Geneva, Switzerland, 18 October 2023 – The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has announced the members of the Steering Committee for the 2023-2025 cycle. Projects are now being accepted for submission. The Steering Committee governs the Award and is chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan. The other members of the Steering Committee are: Meisa Batayneh, Principal Architect, Founder, […]
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From 16th to 21st April, the Salone del Mobile.Milano will bring back the most important international event for the design industry. This 62nd edition will focus on the latest product news, trends, and visions for living spaces of the future, complemented by cultural opportunities not to be missed: exhibitions, site-specific installations, and talks with the leading figures
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ADA Awards is an open platform for creativity and talent, a multidisciplinary platform that invites participants from the disciplines of architecture, design and art in thirty odd categories to showcase their best works, offering them great visibility around the world. “We want to celebrate and honor diversity with remarkable works regionally to be recognised globally.
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The first edition of ADA DSR was conducted in Gurmani Centre LUMS to discuss “designers as catalyst for change” in addressing environmental issues, climate adaptation, social equity and inclusivity in the built environment infra structure. Maria Aslam, founder ADA in her opening statements: “The creative faculties that comprises of art, architecture design and much more,
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Chicago, IL (March 5, 2024) – The Pritzker Architecture Prize announces Riken Yamamoto, of Yokohama, Japan, as the 2024 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award that is regarded internationally as architecture’s highest honor.
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Text: Rehana Alam Visuals | Courtesy ACK There is an impression that Karachi, our chaotic and beloved city, is rather devoid of cultural activities. Also, that the people of Karachi are not interested in the arts in any case. The day to day problems of acquiring an education, earning a living and running a household
Text | Nusrat Khawaja Visuals | Courtesy Koel Gallery The sensuous possibilities of stone were revealed in a high impact art show at Koel gallery. The show titled War Gardens displayed stonework by the Peshawar-based collective called Studio Lél. It was curated by Amra Ali. The stone-based artworks astonished by the intensity and range of
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Text | Nusrat Khawaja Visuals | Courtesy of V. M Art Gallery The display of architectural drawings by artists Ghazanfar Iqbal and Ozair bin Mansoor in the exhibition titled Telling Structures generated an interesting conversation. Both artists focused on storytelling in their work, but their individual narratives differed widely in style and substance. Ghazanfar Iqbal’s
Text | Maya Hyder Visuals | As mentioned Beyond the realm of aesthetics, glamour and power; design is an innate tool in impacting how we meander through the rituals of our living be it the indoors or the outdoors, work or play. The cognitive impacts of design are manifold and distill in the form of
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SPEAKERS Arif Hasan Arif Hasan is a Pakistani architect and planner, activist, teacher, social researcher and writer. He studied architecture at the Oxford Polytechnic, worked in Europe in architect’s offices, Read more and on his return to Karachi in 1968, established an independent practice which slowly evolved into dealing with national and international urban planning and
