An Architectural Archive of Genealogies and Memories Text | Hammad Ali Visuals Courtesy | Jamil Naqsh Museum Buildings stand about as a motionless society; while they do not speak, we, nevertheless, interpret their meaning and intent. Their interiors impose reassuring images upon us; patterns emerging in their specific physical settings resist the urge to change …
Text | Maria Aslam Visuals Courtesy | Isbah Hassan & Associates Project Details Project: UBL Regional Head Quarters Location: Jail Road, Lahore Area: 185000 sqft Consultant: Isbah Hassan & Associates Contractor: Mughal Construction Year of completion: 2018 The Corporate culture especially the banking sector is a segment of building environments that has time immemorial been …
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Text | Pappal Suneja Visuals | Purnesh Dev Nikhanj Project Data Project Name: Barrier Free Abode Architecture Firm: Space Race Architects Project Year: 2019 Built Up Area: 8443 Sq. Feet Location: Jalandhar, Punjab, India Specialist Manufacturers: Schuco, Motto, Lioli, Simpolo, Osram, Kohler, Pure, Sonear,Eureka Forbes, Blue Star Principal Architect: Ar. Thakur Udayveer Singh Specialist Design …
Text | Maria Aslam & Anushay Zehra – Visuals Courtesy | Arif Hasan – Issue 53|54 – Whether you are an architect, urban planner, technocrat, in the government or interested in culture, history, heritage, or Karachi – most likely you will have heard of Arif Hasan. A legend in and of himself, he has carved …
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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