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sanjay bahadur thapa

Principal architect, Masters in Urban Design

Sanjay Bahadur Thapa completed his Bachelor of Architecture from School of Architecture and Planning, New Delhi. Subsequently he completed his Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University, USA as a Fulbright Scholar. Besides Kathmandu, he has worked in Boston and New Delhi. He worked as an Urban Designer for the Boston City‟s planning and economic development agency. He has assisted in developing master plans, design guidelines and development controls for various projects in the city, and also in updating digital model of Boston City.

Presently, he is engaged in Master Planning and Urban Design of SAARC University in South Delhi, India. The university is a residential facility envisaging 12 faculties, hostel and housing facilities for 5000 students and 500 teachers with a total built-up area of 5,000,000 sq. ft. on 95.67 acres of land. He is also the winner of international design competition.

He has undertaken extensive research work of vernacular architecture in various parts of Nepal. In the past decade, he has undertaken a wide range of architecture, urban design, and conservation projects in Nepal. He has worked as project architect in construction of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kathmandu. He has also worked as design/planning consultant in preparation of Master Plan of Mizoram University, India.

He has taught architecture design at Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University.

The Principal Architect is registered to practice in Nepal and India.


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