KNOW YOUR HERITAGE-3 Exclusive visit to Namuna Ghar :
Nepal's Architect Model House

Namuna Ghar (The Model House) in Bhaktapur is a typical traditional Newari house, which had been neglected for a long time, until Mr. Rabindra Puri decided to buy and renovate it. Having a great passion for Newari architecture, Mr. Puri believed that he needed to set an example in order to convince other home owners to restore their houses, rather than to demolish and rebuild. The house was in a very bad state. Nobody lived in the house for ten years and there were rumors that the house was haunted. It was used as a chicken farm for the last five years before it was restored. When the restoration work started certain elements were found which indicated the house to be about 150 years old.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO has recognized the outstanding restoration of Namuna Ghar, Bhaktapur at a ceremony held on October 24, 2005. The conservation of this private building was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2004 annual UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards.The head of the UNESCO Office in Kathmandu, Ms. Koto Kanno, presented the award to Mr. Rabindra Puri, owner of the Namuna Ghar
(Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modelhouse)

In this regard, Blue Coffee is organizing and continuing the series of KNOW YOUR HERITAGE with the exclusive visit to Namuna Ghar : Nepal's Architect Model House with Heritage Conversationalist, Mr. Rabindra Puri

Mr. Ravindra Puri has a degree in development policy from Germany's Bremen University. His passion for traditional Nepalese Architecture has led him to undertake many restoration projects in and around Bhaktapur area in order to preserve the traditional style of Buildings. After working for the German aid group, GTZ and Patan Museum, he is working on a housing development in which all of the homes will be constructed in traditional design and style but with modern conveniences.

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PROGRAM DETAILS:

1. Presenter: Mr. Ravindra Puri (Heritage conservationist)
2. Date: 22nd Dec' 2013 (SUNDAY)
3. Time: 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
• Meeting point at Dattatreya Square, Bhaktapur
• Orientation program.
• Site Visit & presenter's Research work followed by Interaction with Audience
• Refreshments

4. The registration charge is NRs 200 (In words: Two hundred only) per head for Nepalese/ Non- Nepalese citizen.
5. Attendees shall preferably be Architects/ General interested people/ Students who have chosen Conservation as their elective in their Architecture studies.
6. Attendees are requested to make a research on the proposed areas so that one is pre-informed for productive interactions.
7. Total number of participants = LIMITED on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.


PLEASE follow the following link for Registration:

http://bluecoffeenepal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Registration-form.pdf

Deadline for Registration is 20th Dec' 2013 (FRIDAY)

Looking forward to your participation!


Yours Sincerely,

Uday Sunder Shrestha, Editor Praxis

Sanjay Rajan Shrestha
Events Coordinator
9843-004016
bcevents.sanjay@gmail.com