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Alexander and Azevedo began documentation of residential areas of old Lhasa in the early 1990s, just as these began to be replaced by modern-style public housing. They founded an NGO Tibet Heritage Fund (THF) and launched their first restoration project in 1996, in cooperation with the Lhasa municipality. The work quickly expanded using a community-based conservation approach focused on the rehabilitation of traditional neighbourhoods, and the needs of residents, from sanitation to aesthetics.
Meanwhile they continued with documentation and research in these fields, inspiring others to follow in their footsteps. After 2000 they extended this approach to other regions of the plateau. Since then they have completed dozens of projects of benefit to residents, communities and visitors, providing extensive training in traditional crafts and conservation, creating jobs and heritage awareness.
This talk will take you through THF’s journey of 25 years to conserve Tibetan and Himalayan architecture, wall painting and crafts.
Website: http://www.tibetheritagefund.org/
The Speaker
Pimpim de Azevedo is an artist and conservator of Tibetan architecture. Together with André Alexander, Azevedo established the Tibet Heritage Fund in 1996. The organisation pioneered the restoration of secular architectural heritage using a community-based approach.
Azevedo worked with Alexander to preserve the old city of Lhasa, and took part in architecture conservation projects in Qinghai, Sichuan, Beijing, Mongolia and India. From 1995 to 2004 she studied Tibetan architecture with master builders, learning the building techniques and materials used in traditional Tibetan houses and temples, and encouraging the transmission of this knowledge to younger people. She is currently co-director of THF, managing the conservation projects in Ladakh, and compiling an Illustrated Dictionary of Tibetan Architecture, and a Compendium of Traditional Technology used in Tibetan Architecture.
Reception opens at 6.30pm; event starts at 7pm
Admission: RAS Members $150; Non-members $200 ( drink and snacks included)
Booking: Please email membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.hk in advance to register your attendance and pay at the door