SPACES Sept issue 2017

REVIEWS
Kaleidoscope
Heroes of Future 2017
F
or the third year running,
Asian Paints has successfully
organized the Kaleidoscope
“Heroes of Future” All Nepal
Architecture Student Design
Competition 2016-17. This competition
began as an attempt to provide a
platform for fourth year Architecture
students to expand their theoretical
knowledge base and utilize it in the
practical field. Although, it first started
on a college level at the Institute of
Engineering Pulchowk Campus, it
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soon spread to three different colleges
before turning into a national level
competition. Since 2014, students
from different engineering colleges
across Kathmandu valley have been
competing to win the top prize.
This year, thirty four students
participated in this competition
with twenty nine of them making
it into the submissions. The seven
participating colleges were Institute
of Engineering Pulchowk Campus,
Kathmandu Engineering College,
Nepal Engineering College, ACME
Engineering College, Himalaya
Engineering College, Khwopa
Engineering College and Kantipur
International College. The participants
from Institute of Engineering Pulchowk
Campus, Kathmandu Engineering
Campus and Nepal Engineering
Campus were chosen based on a
college level design competition, also
organized by Asian Paints Nepal, and
while the rest of the participants were
nominated based on the criteria set by
their college.
The competition this year was
launched on Baiaskh 23rd at Sauraha,
Chitwan where all the participants and
college coordinators were briefed
about the competition. The objective
of the competition this year was to
design the International Covered Hall
at Dasarath Stadium in Tripureshwor.
Two architects from the National
Sports council, Ar. Tillotama Bashyal
and Er. Sabin Maharjan explained the
criteria and requirements. They were
given a little less than two month to
perfect their designs and were asked
to submit their designs by 11th of
Asar.