Ar. Kishore Thpa, Nepal

Mr. Kishore Thapa, born in 1958 in Kathmandu, is the Chairman of SAARC Association of Architects (SAARCH) and the President of the Society of Nepalese Architects(SONA). He is the former secretary of the Government of Nepal with 32 years of experience in architecture, building engineering and urban planning. He joined the civil service in 1983 and served the nation for 32 years in various positions before retiring in 2014. He has served as the Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Election Commission and Water and Energy Commission. He has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Calcutta University in 1982 and master’s degree in urban planning with specialization in housing from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi in 1994. He has studied urban redevelopment and affordable housing in the United States as a Humphrey Fellow.