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ARCHI TIMES - ISSN No. 2073-9001, A+i - ISSN No. 2073 - 901X

January 2008
NMP - approved The design for National Museum of Pakistan has been approved which is being established here in the premises of Shakarparian to reflect the country's cultural identity. In this connection, a design competition was organized to encourage architects ....Continue	Dangerous hoardings re-emerge Countless billboards, most of them giant-size, have returned to their previous locations over the past couple of months after being removed for playing havoc with the life and property of citizens in the last monsoon, which had brought strong winds and ...Continue
Beachfront projects According to the News, Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) announced that it will initiate a struggle against the 'Waterfront City' project on the coastal land of Karachi. The PFF will ...Continue	London's 2012 Olympics Stadium The British architectural profession has had a largely negative response to plans for London’s 80,000-seat Olympic stadium, which were unveiled last month. Critics say that ... Continue
Inaugural WAF International media group Emap has formally announced the launch of the World Architecture Festival (WAF), an annual event which will celebrate the work, concerns and aspirations of the ...Continue	Packer Tower a threat to pilots The FAA ruled Mr Packer's proposed $5.6 billion Crown Las Vegas casino-hotel - which is intended to rise a staggering 576m - could be no taller than 324m. The powerful US ...Continue
Dangers In Our Built Environment In December 2007, four children were killed in Orangi Town, Karachi when a compound wall fell on them under the collision impact of a recklessly driven truck. Few days later, two children ...Continue	ARCHITECT on ARCHITECTURE Young professionals in the field of Architecture have always been reluctant to establish their own independent practice after they graduate. There are a few exceptional figures ....Continue
The New Capital City THE Capital Development Authority is out to give Islamabad a new face. Judging by the number of commercial, infrastructural, housing, and sport and recreational projects in the ...Continue	The Green Giant FROM THE OUTSIDE, the Seydel family's new home looks like any old Tudor manse. Well, it's too tall for its quiet block. (Neighbors have complained.) But who would guess that this is the largest ....Continue
Punjab Mein Khanaqahi Culture There exists a broad consensus of historians and historiographers on Indo-Pak subcontinent that spread of Islam in this context was the outcome of the works of sufi saints. These untiring ....Continue	The Mound of the Dead If you’ve seen the back of a ten-rupee currency note carefully, you must have seen the photograph of a peculiar mound on it. It is called the ‘Mound of the Dead’ by archaeologists, and it is .. Continue