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Aga Khan Award for Architecture Announces Master Jury for 2010
Geneva: The members of the Master Jury of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced. The Jury, which selects the recipients of the Award, will convene in January to
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IAP Lecture on World Class Cities
The Institute of Architects, Pakistan Karachi Chapter organized a lecture on the topic of 'the concept of world class cities and its impact on urban planning in South Asian context' by eminent architect Arif Hasan
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Architects act on Haiti
What is being done in the aftermath of the Haiti quake? Haiti fell victim to the largest earthquake in its history with devastation beyond all anticipation. The quake struck at 16.53
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Law emerges higher than
the high-rises
Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif of Punjab is an unpredictable man with great vigor
and a substantiated strength of innovative potentials; especially when the issue of merit and rule of law surfaces, he
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Hafeez Contractor speaks on ARCHITECTURE
There is something greatly lacking in our education system. People don't have
enough exposure. Today students getting out of the college are not of the same level as of before. There are some colleges which are
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"National Heritages"
Antiquities: This Term has diverse meanings. When applied to Zoology
it changes the label to "fossils" When referred to the family jewels of great grand mothers' jewels, or old archeological finds,
it switches to "Antiquities". I believe that applying this ..Continued
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Mohatta Palace Museum & Cultural Complex Foundation laid>
President Asif Ali Zardari stressed the need for preserving the cultural heritage
of the country. Laying the foundation stone of the Mohatta Palace Museum and Cultural Complex designed by architect Hanif Daud of
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Redefining 'World City' for Karachi
The term "global city", is thought to have been first coined by Saskia Sassen in
reference to London, New York and Tokyo in her 1991 work The Global City. The idea has been propagated further by different international
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