Department of Architecture & Planning

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    Effects of orientation and glazing material on heat gain in semi-arid climate of Lahore
    (Technical Journal University of Engineering Taxila, 2016) Memoona Rashid; Ayesha Mehmood Malik
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    Glazed tile ornamentation in Mughal monumental architecture.
    (International Journal of Research in Chemical, Metallurgical and Civil Engineering, 2016) Saima Gulzar
    The rich and diversified architectural ornamentation in the Mughal monumental architecture is an intelligent interplay of geometry, proportions, colours, materials and techniques in the form of highly intricate and sophisticated unparalleled patterns derived from the multiplication of basic Islamic art forms. This colourful expression of glorious Mughal era reflects their artistic excellence and most refined architectural sense that glorified the barren/ deserted Indian subcontinent during their reign. Mughals introduced different types of architectural ornamentations including glazed tiles, stone mosaic or inlay works, fresco/mural paintings, stucco etc. for the decoration of the interior and exterior surfaces. The extensive use of glazed tiles for ornamentation by the Mughals especially on exteriors is attributed to their weather durability and unique designs. The glazed tile variegated designs ranges from infinite complex permutations of lines and curves to flowing floral patterns and human, animal, plant life subjects to extremely graceful calligraphic forms. This research is the comprehensive and explorative study of the glazed tiles origin, their evolution and various influences during their development in the Mughal period (1526-1857 A.D.). In addition, the study not only explores the transformation phases essential for architectural conservations but also provides the reference for future analytical studies.
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    History of conservation of shish mahal in Lahore, Pakistan.
    (International Journal of Research in Chemical, Metallurgical and Civil Engineering, 2016) Mohammad Kamran; Muhammad Yousuf Awan; Saima Gulzar
    Lahore Fort is situated in north-west side of Lahore city. Lahore fort is an icon for national identity and symbol of both historical and legendry versions of the past. It preserves all styles of Mughal architecture. The fort has more than 20 large and small monuments, most of them are towards northern side. Shish Mahal is one of them and was built in 1631-1632 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Shish Mahal being most beautiful royal residence is also known as palace of mirrors. Shish Mahal has faced serious problems throughout the ages. Temperature changes, heavy rains, lightning and termite effect were the serious causes of decays for Shish Mahal. With the passage of time remedial works were proposed for Shish Mahal and were implemented accordingly. In 1991-92 serious cracks were observed in the ceiling. On the recommendations of experts the conservation of ceiling of Shish Mahal was carried out from 2003-2005. The paper will focus on history of conservation of Shish Mahal before partition and after independence. The paper will briefly discuss history of Shish Mahal, its architecture, conservation and detail of repair works. The paper draws conclusion for successful conservation to maintain the authenticity of historic monument as well as the failures in conservation works.
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    Increasing trend towards passive recreation in the metropolitan.
    (Journal of Research in Architecture and Planning., 2015) Rummana Khan Shirwani|Saima Gulazar
    Man is the basic entity of this universe, from the origin of man till now, man has been struggling a lot for better lives, such a life which has well organized mechanism pursing all the deeds for their comfort and easiness. Man has made a lot of progress and advancement for pursuing daily routine work with the advancement of science and technology. Along with these advancement of science and technology a number of subjects had been evolved for serving human beings, which specifically work for the comfort of their social livings and to aid physically and mentally, within an environment; sociology, psychology environment and above of all town planning.Therefore, this study conducted to highlight changing trend of recreation from active to passive.The priories in the time of leisure has been shifted, people prefer to have some shopping, picnic, watching movies and sports, playing video games, using social network, or something else instead to have physically engaged games, activities and sports i.e. cricket, football, basketball, badminton, volleyball etc. Fact for this shift in trend because of many factors like technological advancement especially in field of communication, poor planning concepts and approaches, security threats and misleading concepts of parents regarding their children’s; double academic system, bounding them at home, providing them latest facilities of mobiles, computers and other electronic gadgets to release the pressure of temptation and for the purpose of high scores and positions. Hence, such shift in trend physically deteriorating our modern generation especially our youth, which leads to slackness and laziness in the nature of human being. Thus, planning objective of healthy society cannot be achieved due to the above reasons. So, at present there is a need to conduct research on this issue and highlight the factors those are responsible for this change. This research visualizes the crucial aspect and help planners and policy makers to take appropriate measures.
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    Islamic ideology and the evolution of courtyard: a case study of a havili, old city Lahore.
    (Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2016) Ayesha Mehmood Malik; Memoona Rashid
    A courtyard in buildings plays an important role in determining climatic setting, as well as physical and 1 psychological environment for the residents. This paper focuses on the evolution of courtyard houses in light of the teachings of Islam. Islamic planning, in terms of structures, spatial arrangement and form, determines the socio-cultural features of its community. In Islam, a house is represented as a shelter where families can enjoy their privacy and ease within the domain of Islamic values. For this, a detailed study of various courtyard housing has been carried out, probing their history, evolution, form and elements. A side reference of the Islamic ideology is also studied for a better understanding of an Islamic courtyard house. The analysis concludes that with only a few exceptions, the courtyards functions the same in both the contemporary and Islamic worlds-providing privacy and fully ventilated dwelling. This study provides appropriate architectural design strategies that could promote the use of Islamic values in modern yet contemporary courtyard houses worldwide.
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    Masonry Walls Analysis from Shish Mahal in Lahore-Pakistan.
    (Journal of Research in Architecture and Planning., 2015) Awan, Muhammad Yousal
    Lahore Fort is situated in the north-west corner of the WalledCity of Lahore. Shish Mahal within the Lahore Fort wasbuilt in 1631-1632 by the then Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.The restoration works were done recently for the ceiling ofShish Mahal including the fixing of the roof, glass workand re-plaster. The side rooms and main courtyard were alsorestored. Nothing, however was properly proposed andimplemented for masonry walls of Shish Mahal on whichit is standing. Patches of bricks and plaster have deterioratedfrom walls due to effect of weather conditions.The main part of Lahore Fort was made of burnt bricks withlime mortar which has deterioration over time due to variousreasons. The brick work in Lahore Fort and its specialmonument Shish Mahal are badly distressed. This researchhas been done to underscore the reasons behind decay ofmasonry walls of Shish Mahal and propose some remedialsolutions for them (PDF) Masonry Walls Analysis from Shish Mahal Lahore-Pakistan. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313853019_Masonry_Walls_Analysis_from_Shish_Mahal_Lahore-Pakistan [accessed Oct 17 2018].