Inspiring rammed earth hospital brings affordable care to rural Nepal
An inspiring beacon of humanitarian architecture has arrived to one of the poorest and most remote regions of Nepal...
Rammed earth Kopila Valley School is the “greenest school in Nepal”
In Nepal, access to education doesn’t just improve job prospects — schools can save lives, whether it’s rescuing...
Mount Everest's melting glaciers expose the bodies of long-lost climbers
Close to 300 climbers and explorers have died trying to summit Mount Everest, and the bodies of those that remain...
1,200 dead, millions homeless due to flooding in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh
Monsoon rains have drenched India, Bangladesh, and Nepal in what some people are saying is the worst flooding disaster...
UK architect helps locals rebuild Nepal temple destroyed by earthquake
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that battered Nepal in 2015 killed nearly 9000 people and damaged hundreds of thousands...
Rare, one-horned rhino’s death terminates two-year zero-poaching streak in Nepal
A rare, one-horned rhinoceros died this week after being shot by poachers in Nepal. The death restarts the clock...
Everest climbers bag summit for the first time in two years
Professional mountain climber Adrian Ballinger has summited Mt Everest six times already, but that didn’t fade...
Death toll climbs after powerful 7.5 earthquake rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, sending powerful tremors into Pakistan and...
The volunteer-run ABARI Foundation is rebuilding Nepal with bamboo and earth
On April 25, 2015, a massive earthquake devastated Nepal, taking 8,712 lives and injuring thousands. Additionally,...
Shigeru Ban will reuse earthquake rubble to build Nepal relief shelters
Shigeru Ban and his humanitarian organization Volunteer Architects Network (VAN) announced plans to build emergency...
HMMD unveils Himalayan Mountain Hut Competition winners
The design for ’Penthouse: House on the top of the world’ was crowned first place in the architecture competition....
Learn how you can help the victims of the Nepal earthquake
The massive 7.8 earthquake that shook Nepal on April 25th in Kathmandu has devastated the region and over 7,000...
Architects and other building experts called on to aid in Nepal's post-earthquake recovery
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), has teamed up with the International Federation of the Red Cross...
Earthquake levels Nepal's beautiful historic buildings
Earthquakes disproportionately affect people in developing countries, where building codes are less rigorous, so...
Simple Clay Stoves are Saving Lives and Preserving Forests Across the Himalayas
Across the Himalayas, rural farmers and villagers rely on open, wood-fuelled fires inside their homes to cook their...
