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“CHOICES” SEMINAR ON ARCHITECTURAL MATERIAL EXPLORATION
Association of Students of Architecture(ASA) organized a seminar entitled, “CHOICES”, a seminar on architectural material exploration as pre-event of 11th National ASA Architectural Exhibition on 27th and 28th of Ashadh, 2074(June 10th and 11th) at Conference Hall of Pulchowk Campus from 10:30 AM to 3 PM. This event was supported by SPACES, Skylight Pvt. Ltd. and Ford. The seminar intended to present the basic introduction, characters and usability of various materials. The speakers talked about specific projects that glorify certain materials while presenting the possibilities of the same to the audience. Moreover, it also aimed to discuss the present scenario of materials choices in the reconstruction phase that the nation is currently going through. Prof. Dr. Sudha Shrestha was the host for the event. Mr. Trilokesh SJB Rana, Ar. Biresh Palikhe and Ar. Kai Weise were the presenters for the 1st day of the seminar with the topic “Introduction to Timber & Bamboo and Need for Hands on Material Exploration”, “Sustainable design with traditional building materials” and “Post Earthquake Rehabilitation and Management of Construction Material” respectively whereas Ar. Prabal Thapa, Santen O’Sullivan and Ar. Biresh Shah were the presenters for the 2nd day of the seminar with the topic “Choosing the Right Material”, “Benefits and Possibilities of Architectural Aluminium and Glass” and “Politics of Materials” respectively. Chief Guest for the overall event was Dr. Nagendra Bahadur Amatya (Assistant dean, IOE) and Coordinator was Sadar Bhandari (ASA Exhibition Committee, 3rd year).
20 / SPACES July 2017