Varun S Bapu

Varun S Bapu is an architect from Karnataka currently pursuing his master’s degree in architecture at TU Delft in the Netherlands. He is a graduate of the Wadiyar Centre for Architecture in Mysuru.

The Himalayan graveyard of starchitecture in Nepal

Why have four world-famous architects – Rem Koolhaas, Louis I Kahn, Tadao Ando and Shigeru Ban – tried but failed to create inspiring contemporary designs or buildings in Nepal?

By Anne Feenstra and Varun S Bapu

/ 6 Nov 2024

An illustrated outline map of Nepal in red against a beige background depicting four architects Louis I Kahn, Rem Koolhaas, T