Iwan Baan
  • Photography
  • Books
  • Exhibitions
  • News
  • About
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Taragaon – Carl Prusha

2022

Austrian architect Carl Pruscha devoted much of his career to exploring and shaping regional architecture in the East, particularly during a time when global attention was focused on the rise of modernism in the West. His practice in Nepaland Sri Lanka stands as a quiet but profound counterpoint—merging modern sensibilities with deep respect for local traditions and cultures.

Among his most iconic works is the Taragaon Hostel in Kathmandu, commissioned by the Nepal Women’s Association. Conceived more as a micro-urban complex than a single building, the barrel-vaulted brick and glass forms reference the traditional Newar architecture of Buddhist monastic housing, or dharmshalas. Today, it houses the Taragaon Museum, a space for cultural preservation and exchange.

Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite
Favorite

Tags:

  • Carl Prusha,
  • Museum,
  • and Nepal

Other projects tagged with Carl Prusha, Museum and Nepal

Yaoko Kawagoe Museum, Japan – Toyo Ito

Yaoko Kawagoe Museum, Japan – Toyo Ito

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha Qatar – I.M. Pei

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha Qatar – I.M. Pei

Zeitz MOCAA Cape Town – Thomas Heatherwick

Zeitz MOCAA Cape Town – Thomas Heatherwick

21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan – SANAA

21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan – SANAA

SFMOMA – Snøhetta

SFMOMA – Snøhetta

CEDA – Carl Prusha

CEDA – Carl Prusha

MoMA – Diller Scofidio Renfro

MoMA – Diller Scofidio Renfro

Ningbo Historic Museum, Ningbo China – Wang Shu

Ningbo Historic Museum, Ningbo China – Wang Shu

Galerie Kurimanzutto – Alberto Kalach

Galerie Kurimanzutto – Alberto Kalach

Times Museum, Guangzhou, China – Rem Koolhaas and Alain Fouraux

Times Museum, Guangzhou, China – Rem Koolhaas and Alain Fouraux

LAMOTH, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust – Hagy Belzberg Architects

LAMOTH, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust – Hagy Belzberg Architects

Exhibition: Museum Town, Chengdu, China – Liu Jiakun

Exhibition: Museum Town, Chengdu, China – Liu Jiakun

  • Home
  • Portfolio
  • Taragaon – Carl Prusha

Iwan Baan Photography, Rozenstraat 145, 1016 NP Amsterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail: studio@iwan.com — all images © Iwan Baan 1996 - 2025