Thursday, January 5, 2012
The Mythic Modern now available!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
2012 Location announced!
If you'd like to become involved with Spirit of Place - Spirit of Design by participating in the build or contributing to this great cause, email Kathleen Lane at kathleen@travispricearchitects.com. To read about our last build in Nepal, click here. You can donate by clicking on the "Donate" icon above right.
Stay tuned for more news!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Winners!
Continue following along as we prepare for our next adventure in 2012!
Monday, September 5, 2011
You are invited! "Design Story Tales"
You are cordially invited to a wonderful series of events including a fantastic evening with your architect/design friends at Travis Price Architects. This series of unique evenings described by photographer Ken Wyner as "Design Story Tales" will be spent with some of Washington's finest architects, designers and entrepreneurs.
Monday, September 19, 2011
National American Institute of Architects
Travis Price will present his newest book, The Mythic Modern
RSVP ken@kenwyner.com
Thursday, July 28, 2011
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Monday, June 27, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Day 7 in video
Internet finally started to work so I spent most of the day down with the ladies after the community women's meeting and not up with the students on site, though you'll see how the students ended their day.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Day 9 on site
The landscaping was installed on the final day of construction along the beautiful rock paths surrounding the memorial. Hydrangeas, which grow plentifully in the area, lined the borders.
The day ended with a game of volleyball: Nepali vs. Americans but ended up a blend of the two teams, no score kept, though competition was fierce.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Day 8 on site
And we're back in our respective homes and ironically enough, the internet has been out ever since arriving back. Go figure! There's still a bit to report on so be on the lookout for how the memorial wraps up. Believe me, you'll want to see the beautiful closing celebration.
Day 8 began to see the wrap up of the project. With an added fire pit made of stone and finished in slate, the memorial can now be used as a destination and resting place for visitors. The glass was installed on the grave and the inside painted black to symbolize the void looking in and the reflection to the heavens looking up. The locals created pathways and prepped the area for the landscaping.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Day 7 on site
Day 7 saw the near completion of the flooring. The slate tiles were laid down while Karna, the master mason, carefully cut the pieces down to form a perfect puzzle piece grid. With extra materials, a fire pit was conceived with stone and slate.
Our daily transport from our hotels in nearby Bhedatar to the site in Namje:
Third day video
I'm still catching up from the chronology of the videos so please bear with me.
We spent the day in nearby Bhaktapur visiting the beautiful and plentiful temples and royal palaces before heading to a reception at the US Ambassador's, Scott H. DeLisi, residence.
Monday, June 13, 2011
2nd day video
We arrived back to Kathmandu yesterday after a beautiful and rainy inaugural celebration for the memorial to the ancestors of Namje Thumki. The village planned a beautiful ceremony complete with song and dance and even handed out certificates and beautiful gurkha knives to all the participants. More on the celebration once the chronological posts line up. Yesterday we spent the day at Tamal, a touristy shopping district where it's just as much bargaining as it is to look. We also had wonderful tour of the Odegard rug factory where we were shown the full process, from raw silk/wool to beautiful finished rug. Today we toured Patan and its immaculate museum which provided us with a more in-depth view of the spiritual culture of the area. This afternoon we attended a speaker series at the Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk in Lalitpur hosted by Spaces magazine where Travis spoke about Spirit of Place and Professor Sudarshan Raj Tiwari from the Institute spoke about the meaning of spaces of the sacred sites of ancient Kathmandu, followed by a tour of the architecture facilities.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Day 6 on site
The walls were set in place and finally the glass to cover the grave placed in the middle of the memorial arrived. It took ten guys to carry it up the mountain to the site. Meanwhile, the students were, ahem, lucky enough to help carry the slate up to the site. One by one. By one. A challenge presented itself when the team had to figure out how to drain water from the glass to the edges of the slate tile. Below, the locals unboard the extremely heavy piece of glass.
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