1. Jan-Feb 2011

NEWS AND HAPPENINGS
14 th ARCASIA STUDENT’S
JAMBOREE
25 th – 30 th October, Lahore, Pakistan
The 14 th ARCASIA Student’s Jamboree with
the theme ‘Dynamism in Architecture –The
Asian Spirit’, was held at the University of
Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
At the same time, the 14th Asian Congress
of Architects (ACA-14), with the theme “GO
GREEN – The Architecture of the New Order”,
was hosted at Lahore by the Institute of
Architects, Pakistan (IAP), organized by its
Lahore Chapter, from October 25-30, 2010.
The ARCASIA Architectural Students’ Jamboree
was held concurrently.
In connection with the Jamboree, IAP also
organized the ARCASIA Students’ Architectural
Design Competition for “Student’s Resource
Centre” 2010 in conjunction with ACAE.
The competition was open to the third and
fourth year students of all the architecture
schools that are recognized by the respective
Institutes of Architects in the ARCASIA
countries.
Nepal was represented by the student body
Presidents from Acme Engineering College,
Sitapaila and Nepal Engineering College,
Bhaktapur respectively, along with the Society
of Nepalese Architect’s (SONA). Getting an
exposure to the regional architecture and
culture of Pakistan, the students from India,
Sri Lanka, Singapore and Nepal, visited
different architecture schools and shared
their ideas and experiences. The students
from Nepal gave a presentation titled
‘Overview of Nepal & Traditional Architecture of
Tiered Temples of Nepal, Architecture, Culture,
Naturescapes & Tourism for 2011’.
Apart from ARCASIA members, Architects from
UK, Austria and other countries were also
invited for this event .
The Architects’ Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA)
is a Council of the Presidents of the National
Institutes of Architects of 17 Asian countries
that are members of ARCASIA. Every alternate
year, an Asian Congress of Architects (ACA)
is hosted by one of the member countries
of ARCASIA. Parallel to the ACA is the ARCASIA
Architectural Students’ Jamboree at which
student representatives from the seventeen
countries meet to exchange ideas, discuss,
debate and celebrate. They also get to attend
the Congress sessions and official dinners,
and have the opportunity to mingle with the
region’s leading architects. The Jamboree
is organized by the host Institute under
the aegis of the ARCASIA Committee for
Architectural Education (ACAE).
The 15 th ARCASIA Students Jamboree will
be held in Japan after two years, which will
unite the National Institutes of Architects
& Students throughout the Asian region
to foster friendly, intellectual, artistic,
educational and scientific ties, research and
technical advancement in the field of the built
environment & society. - Anand Gupta
January-February 2011
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