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HERITAGE Asia – Pacific (heritAP)

A Network of Heritage Practitioners supported by WHITRAP Shanghai

Mr Bipul RAWAL
Country: Nepal
Major(s):

Technical Documentation of Heritage, Infrastructure Planner

Institution/Organization:

Berlin Technical Institution

Position/Title:

Research Assistant (HimalAsia Foundation) / PhD candidate

Professional/Research Area(s):

Architect-Infrastructure Planner / Bauforschung (Structure from Motion - Phodrangsof Upper Mustang)

Short Resume:

I am a Nepali architect, infrastructure planner, and architectural heritage researcher, currently pursuing doctoral research at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), Germany. My research, titled The Royal Palace Architecture of the Kingdom of Lo (Mustang), examines the architectural documentation, historical development, and conservation of five historic royal palaces (Phodrangs) in Upper Mustang, Nepal.

I hold a bachelor's degree in architecture from Tribhuvan University’s Institute of Engineering and an MSc in infrastructure planning from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. My professional experience spans architectural design, urban and infrastructure planning, historic building research, and heritage conservation.

I have worked with the HimalAsia Cultural Heritage and Educational Foundation in collaboration with the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), documenting historic architecture and traditional settlements in Nepal. My technical expertise includes measured building surveys, photogrammetry, Structure-from-Motion (SfM), digital architectural modelling, and historical building analysis.

Through several years of field research in the Hindu Kush–Himalayan region, I have developed a particular specialization in rammed-earth and mud-brick architecture. My current work focuses on conservation approaches that address climate-related risks while sustaining the cultural significance and continued use of historic earthen buildings.