We end our History of Cities series with a monumental tower in Saudi Arabia that, when finished in 2018, will become the world’s first kilometre-high skyscraper. So what does it say about the future of our cities? The ever-taller story of modern skyscrapers is due to reach...
Read More »AIA Convention held in Atlana
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) organized its annual Convention & Expo from 14-16 May 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. It was a great opportunity for ARCASIA & AIA working group to meet & work together on various projects therefore a special meeting between ARCASIA...
Read More »IAP organizes the 3rd travel exhibition on Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The Institute of Architects, Pakistan has been organizing various national and international events in the last many years and the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture is a series of many such exhibitions organized by the Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad
Read More »Dubai property deals taking longer to complete
With Dubai’s property prices in cool-off mode, prospective buyers are in no hurry to seal the deal in the secondary market. The average time taken these days now average anywhere up to five to six months from the time an investor decides to buy to actually signing the papers for the purchase. “The transaction
Read More »Develop slums before developing Karachi
For a swift and sustainable development of Karachi, it is a must that its katchi abadies are given a special focus as the key to urban uplift of the mega city is ‘develop slums to develop Karachi’, said speakers at a launching ceremony of a study “profiles of land tenure system in Pakistan”. Arif Hasan
Read More »All-Rounder Architect
Architecture more than a few other profession requires that high level of passion and that too to be maintained for years and years. Especially with so many schools producing a large number of graduates competition is at an all-time high to secure the best jobs available.
Read More »Makkah projects expected to spur an economic boom
Ongoing massive projects in Makkah, including the Grand Mosque expansion, first ring road, tunnels and buildings will lead to an economic boom in the city, experts say. State spending on government projects will double because of the simultaneous spending by the private sector according to experts, says...
Read More »Honoré de Balzac high school in Castelnau-le-Lez, France
The principal idea in the site of the high school Honoré de Balzac de Castelnau-le-Lez was to reconquer space by a better distribution of constructions in order to create a scale of user-friendliness, as well in the buildings as in the outdoor areas. The first action was to reconsider the...
Read More »First Batch of Architects Graduate from BUITEMS
The first batch of Department of Architecture, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) graduated in the last week of June 2015. The thesis jury comprised of PCATP members and respected architects from all over Pakistan, namely...
Read More »Space for children Kaleidoscope
Transformation of squash court in a leisure area for children from a hotel in Majorca, there incorporating a traditional toy concept: the Kaleidoscope. An element there have played multiple generations by observing their optical effects, and decided to build a large scale, so that children can interact with them.
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