Volume 12 N O. 08 | February Contributors CEO Ashesh Rajbansh Editor-in-Chief Ar. Sarosh Pradhan Director- Products and Materials Ar. Pravita Shrestha Contributing Art Editor Madan Chitrakar Kasthamandap Art Studio Junior Editor Shreya Amatya Sristi Pradhan Advisor Ar. Pawan Kumar Shrestha Intern Riki Shrestha Contributing Editor President - Society of Nepalese Architects Ar. Jinisha Jain (Delhi) Ar. Chetan Raj Shrestha (Sikkim) Barun Roy (Darjeeling Hills) Photographers Pradip Ratna Tuladhar Intl. Correspondent Bansri Panday Director- Operation & Public Relation Anu Rajbansh SR. Business Development Officer Debbie Rana Dangol Legal Advisor Yogendra Bhattarai Published by IMPRESSIONS Publishing Pvt.Ltd. Kopundole, Lalitpur, GPO Box No. 7048, Kathmandu, Nepal. Phone: 5181125, 5180132, info@spacesnepal.com Design/Layout & Processed at DigiScan Pre-press Printed at Wordscape The Printer, 9851037750 Distribution Kasthamandap Distributors, Ph: 4247241 Samir Dahal Sukrasagar Shweta Shakya Kritika Rana Asha Dangol Sukrasagar, is an archaeologist and a specialist in Nepali culture and history. He, co-authored Street Shrines of Kirtipur: As long as the Sun and Moon Endure (2014), with Mehrdad Shokoohy and Natalie H Shokoohy. The book focuses on the shrines’ chronology from the earliest specimens to the end of the twentieth century, the reasons for their erection, their typology and their iconography with the aim of providing a broad understanding of such features in a wider perspective for all Newar settlements. He is also the co-author of Jarunhiti (2013). Kritika Rana is a graduate from IOE Pulchowk Campus. She is currently practicing architecture at Prabal Thapa Architects. She is keen on research- based writings about architecture and the sensation of spaces. She believes in understanding the essence of space and its influence in human behavior. She is also interested in energy efficient and sustainable design in contemporary scenarios. Samir Dahal Awards Ambassador (AA) in Nepal for the LafargeHolcim Foundation, has been actively creating awareness about the 5th International LafargeHolcim Awards among students, academic fraternity and practicing professionals in the field relating to construction. As the AA, he has been helping to widen the reach of the Awards promotion; targeting high quality projects from the field of sustainable construction to be entered in the 5thInternational LafargeHolcim Awards competition. Shweta Shakya is 4th year Architecture student in Khwopa Engineering College. Travels, takes photographs and writes to keep her sanity. Asha Dangol is a contemporary Nepali visual artist. He is co-founder of the Kasthamandap Art Studio and E-Arts Nepal. He holds Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from Tribhuvan University, and has been creating and exhibiting his art since 1992. He has 10 solo art exhibitions to his credit. Dangol has participated in numerous group shows in Nepal and his work has been exhibited in different countries outside Nepal. The artist experiments with painting, mixed media, ceramics, installation, performance and video. Advertising and Subscriptions IMPRESSIONS Publishing Pvt.Ltd. Ph: 5181125, 5180132, market@spacesnepal.com Regd. No 30657/061-62 CDO No. 41 <strong>SPACES</strong> is published twelve times a year at the address above. All rights are reserved in respect of articles, illustrations, photographs, etc. published in <strong>SPACES</strong>. 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 <strong>SPACES</strong> for consideration should not send originals unless specifically requested to do so by <strong>SPACES</strong> in writing. Unsolicited manuscripts, photographs and other submitted material must be accompanied by a self addressed return envelope, postage prepaid. However, <strong>SPACES</strong> is not responsible for unsolicited submissions. All editorial inquiries and submissions to <strong>SPACES</strong> must be addressed to editor@spacesnepal.com or sent to the address mentioned above. 8 / <strong>SPACES</strong> February <strong>2017</strong>
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