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Lucas Renson: From rope to roadway

Challenges of transportation in mountainous Nepal: Rethinking cable car terminals

This reflection paper and thesis project is an end product of my 6 weeks internship in Nepal and report paper ‘The post-school: rewriting old stories’. The design studio ‘On Continuity and Identity’ starts from the earthquake of April-May 2015 which has left a big impact on the lives of the Nepali people and flattened the symbols of human creation-built structures, both on temporary and historic. Many people have lost their homes and still find themselves in a daily struggle to protect them from rain and cold. Among all these individual tragedies, most of the public structures as health centers and schools did not receive priority. They are beyond the means of a single family or individual household. Schools are the most negatively affected service in the quake hit area. Response has been slow so far. Through this semester we have put the focus on generous architecture that encourage people to create new meaning with a focus on remembering the past and embracing the future. During my research about challenges of transportation in Nepal I had the opportunity to discover an old ropeway. This discovery made possible to delve in to the rich ropeway culture of Nepal. The paper will guide you through my own experience, my research and finally my design.