Alex Shrestha Email & Phone Number

Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal

Alex Shrestha represents a new generation of architects and urban planners creating a positive impact across the Asia landscape. As managing director at Wonaw & Associates with a strong conviction to achieving design excellence within the local context, he confidently confronts and challenges design principles, materials and technology limitations to produce beautiful, functional and sustainable architecture. Alex’s latest creation the critically acclaimed Pavilions Himalayas Resort, Pokhara, Nepal which opened in November 2015. Already it has earned the distinction of being among the top 4 resorts in Asia at the prestigious 2016 Asia Hotel Design Awards and a winner of this year’s 40 Under 40; A unique self-sustainable eco resort project in Nepal, and probably one of the very few environment friendly resorts in the region, the design sets an unprecedented new standard in the hospitality industry uniting many sustainability and energy saving features. The Pavilions Himalayas will be a source of inspiration for resort designs of the future.

Kathmandu

Office In charge. Quality control of all Technical architectural design/drawing, for domestic and international clients in the UK, USA, Australia and Nepal.Overall operation, business development, financial planning and monitoring, marketing, human resource planning and management. Global strategy planning and implementation strategic planning, business expansion and client portfolio/relation management. Established the firm as a pioneering architectural outsourcing firm in Nepal. Projects ranged from new builds, refurbishment, working drawings as per RIBA, AIA standards.

Kathmandu

Planning, implementing and supervising development projects through community mobilization and participation within the Kathmandu Valley and remote western regions of Nepal.Working with Community Learning Centers, government offices, NGO’s, INGO’s and general public in order to execute the organizations mandate.Restoration and conservation of World Heritage Sites mainly in the Kathmandu Valley & Lumbini.Advocacy, fundraising and awareness campaigns on heritage, education and urban planning. Programme Planning and managementTechnical designs of school buildings, retrofitting, rural water and sanitation design.Formulated and published various Office reports and official journal. Advising & supporting Local and international agencies to develop architecture and urban planning policies.

Kathmandu

Conceptual architectural design, drawings documentation and construction supervision and project management. Projects ranged from residences, hotels, restaurants, factories, embassies, hospitals, educational institutes, renovation, restoration, landscaping and master planning.Drawing documentation for Winning South Asian Architect of the Year Award.Management of the company’s smooth transition from a manual operation to a full pledged computerized Computer Aided Design (CAD) office.

Singapore

Architectural Designing and Outsourcing for Projects in Singapore and Malaysia. Projects mainly consisted of designing commercial high rise buildings.Researcher and company strategic overseas planner

Urban Planning, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Executive Mba, Business Management, Best Business Development Plan Award

Master In Business Administration (EMBA, Best Business Plan Award)

Master Of Science, Urban Planning

Master of Science in Urban Planning

Bachelor Of Architecture - Barch, Architecture

Activities and Societies: mounteering club. association of foreign students

B.Sc, Architecture

Activities and Societies: President of Foreign Students AssociationBachelor of Science in Architecture

O Level, Maths, English, Phics, Chemistry, French, Arabic, Design

Activities and Societies: Athletics, Craft and DesignGCSE O Level

Cbs, Maths, Physics, Chemistry

CBS

Icse, Secondary Schooling

ICSE