During the 2015 Gorkha earthquake of 7.8 Mw that hit Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, numerous Nepalese Pagodas suffered extensive damage while others collapsed. Risk reduction strategies implemented in the region focused on disassembling historical structures and rebuilding them with modern material without …

A netnography of TripAdvisor reviews was used as a method of data collection. De Jong & Grit’s Holistic Experience Model (2017) served as a framework of analyses into visitor experiences as expressed on TripAdvisor about Muktinath Temple, otherwise called Chumig Gyatsa, in Nepal

Does our knowledge about city and urban planning have solid ground? Can historical research promote creative thinking? How can we theorise about urban design and architecture in our age of the media? These questions have guided the creation of this multi-layered, richly documented and illustrated triptych, …