ARCHITECTURE:

Learning the Process of Learning

BY THE END OF THIS SESSION

• At l e s t , i d e nt i f y y o u rs el f,
- s ta ges o f l e a r ni ng p ro c e s s .
- m u l t i p l e i d e a o f l e a r n i n g.
- your own learning style.
SHARING EXPERIENCE
• W hy I a m g o i n g to s h a re .
• H o w i m p o r ta nt i t i s fo r m e .
• A n d w hy i t i s w o r t hy t o l i s te n .
HOW I CAME TO ARCHITECTURE?
• N o t by C h o i c e , b u t by C h a n c e !

INTEREST IN ARCHITECTURE
• A p p l e S to r y
• Re l a ti o n to t h e s u r ro u n d i n g o f m e
• Pe rc e pt i o n t o wa rd s s p a c e
FIRST YEAR
• S ketc h i n g ( l e av i n g b i o l o g y i n 1 2 d u e to m o re d ra w i n gs )
a n d A r t ( d u e to p e rc e pt i o n g o t m o re i nte re ste d )
• F i rst B a tc h - u n i q u e ex p e r i en c e
• L e a r n i n g p ro c e s s c h a n ged
• Project:
PUBLIC TOILET - universal accessibility
RESIDENCE - living environment
F I L L I N G S TAT I O N - i m p o r t a n c e o f s e r v i c e l o c a t i o n

• L e a r n e d A n t h r o p o m e t r y, M e a s u r e d D r a w i n g I d e a ,
D raft ing and Sketching
SECOND YEAR
• Design Learning
- l e a r n i n g p r o c e s s ( t e d v i d e o s , l i t e ra t u r e s t u d i e s ,
b u t I d o n ' t l i ke c a s e s t u d i e s h a p p e n e d i n N e p a l t y p e s )
• importance of Design Theory more effectively

• Projects: Kishan Datta Sir & Sudeep Sir

ARCHITECTS' STUDIO - Design Environment
PRIMARY SCHOOL - Learning Environment

• L e a r n e d w a y o f d o i n g l i t e r a t u r e s t u d y, e x p l o r e
work of master architects, exploring
archite ct u ra l form and shapes.
LIVING REALITY
• Courtyard of Art, Architectu re and Literatu re.
• Tr i - m o n t h l y A r c h i t e c t u r a l S t u d e n t s N e w s l e t t e r.

• I n s p i r e d b y S u d e e p S h a r m a P a u d y a l S i r, f u r t h e r
b y K i s h a n D a t t a B h a t t a S i r, P a d m a S u n d a r S i r
a n d J a y a n d r a D h w o j S u n u w a r S i r. We a re p l a n n i n g to
publish living reality in
• Suggest to write about anything related o f f i c i a l l y, r e s e a r c h
to your design or any events. oriented and academic
• Learned how to write, academic way of w a y.
learning how to edit things and explore extra.

https://issuu.com/livingrealitymag
DESIGN COMPETITION
• Rural House Design Competition organized
by Responsible Design Foundation Nepal
in HCOE.
• We ( B h u b a n , B i s h n u , R a b i n , R a j a n , R u c a s e ,
Saurav & Suraj) took part from Thapathali
Campus and secured SECOND POSITION.

• S u g g e s t t o t a ke p a r t a t l e a s t o n c e i n
national design competition during
architecture school.

• L ea r n ed h o w to wo r k in gro u p , h o w to ta ke a
decision, site visit, discussion with seniors,
community people, and importantly got inspire
to explore vernacular architecture of Nepal.
SECOND YEAR
• Design Studio - Health and Fitness Center
Jayandra Sir and Sudeep Sir

• Suggest to follow design process, whatever will be

the final design output.

• Learned DESIGN PROCESS - Research, Issues, Site Analysis,

Space Organizati on, Diagra mming and Importanc e of Model
Making in Design Process
Health and Fitness Center
SECOND YEAR
• History of Architecture - Why Boring?
History is not only the study of dates and events of past but also
the study of change between those events in the past.

• Architecture history of Nepal is not viewed and written in a

m o r e c r i t i c a l a n d a n a l y t i c a l w a y. O n l y d i f f e r e n t w o r k s a n d
e v e n t s a r e w r i t t e n i n m o r e d o c u m e n t a t i o n f o r m a t . We
shouldn't limit our perception towards history with dates
and events.
THIRD YEAR
• Projects:
I N T E R - C I T Y B U S T E R M I N A L S TAT I O N
- M O S T S AT I S F I E D B U T N O T A P P R E C I AT E D
INDUSTRY - JUST FOR FORMALITY

• Suggest to follow design process, FINAL OUTPUT will be

good sure for your side whether it is appreciated or not.

• B e r e a d y t o a c c e p t y o u r w o r k f r o m y o u r s i d e . Yo u r g o o d w o r k
may not be appreciated sometimes.
THIRD YEAR - EXTRA EXPLORE BESIDE COLLEGE

• M o re t rav el l i n g a n d i g n o re b a s i c co u rs e a n d co m p l ete d
j u s t i n v e r y fo r m a l w ay.

• D o c u m e ntat i o n w o r k o f Ve r n a c u l a r A rc h i te c tu re o f N e p a l
( B e s i d e co l l e ge)
A s t u d y o f Ve r n a c u l a r A r c h i t e c t u r e a n d p r e p a r i n g E n g i n e e r i n g
Design/ D raw ing s of the Housing Models for three Geograph i c Regions
( H i m a l a y a n , H i l l , Te r a i ) o f N e p a l .
To d e s i g n a n d c o l l e c t n e c e s s a r y f i e l d d a t a f o r t h e p r o j e c t , D U D B C p r o j e c t
u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e o f S a n d a n d S t o n e C o n s u l t a n c y.
(Thanks to my friends Rabin, Rajan and Suraj)
• G ro u n d Re a l i ty ex t re m e l y d i f ferent , n ev e r ta u g ht i n co l l ege .
• L o ca l w ay o f l i v i n g , t h e i r s e n s e to t h e b u i l d i n g a n d n a t u re
a re i m p o r ta nt to l e a r n a s w e l l .
FOURTH YEAR
• I N T E R N ( l e a r n i n g h o w t o d o c u m e nt t h e w o r k i n a l l
fo r mat ) a t D e p a r t m e nt o f A rc h a e o l o g y
Dr Shree Hari Thapa & Shova Maharjan

• M a taya P h a l c h a , • N o t M o t i vated by o t h e rs
• K i r t i p u nya M a h a B i h a r, • I nte r n p e rs p e c t i ve o f N e p a l
• J a ga n n at h S a tta l , • L e a r n i n g l e s s w o r k i n g m o re
• L a ga n D u r b a r • P ro fes s i o n a l i s m

• Importance of Heritage, Measured Drawings, Documentation

with Stories.
• C o n s e r vati o n
M o v e m ent s ,
D e b a te,
Discussion,
D e v e l o p m ent
FIFTH YEAR
• Te d i o u s sy l l a b u s
• w h e re to fo c u s co nf u s e d
• l a c k o f m o t i vat i o n
• g o t n o a ny a p p re c i at i o n
• T h e s i s l o n g a n d v e r y a m a z i n g ex p e r i en c e
SOFTWA RES

• Software are for digital archive , visualizat ion and post production of any
design work.
• Using these software to ease design process is fun, rather than for
jumping from initial to final.
MY IN TRODUC TION TO SOFTWA RES

• A u to C A D - i n co l l e ge ta u g ht / l ea r n fo r j u s t fo r m a l i t y.

U s i n g S o f t wa r e , j u st a d i g i ta l i za t i o n o f wo r k d o n e i n p a p e r.
S h o u l d n o t b e u s e d a s a d e s i g n to o l .

• Prop er meth od of u sin g AUTOCA D.

• F o l l o w s t a n d a r d l a y e r f o r m a t , e i t h e r H A R VA R D U N I V E R S I T Y O R A I A
GUIDELINES
MY IN TRODUC TION TO SOFTWA RES

LY N DA T U TO R IA L - S ketc h u p , A u to ca d , P h o to s h o p , O f f i c e
A L E X H O G R EF E - A rc h i t ec t u ra l V i s u a l i zati o n

M i c ro s o f t O f f i c e - Re p o r t Wr i ti n g
P l a g i a r i s m , P ro p e r c i ta t i o n s t y l e ( A PA Fo r m a t)

Learning how to install any software & download anything using

t o r r e n t a n d i n t e r n e t d o w n l o a d m a n a g e r.
LEARNING PROCESS
Wa l t e r B u r ke B a r b e a n d
• V i s u a l L e a r n i ng his colleagues + Neil
F l e m i n g ’s VA R K m o d e l
• A u d i to r y L e a r n i n g expansion
• Re a d / Wr i te L e a r n i n g
• K i n e st h et i c L e a r n i n g

The learning process is something you can incite,

l i t e ra l l y i n c i t e , l i ke a r i o t .
-Audre Lorde, Writer and Civil Right Activist
VISUAL LEARNING
• P i c t u re

• V i d e o / F i l m s ( M o v i n g P i c t u re s )

• Shape

• S c u l pt u re

• Pa i nt i n g s
Auguste Rodin
AUDITORY LEARNING
• L i s ten i n g ( M u s i c , Po d ca s t, N ew s , R a d i o P ro g ra m ,
R hy t h m , To n e , C h a nt s )

• A rc h i tec t u re Ta l k Po d ca s t
• A rc h i tec t u re A ca d e my Po d ca s t
• U n i v e rs i t y L e c t u re s ( H a r va rd G S D, C C A C h a n n e l )
READ/WRITE LEARNING
• Re a d i n g , Wr i t i n g

• O n l i n e Re a d i n g P l a t fo r m Re s e a rc h G a t e a n d A ca d e m i a
KINESTHETIC LEARNING

• B o d y M o v e m ent
• G e s t u re s
• O b j e c t M a n i p u l at i o n
• Po s i t i o ni n g
For those who prefer watching movie and documentary on architecture than reading a book:

1. Urban Poetry / Joe Gilbert

2. Eero Sarinen: The Architect who saw the future / Peter Rosen
3. The Land of Many Places / Adam James Smith, Song Ting
4. Frei Otto: Spinning the Future
5. Second Nature: A Documentary film about Janne Sario
6. Mumbai: Maximum City under pressure
7. Building Africa: Architecture of a Content / BBC
8. Uncommon Sense: The Life and Architecture of Laurie Baker
9. BIG TIME
10. Minimalism A documentary about important things
11. Bikes vs Cars
12. Tadao Ando: From Emptiness to Infinity
13. Megastructure - Roman Architecture / BBC
14. Philip Johnson: Diary of an Ecentric Architect
15. The Infinite Happiness
16. Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who built America / BBC
17. Alvar Alto: Technology and Nature
18. Volume Zero: A documentary film on Charles Correa
19. My Architect: Louis I. Kahn
20. Metropolis
21. Objectified
22. The Fountainhead
23. Infinite Space: Architecture of John Lautner
24. How much does your building weigh Mr. Foster
25. Urbanized
26. Visual Accoustics
27. The Dessau Bauhaus
28. Rem Koolhas: A kind of Architect
29. CLEAN LINES, OPEN SPACES A VIEW OF MID CENTURY MODERN ARCHITECTURE
30. BBC Architects of the Divine- The First Gothic Age
31. All episodes of BBC A History of WORLD
32. All episodes of BBC Adventure in Architecture
33. All episodes of BBC Extraordinary Homes
ARCHITECTS TO FOLLOW
• F ra n k L . R i g h t , L e C o r b u s i er, L o u i s I K a h n , M i e s Va n D e r
Ro h e - M a s t e r A rc h i t ec t

• C h a r l es C o r rea , B .V. D o s h i , L a u r i e B a ke r , M a r i n a
Ta b a s s u m , C h a r l es B e n n i n g er - S o u t h A s i a n C o ntex t

• N o r m a n Fo s ter, D a n i e l L i b e s k i n d , B j a r ke I n g l e s - H i te c h

• C a r l P r u s c h a , Ke n zo Ta n g e , Ta d a o A n d o - Wo r k i n N e p a l
SOME TIPS
1 . Kn o w y o u r s t re n gt h s a n d w e a k n e s s e s .
2 . C a p i ta l i ze o n y o u r s t re n gt h s a n d co m p e n s a te fo r y o u r
w e a k n es s es .
3 . D ef y n e ga t i ve ex p e c tat i o ns .
4 . B e l i eve i n y o u rs el f ( s e l f - eff i ca cy ) .
5 . S e e k o u t ro l e m o d e l s .
6 . S e e k o u t a n e nv i ro n m ent w h e re y o u ca n m a ke a d i f feren c e.
ARCHITECTURE

1 . A r c h i t e c t u r e i s a n a e s t he t i c a r t o f d e s i g n i n g e s s e n t ia l
h a b i ta b l e s p a c e f o r h u ma n b e i n g s.

2 . A r c h i t e c t u r e i s t h e r e s u l ts o f d yn a mi c t h o u g h t o f
c r e a t in g s p a c e i n f l u e n c e d b y f a c t o r s l i k e b e a u t y,
k n o wl e d g e a n d d e s i gn .

3 . A r c h i t e c t u r e i s me d i a t o r b e t w e e n N a t u r e a n d H u ma n .

4. Architecture and Culture are two sides of one coin.

OUR DIRECTION SHOULD BE:

• re d i s co ver a n d re d ef i ne a rc h i tec t ura l p e rs p e c ti ve o f N e p a l

• c r i t i ca l i n s i g hts o n a rc h i tec tu re a n d b u i l t e nv i ro n m ent
• k n o w l ed ge a n d i nfo r m ati o n fo r co nt i n u o u s g ro w th a n d
a w a ren es s a re o f g re a t s i g n i f i ca n c e t h a t n e e d s to b e
fa m i l i a r i n a rc h i te c tu ra l p ra c t i c e a n d e d u ca t i o n .
OUR DIRECTION SHOULD BE:

• A rc h i tec t u re d o e s n ’ t a l ways h av e to b e u s e d to m a ke
m o n ey fo r c l i e nt o r f i r m b u t w o r k to b r i n g p e a c e a n d
s o c i a l j u s t i c e t o n e e d y.
• A rc h i tec t u re co u l d b e u s e d t o i nv e nt a n d w o r k fo r
s m a r t h o u s i n g s o l u ti o n , t h e fo r m a n d p a tte r n o f u s e s ,
d ev e l o p m ent o f t h e p ro g ra m.
 M O R A L O B L I G AT IO N
AND
S O C I A L R E S P O N SI B I L I T I ES
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