Modern Architecture in The Dzong Style
Larger modern buildings in Bhutan often use the form and many of the external characteristics of dzong architecture in their construction, although incorporating modern techniques such as a concrete frame.
The campus architecture of the University of Texas at El Paso or 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.
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To the left is the College of Business, to the right the College of Engineering
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UTEP's Academic Services Building
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UTEP Library
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