DO WE WANT TO KEEP OUR

HERITAGE

ONLY IN PHOTOGRAPHS, NOT

IN REALITY?

?

Earthquake in Nepal @ 1934

40% of Traditional Buildings remained unaffected in Bhaktapur

RECENT STUDIES VERIFIED THE

EFFECTIVENESS TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTIONS

According to survey of JICA, Traditional structure are stronger than expected will

not..generate pencake destruction like RC frame structure

Observed Earthquake

resistance Elements in Traditional Structure

Symmetrical Configuration Small Length breadth ratio

Symmetrically located small openings Low floor height and limited stories

Use of wooden details in construction

Bhaktapur Durbar Square before earthquake @ 1934 AD

. .

Bhaktapur Durbar Square after earthquake @ 1934 AD

. .

changes

Now it will no more

Now this will be junk of concrete

Dattatarya area in the beginning of 1960s

Now whats our plan??

Research Data collection

Identifying problems Solutions/remedies

NDO WE WANT TO PRESERVE OUR HERITAGE?

LETS ACT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATEow

?

?

Share your plan on this

presentation

Thank you