Prerana Host Nepal’s First Architecture Design Hackathon Featuring 3-Day Grand Finale
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Prerana is set to host Nepal’s first-ever Architecture Design Hackathon, a unique multi-stage competition blending architectural creativity with hackathon intensity. The event will culminate in a three-day Grand Finale, bringing together top student teams from over 15 engineering and architecture institutions across Nepal for an immersive onsite design challenge.
The hackathon features a jury-curated theme, with the final design brief selected by practicing architects to ensure real-world relevance. The format includes online preliminary rounds followed by an intense onsite finale, where participants will design under time constraints. Winning designs will be showcased in a public exhibition, presented to professionals, educators, and the broader community.
The event emphasizes live engagement, offering a platform for industry dialogue and networking among Nepal’s future architectural talent.
Grand Finale Schedule
Day 1 – Friday: Arrival, Orientation & Welcome Night
| Time | Activity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Venue Setup & Team Briefing | Organizers and volunteers prepare the venue, registration desk, and technical setup. |
| By 3:00 PM | Participant Arrival & Check-in | Kit distribution (t-shirts, badges, notebooks). Top 5 teams, mentors, sponsors, and organizers present. |
| 4:00 PM | Opening Remarks | Introduction to Prerana, hackathon objectives, and partner acknowledgments. |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Pre-Hackathon Briefing | Challenge reveal, rules, scoring, submission guidelines, and mentor assignments. |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Ice-breaking Session & Sponsor Spotlight | Fun activities, sponsor speech on innovation in materials, and sponsor video showcase. |
| 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Networking Dinner | Dinner hosted in honor of the Title Sponsor. |
Day 2 – Saturday: Hackathon Kickoff
| Time | Activity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Hackathon Worktime | 13 working hours including 2 hours of mentor consultation and 1 hour of break. |
Day 3 – Sunday: Final Submissions, Pitching & Awards
First Half
| Time | Activity | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Hackathon Worktime | Final 5 working hours for design completion. |
| 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM | Final Submission Window | Teams submit their designs. |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch & Preparation | Participants prepare for pitching sessions. |
Second Half
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Opening Ceremony: Welcome, hackathon recap video, and chief guest speech. |
| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Pitching Session 1 (15 min presentation + 15 min jury feedback) |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Pitching Session 2 (15 min presentation + 15 min jury feedback) |
| 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Performance/Interaction + Sponsor Speech (5 min) |
| 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM | Pitching Session 3 (15 min presentation + 15 min jury feedback) |
| 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM | Pitching Session 4 (15 min presentation + 15 min jury feedback) |
| 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Performance/Interaction + Sponsor Speech (5 min) |
| 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Pitching Session 5 (15 min presentation + 15 min jury feedback) |
| 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM | Jury & Mentor Lunch, Sponsor Speech, Jury Reflections |
| 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM | Winner Announcement & Awards Distribution |
| 7:15 PM – 7:45 PM | Closing Ceremony |
| 7:45 PM – 8:15 PM | Musical Performance |
| 8:15 PM – 9:30 PM | Dinner & Networking |
Participating Institutions
The hackathon has attracted teams from a wide range of institutions, including:
- Pulchowk Campus
- Thapathali Campus
- ERC, Dharan
- Pokhara Engineering College
- Kathmandu Engineering College
- Kathmandu University
- Khowopa Engineering College
- Nepal Engineering College
- Himalaya College of Engineering
- Cosmos Engineering College
- National College of Information and Technology
- Universal Engineering and Science College
- Kantipur College of Engineering
- School of Engineering, Far Western University
- Madan Bhandari Memorial Academy
The Architecture Design Hackathon aims to foster innovation, industry-academia collaboration, and creative problem-solving among Nepal’s next generation of architects and designers.