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This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on Pillar walaghar. This building type is widely constructed in the urban and semi-urban area of Nepal. It has all the...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional Nawari houses in the Kathmandu Valley.
The traditional newari house is usually of rectangular plan...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on uncoursed rubble stone masonry walls with timber floor and roof. This is a typical rural housing construction in the hills...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional oval-shaped rural stone houses. This is a typical rural construction concentrated in the central mid-mountain...
Unreinforced Masonry Building : Brick masonry in mud/lime mortar, with vertical posts. This type of housing is found in Kathmandu Valley in urban areas.
The book is structured in such a way that each chapter focuses on a specific construction material and techniques, and covers such matters as where the raw materials were found, the way in which...
A UNCRD (United Nations Centre for Regional Development) film which looks at the ability and ways in which communities in Nepal, India, and Vietnam can learn to live with earthquakes by altering...
This is an Action Aid film on how community-based programmes reduce risk in practice in Nepal. The video shows practice drills simulating emergencies and testimonies of community, authorities and...