Chu-nyipa losar tashi delek

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Architectural Thesis 2012: Pemagatshel Dzong Proposal

I have finally finished my thesis which is core part of the architectural degree. I have started it five months ago.

Old sketchy look

Its all how things begin and end up as architecture!

We do lots of things...:)

Incomplete things donot make complete sense:)

Tenzin Phuntsho- my motey fren...who ran here and there for me. Thanks Bro..:)

Tshering Wangchuk the lazy one who was active in building model.

Pidimo, the real fighter. Thanks Buddy:)

Model View 1

Model View 2

Yeah! Thats me, man in black!

Model view 2

Explaining the design to the jury! Its tough to make them understand what is a dzong?

Ya Guys! this is it, the dzong!

Do you see here, the yellow roof all over the blocks..thats the dzong..:)

Oh Yes, i am glad sir, you finally understood it!

From the sky!

Everything has an end, except that there are some happy endings.....:)

Special thanks for Chosang Doma, Kunal, Khushal and many people who were supportive and encouraging.

And big hug to Kheta, my cousin brother who sponsored this thesis of mine.

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Urban Design of Aerocity; Architecture project for final year

We completed a final year urban design project. It took nearly half years to complete the project. The Project is our proposal of Aerocity, New Delhi.

From the left; myself, Chimi, Akshay and jamyang

model view

watching over the city grow

 

Model view

 

Chimi explaining the design to the jury.

Center plaza detail model

Explaining the design to the jury

Drawing

Malik explaining the design

3-D view of Center Plaza

3-D views of center plaza

Drawing

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Architect, the sexiest profession

“All architects want to live beyond their deaths.”
Philip Johnson

With Beauties everywhere.http://bakgard.blogspot.com/

Before I really began my post, I would like to make one thing clear that this article is not about Brad Pitt wanting to be an architect, or it isn’t about Louis Kahn, one of the famous architects having three wives who did not cross each other’s path until his death. It is rather about Architects being a sexy, simply put, SEXY. Now don’t get me wrong when I claim, in fact more than a claim, making a boisterous noise of me being sexier for I am an architect, or little below to be calling sexy for I am yet to become architect. Anyways, whether less or being architect, it doesn’t change the fact the architect is the sexiest profession for males. Yes, you read it quite rightly.

http://www.yangsquare.com/brad-pitt-architect/ Brad Pitt working on Model

Architects have been voted the sexiest male professionals in a survey of women’s ideal partners.

The survey, conducted by the introduction agency Drawing Down the Moon, found that women favored architects “due to the esteem associated with the profession”.

Architects are seen as being “balanced and rounded individuals who combine a creative approach with a caring, thoughtful disposition”, the survey found. It concluded: “Their ability to cope with pressure of work in a relaxed manner was also deemed to be a significant plus.”

Male architects beat stockbrokers, doctors, film directors and teachers on the top spot.

However female members of the profession fared less well and did not feature in the top 10 out of male preferences.

http://happylim.blogspot.com/2009/05/architects-are-sexiest.html

This survey report, not only ignites the ones in the profession to be much bigger and sexier, but it also kind of makes one feel sexy, yeah, much sexier in fact. You know, it’s a beautiful feeling to be being at the end of wishes of all the beautiful ladies around. (I am not laughing, so please you also please don’t, in fact what’s wrong in being sexy, yeah?) Whatever it is, let me defend the survey with few things sexy about Architects.

Architects are trained to think differently, and people expect us to be creative, intelligent and of course with a solution for every damn problem.

Architect creates. I often say to my friends or even to someone who is my junior, if one comes seeking suggestions or inspirations, that God created the world, and today architects continue doing it so. Our works stands the test of time and becomes the standing history of our world.

Architects earn big money. Well not so true with everyone, many famous architects have died bankrupt. Of course going by the salary paid in certain percentage of a project cost, it kind of sounds lucrative. And I don’t know whether these women who voted gave in the votes on the basis of the money we earn.

Being architect is as cool as its name sounds. Doesn’t A-R-C-H-I-T-E-C-T sound sexy?

Looking for inspirations on everything one sees around, being passionately observant and keenly working on the design isn’t there so much fascinating about seeing something beautiful and one goes wow?

Architects are passionate, simply passionate about what we do, so ladies, you understand what I mean?

By the way, lest few of you think otherwise or have different opinion about Architects being sexy, I am just doing a bit of self-comforting, don’t take it seriously. Just let me bask in the glory for now.

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4th year Housing in Architecture Course

One of the major submissions we have to pass as an architecture student-Housing. Me and two of my friends (Chimi and Jamyang) grouped to do it as a team work. we have been doing it since the beginning of the semester. It ended Today with the external jury.

These are the photographs of our model.

 

The project is meant for housing 1000 families of different income group. The site location is in Unnao, UP.

 We integrated community centre and commercial spaces in the ground floors. The Lake infront of the site was nice element to the site. And the design all faces towards it.

 Top View. 

 

From the backside. We have a highway on the left and the commercial areas are easily accessible by residents and outsiders both.

 

3-D view

 

Chimi posing with the final model after external jury.

Jamyang with the model.

 

And thats finally me. Its like we are almost done through 4th year.

This thing here is not just a work of three of us, its all those friends of ours who helped us in reaching to this final product. Thank you SPARTANS:

Tempa , Yeshey Cody, Ugyen, Penjor, Som Tashi, Namgay, Dendo, Tshering Wangchuk, Pema Wangchuk, Denka, Dorji Yangki, Tashi (Karpola), Chosangand finally Anju.

Because of you guys, we are here with

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