M.
ARCH
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE OF PAKISTAN
Casa Milà
Sagrada Familia
To establish a new architectural style that
could represent modern times just as
Classical and Gothic did for their own eras.
The radically simplified forms
The rationality and functionality
The idea that mass-production was
reconcilable with the individual artistic spirit
“….an architecture adapted to our world of
machines, radios and fast cars” – Walter
Gropius.
School in Germany that combined crafts and
the fine arts
Operated from 1919 to 1933
Walter Gropius
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Notable architects important to the history and
development of the modernist movement
include:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe "less is more“
Walter Gropius
Le Corbusier
Oscar Niemeyer
Alvar Aalto
Louis I Kahn
Fallingwater,
Pennsylvania
Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum
New York City
M.Arch
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN PAKISTAN
“LESS IS BORE” replaced “ LESS IS MORE”
Richness in Architecture.
Break away from the world of Dull Buildings.
Public services building, Portland USA, a true example of postmodernism
by Michael Graves.
Philip Johnson's AT & T (Chippendale) building.
The first local architectural talent which emerged had
been trained under the western thoughts.
In the 1960's - bureaucracy turned to the west for
Architects.
The second generation of Pakistani Architects though
showed some change by taking into account some
consideration of our own land instead of purely following
the western styles.
The seventies saw a sudden rapid increase in the urban
population due to migration from the rural areas.
In 80’s there was a
steady economic IAP-
growth, political Profession of
Architecture
and social stability. regulated
1983 – PCATP
It was the time
when architectural POSTMODERNISM
discourse and WITH REGIONAL
discussions got CONCEPTS
prominent,
basically due to: The first cycle
for the Aga
Khan Award -
23rd October
1980.
BLEND OF
POSTMODERNISM THE LATE 20TH CENTURY
WITH REGIONAL
CONCEPTS 1980-1999
Aga Khan University
Complex.
Location: Karachi
Architect: Thomas
Payette
Year: 1985
Building Typology:
Institution & Hospital
BLEND OF
POSTMODERNISM THE LATE 20TH CENTURY
WITH REGIONAL
CONCEPTS 1980-1999
The Karachi
Grammar Junior
School
Location: Karachi
Architect: Ghani Ansari
Partnership
Year: 1991
Building Typology:
Institution
BLEND OF
POSTMODERNISM THE LATE 20TH CENTURY
WITH REGIONAL
CONCEPTS 1980-1999
Lahore University of
Management
Sciences – LUMS
Location: Lahore
Architect: Habib Fida Ali
Year: 1992
Building Typology:
Institution
BLEND OF
POSTMODERNISM THE LATE 20TH CENTURY
WITH REGIONAL
CONCEPTS 1980-1999
Alhamra Art
Complex
Location: Lahore
Architect: Nayyar Ali
Dada
Year: 1992
Building Typology:
Art complex
(Auditoriums & Galleries)
