Craftsmanship building techniques and earthen architecture as a modern alternative.
The master dissertation studio “On Continuity and Identity: The Ideal School Nepal” is a cooperation between KU Leuven and the Center for Educational Policies and Practices -CEPP- from Nepal, developed for helping Nepali government in the design of new schools after the earthquake of 2015 and the revitalization of the schooling process in the country. In February of 2018, 18 students from the Architecture and Interior Architecture master programs traveled to Nepal along with 4 teachers from KU Leuven in order to start the construction of a school building in the village of Chappin the Makwanpur valley- and to make a field research.
This reflection paper presents the study and analysis of the findings during the aforementioned field research during the trip to Nepal, along with a posterior research on Earthen Architecture which helped to build up the architectural design proposal for a school on Nepal. This reflection paper brings an insight to the progress and result of my master dissertation project.
The following people contributed and guided the development of this project and publication: Ignaas Back (academic promotor), Klaas Vanslembrouck, Hilde Bouchez,Tom Callebaut, Wart Thys and Lin Seminck (contributors)