Text | Zarminae Ansari – Visuals | As mentioned – Issue 51 – In the first part of this article, we shared information about an invaluable resource for architects, scholars, and students: the Bibliotheca Orientalis Attilio Petruccioli. A unique and specialized library in Italy, focusing on the architecture and urbanism of the Islamic world. In …
Issue 51 & 52 – Featured Architects: Ali Alam Design Faisal Bilwany Associates Metropolitan Studio of Architecture Nayyar Ali Dada & Associates Office for Radical Architecture Disciplines Proportions Architects & Interior Designers Rizwan Sadiq Architects Saifullah Sami Architect Suhail & Fawad Architects Wasif Ali & Associates In the modern era, making a home is more …
Text & Visuals | Zarminae Ansari – Issue 50 & 51 – Years ago, while teaching a course on research methodology in a Pakistani art institution, I advised my students not to limit themselves to a certain collection, be it a college library or papers from a certain period of time or ideology, while conducting …
Text | Maria Aslam – Visual | ARCOP Associates (Pvt.) Ltd – Issue 50 – Medical institutes, research laboratories, and hospitals are structures that are unlikely to cross one’s mind as a space to visit for recreation or even as a curiosity. However, there are some significant medical facilities that overpower the landscape with their …
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Text | David Ansell and Kenneth Lynch – Visuals | As mentioned – Issue 49 & 50 – Introduction The urban areas of most developing countries have experienced very rapid and concentrated growth, creating an ever growing demand for food. The food supply systems grow in scale along with the city and become increasingly complex, such …
Text | Sara Yawar – Visuals | Courtesy of Citizens Archive Pakistan – Issue 48 – The National History Museum, a project initiated by the Government of Punjab, was inaugurated on the 17th of April, 2018 in Lahore. Curated by the Citizen’s Archive of Pakistan, this project aimed to honor Pakistan’s history dating up to …
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Text & Visuals | Pappal Suneija – Issue 47 – Fenestrations are important elements in the passive cooling system of any structure; thus, the orientation of the same is a major factor. Passive solar design strategies may vary with the building’s location and regional climatic differences. However, the primary window guidelines remain the same: choose, …
Text & Visuals | Wajahat Ali & Zeina Naseer Butt – Issue 47 – The Picture Wall (PW) is one of the principal features of the Lahore Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is 1,510 feet long with an average height of 50 feet and forms the north-western façade of the Lahore Fort. Built …
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Text & Visuals | Khadija Raza Baig – Issue 46 – Kharadar and Mithadar are part of the original core of Karachi known as the ‘Old Quarters’ dating back to the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Kharadar (brackish gate) and Mithadar (sweet gate) were settlements named after the two gates of Karachi. Both enjoy …
Text | Aasim Akhtar – Visuals | As Mentioned – Issue 44 – If we talk of Zaha Hadid, we must celebrate the return of the cult of personality in architecture. For years this was criticised, declared a thing of the past and certainly politically incorrect as a concept. Yet this was a suspect rejection …
