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NEWS & HAPPENINGS
ASA ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION 2005
The E-Block of the Department of
Architecture, Pulchowk Campus, was
venue for the 8 th Annual ASA Architectural
Exhibition 2005 from 21 st to 23 rd July.
Organized with a mind to involve as many
students as possible, the exhibition had on
display design presentation of students as
well as professionals. Also included in the
program was a painting workshop cum
exhibition that included a creative workshop
involving water colour, sculpture and wall
painting; presentation by professionals in
seminars involving talks and discussion
programs as well as an inter college design
and a 3D graphics competition; exhibits of
conservation research work ( Bhaktapur
durbar square and traditional water
conduits), technological research and displays
(earthquake resistance in building, low-cost
housing study, thermal efficient designs, rain
water harvesting), besides case studies and
thesis presentations.
Inaugurated by Chief Guest, Architect Purna
Kadariya, the event was kicked off with
Asheswar Man Shrestha’s thesis
presentation, ‘Science Museum and Imax
Planetarium Cum Theatre’, followed by a
documentary show titled, ‘Monuments of
Time’. The day’s events also included Prof.
Dr. Jib Raj Pokharel’s ‘An Identifiable
Earthquake Resistant Historic Core’ besides
the documentary, ‘The Fountainhead’. The
second day had Subhas Bhattachan
presenting his thesis, ‘Gurukul’ as well as an
interaction program with Architect Bibhuti
Man Singh, a presentation on pest control,
as well as two documentaries.
The last day’s highlight was a talk program
on ‘Application of Vaastu Shastra’ with
Madhav Mangal Joshi, Architects Deepak
Pant and Sanjaya Uprety as well as Mathura
Karki as the guest speakers.
Spread over three floors displaying the
various designs and models by students and
professionals, the exhibition succeeded in
putting on show diverse talents. The
organizing committee under the able
stewardship of Chief Coordinator Bhagawat
Bhakta Khokhali has also to be credited with
succeeding in involving a large number of
students in the annual event. S
KAL BHAIRAV -RESTORED
On the completion of the
restoration works of the
Kal Bhairav Shrine in
Kathmandu Durbar
Square, a kshama puja
(prayer for forgiveness
for any mistakes done
during construction
process) was held on 1 st
July 2005.
Initiated by the American Ambassador to
Nepal, His Excellency, James F. Moriarty,
the ceremony was attended by Gautam
SJB Rana, Development Director as well
as the Board of Directors of Kathmandu
Valley Preservation Trust and others who
had generously supported the culturally
important project. Although King
Pratap Malla installed this massive
image of Kal Bhairav during his reign
in the 17 th century, it was believed to
have been accidentally discovered
next to a water reservoir long before
that time.
The statue has now been successfully
restored to its pre 1934 earthquake
status with the help of historic
photographs.
On the same day, the Counsellor for Public Affairs,
Embassy of the United States of America, Ms.
Constance Colding Jones, hosted a party in honour
of the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation
and the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust. S
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