Architecture
Designing and documenting spaces with a balance of purpose, atmosphere, and place.
↗ Architect · academician · visual storyteller
Hello, I'm
Nishaj.
I explore the relationship between people and place through architecture, photography, teaching, and stories from the road.
01Spaces · stories · movement
Architect
& observer
& observer
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Draw a line✣Find the light✣Take the long way✣Draw a line✣Find the light✣
01About
A practice built around curiosity and place.
I am an architect, academician, photographer, and restless observer based in Nepal.
My work moves between drawing a building, teaching a room full of students, waiting for the right light, and following a road simply because it looks interesting.
Across each medium, I am interested in the same thing: how we understand the world, and how we might shape it with more care.
Start a conversation ↗Working acrossSpace, image & story
Based inKathmandu, Nepal ⌖
Open toResearch & collaborations
02What I do
Different tools,
one way of looking.
03Selected field notes
Projects, observations,
and places in between.
04How I look
Stay close to the real thing.
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Pay attention to context
Every site, subject, and story has its own conditions. I begin there, instead of forcing a ready-made answer.
02
Make room for evidence
Research, observation, and lived experience keep the work grounded and make the final idea stronger.
03
Share what you learn
Whether through a classroom, a photograph, or a field note, I believe knowledge becomes richer when it travels.
05Get in touch
Have a place,
idea, or story?
I am always happy to hear about a thoughtful project, a research question, a photographic collaboration, or a road worth taking.
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Working globally
from Nepal
Working globally
from Nepal