree is organized by the host Institute under the aegis of the ARCASIA Committee for Architectural Education (ACAE). The 15 th ARCASIA Students Jamboree will be held in Japan after two years, which will unite the National Institutes of Architects & Students throughout the Asian region to foster friendly, intellectual, artistic, educational and scientific ties, research and technical advancement in the field of the built environment & society. - Anand Gupta January-February 2011 19 www.spacesnepal.com

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