CONTRIBUTORS Kishor Thapa, Project Director of the Outer Ring Road Project is a Humphrey Fellow with degrees in B.Arch and Masters in Planning. His experience includes design/ construction supervision of international terminal complex in TIA as well as preparation of the Master Plan of Purbanchal University. Dr. Rohit K Ranjitkar, Nepal Program Director of KVPT has very recently had the satisfaction of completing restoration work of Kal Bhairav in Basantpur. He and KVPT are onto many more equally important projects in the coming days. Sarosh Pradhan has been busy this year and involved in quite a diverse range of projects i n c l u d i n g conceptualisation of the Outer Ring Road Project from an architectural point of view. Soumitra Roy is the Marketing and Sales Manager of Asian Paints, a company that is active in fulfilling its corporate social responsibility by contributing to the beautification of Kathmandu. COVER Sonia Gupta is a well known Interior Designer from Delhi who is also becoming as well known in Kathmandu for some outstanding works. She admits to having a special affinity towards Nepal and would love to get the opportunity to spend more time here. Kai Weise studied architecture in Zurich and has been working in Nepal as an architect and urban planner since 1993. Kai is the country representative of PAHAR (Planners’ Alliance for the Himalayan and Allied Regions) and is presently working as a UNESCO consultant for the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Sites in Danger. Niti Joshi Shrestha, MBA, is the MD of Frame World which deals in picture framing as well as decorative items. Niti has more than fifteen years experience in the craft. Shristi Pradhan is an Interior Designer who has done B.Sc.I.D from Mangalore University. She has completed many residential and commercial projects and is busy with projects in and outside Kathmandu. Verdant greenery and bubbling brooks reflect the tender loving care taken to make the Shangri-La Village Resort in Pokhara, a virtual paradise. No less soul stirring is the vibrant architecture of the resort, and in this it is obvious that similar care and thoughtfulness have been applied. Photograph by Ashesh Rajbansh Canon EOS 10D SLR 16 - 35 mm/f2.8 L USM lens 1/20sec@f8.0 MANAGING EDITOR Uday Sunder Shrestha, B.E PUBLIC RELATIONS Prakash Bahadur Amatya ASSOCIATE EDITOR / MARKETING MANAGER Amar B. Shrestha PHOTOGRAPHY / PRODUCTION CONTROL Ashesh Rajbansh LAYOUT DESIGN Pavitra D. Tuladhar MARKETING / SUBSCRIPTIONS EXECUTIVE Wimmy Kaur ADMINISTRATION / ACCOUNTS Sanjay Shrestha PUBLISHED BY IMPRESSIONS Publishing Pvt.Ltd., Kupondole, Lalitpur, P.B. 227, DPO Lalitpur Ph: 5544606. 5526040 (Regd. No 30657/061-62) COLOR SEPARATION Scan Pro, Pulchowk, Lalitpur PRINTED AT Variety Press, Kuleswor, Kathmandu DISTRIBUTED BY bitarak.com Ph: 5529726 / 5522472 email: info@bitarak.com SPACES - guide to good living is published six times a year at the address above. All rights are reserved in respect of articles, illustrations, photographs, etc. published in SPACES. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without the written consent of the publisher. The opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher and the publisher cannot accept responsiblility for any errors or omissions. Those submitting manuscripts, photographs, artwork or other materials to SPACES for consideration should not send originals unless specifically requested to do so by SPACES in writing. Unsolicited manuscripts, photographs and other submitted material must be accompanied by a self addressed return envelope, postage prepaid. However, SPACES is not responsible for unsolicited submissions. All editorial inquiries and submissions to SPACES must be addressed to editor@spacesnepal.com or sent to the address mentioned above. ADVERTISING & SUBSCRIPTIONS Kathmandu: IMPRESSIONS Publishing Pvt.Ltd., Ph: 5544606, 5526040. email: market@spacesnepal.com Pokhara: Sachin Udas, Maadhyam, New Road. Ph: 521851. email: maadhyam@vnet.net.np Chitwan: Rajendra Kumar Shrestha, Saraswoti Book Store, Balkumari Kanya Chowk, Narayanghat Ph: 526031 Birgunj: Kishore Shrestha, Hotel Kailash, Adarsha Nagar. Ph: 522384, 529984. email: hotelkailash@wlink.com.np India: Deepak Sunder Shrestha, Nepal Curio House, 16 Nehru Road, Darjeeling-WB . Ph:54973 United Kingdom: Rajiv Pradhan,South Harrow, Middlesex Haz 8HA, London. Ph: 85373674. email: rajivpradhan@hotmail.com Australia: Leela Krishna Manandhar, Kogarah, Sydney, NSW. Ph: 422811704 email: nimadidi@hotmail.com USA: Subarna Joshi, West Palm Beach, Florida Ph: 3836207, Email: subarnaj@aol.com 12 SEP-OCT 2005 SPACES
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