This book contains a short introduction to the culture of Pakistan, in the first part; moreover there is a complete review of the preservation policies in Pakistan, whereas the second part consists of a comparative analysis of the case studies, of the present trends of the conservation policies. Furthermore there is also a discussion of the laws of conservation of building heritage of Europe with that of Pakistan, a research is conducted to find the weaknesses in the present laws in Pakistan and suggestions are made for the amendment in preservation Polices. The architectural...

In this book, the author has compiled, the conservation projects, she conducted, while her studies for Erasmus Mundus (world's student exchange) Masters program, where all the three semesters, were carried out at three different countries in Europe i.e. Italy, Spain and Poland. Hence the book is divided into three different portions; first portion consists of the project in Italy, Repair of a bay of South facade Villa Zerbi Reggio Calabria. Whereas second portion consists of documentation for the Torre para Plaza de Espana, (Tower of Spanish plaza). In the third portion there is, a complete...

This research consists of the procedure for how analogies are developed, initially, there is a complete study, of shell's anatomy, its layers, and chemical composition is studies. Then a case study of Sydney Opera House is analyzed, in sketches form. Finally an analogy is developed, that is, as shell growth is a time consuming and layered, process so is the cultural center. Since here cultural center, near Karachi Sea is been developed, hence shell was a very relevant analogy. This book, represents how, different, approaches to develop on analogies, in the first case study, a cultural center...

The modern world is an evolution of the previous times. Greeks have embedded their philosophies in the modern western living. It is laying in the foundation in almost every field; let it be art, medicine, politics, and culture. The concept of democracy started from the Greeks, the first design of an electronics tooth brush was presented in the classic roman era by the great master Leonardo Di Vinci. The concepts as we have today the things as we see today were gradual conceptual development that was rationalized and revolutionized in the Greek times by the Greek scholars...

In this book, Residential planning and Neighborhood models, i.e Urban Forces and Patterns for the Mushroom Growth of Concrete Jungle, in the Mega- Metropolitan City Karachi, Pakistan. The author initially wrote this dissertation at Bachelors level, since she is an apartment dweller, since birth in Karachi; therefore she aimed to come up with an appropriate solution towards apartment dwelling, for this purpose the site was chosen in the dense urban residential area. But after initial contextual analysis, the observation suggested that the site was appropriate for a neighborhood spine...

This first part of this book comprises of a collection of diagnosis for the three distinct sites located in Makli tombs in Thatta. The oldest and biggest necropolis of the world located in Sindh, the most richly cultural province, the place where we both were born and we both are truly gravitation towards it. The second part discusses few preservation policies, and their implementation in Karachi, and then finally a comparative analysis of conservation of porous material of a Mughal Building in Lahor. The semi monolithic site of Makli is of critical importance in terms of understanding...