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Bhutanese architecture consists of Dzong and everyday varieties. Dzongs in Bhutan were built as fortresses and have served as religious and administrative centers since the 17th century. Secular lordly houses emerged as a distinct style in the late 19th century, during a period of relative peace in Bhutan.
The Royal University of Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་འཛིན་གཙུག་ལག་སློབ་སྡེ་; Wylie: 'brug rgyal-'dzin gtsug-lag-slob-sde), [1] founded on June 2, 2003, by a royal decree, is the national university of Bhutan. It is the first and the oldest university in Bhutan.
She was also instrumental in leading the drafting of the Bhutanese Architecture Guidelines Archived 2021-04-24 at the Wayback Machine 2014, for the design of new buildings and cities in the nation. With the Royal University of Bhutan, Dorji was one of the key advisers to help set up the course for the very first degree in Architecture in Bhutan.
Bhutan has thirteen colleges [1] and two universities that are the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) [2] and the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB). [3] This is a list of universities and colleges in Bhutan.
The campus architecture of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a rare example of dzong style seen outside the Himalayas. Initial phases were designed by El Paso architect Henry Trost , and later phases have continued in the same style.
1983: "Auspicious symbols and luminous colours: the art and architecture of Bhutan" in Asian Culture, Bulletin of the Asian Cultural Centre for UNESCO, n° 35, 30–35. 1987: "Le monastère de gTam zhing (Tamshing) au Bhoutan central" in Arts Asiatiques, tome XLII, 1987, 19-30 (en collaboration avec Y. Imaeda). 1989: "A rainbow of colours.
The students of the university are involved in several extracurricular activities apart from their academic curriculum: [12] Nangpai Zhenu Club serves as an interest group for young Buddhists. They participate in morning and evening prayers, rimdo and puja ceremonies, Lungta recitation, etc. Kuenphen Tshogpa Club serves as the philanthropic club.
Royal Thimphu College is a private college in Thimphu, Bhutan under the Royal University of Bhutan.It is Bhutan's first private college. [1]The campus is located in an area of 25 acres of land in Ngabiphu, a rural area in Thimphu dzongkhag, located 7 km from the capital city of Thimphu.