Name: Eric Strauss
School: Principal, The High School of Art and Design, New York
Title: Tibetan Architecture
School: Principal, The High School of Art and Design, New York
Title: Tibetan Architecture
Tibetan Architecture
- early architecture owed much to Indian (Pala) and Nepalese (Newari) influences
- houses and monasteries built on elevated sites, facing south, sunny.
- building materials-a mixture of rocks, wood, earth and cement
- little fuel for heat or lighting, roofs are flat to conserve heat, plenty of windows to let in sunlight
- walls sloped inwards at 10 degrees as a precaution against earthquakes which are common in the area.
This site was created by [NAME] at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2011.
