List of Pakistani architects
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- Ejaz AhedEjaz AhedArchitect Ejaz Ahed اعجازاحدB.Arch USA,Managing Architect, Ahed Associates, born in Hyderabad Dhakkan, India in 1949 but raised in Pakistan since 1950. He attended the Karachi Grammar School and after finishing his “A” Levels he went on to receive his architectural training from the renowned in...
(Karachi) - Ahtsham Nasir (Islamabad) - ALNAFEY Management Associates (Pvt.)Ltd.
- M. A. Ahed (Karachi) - State Bank of PakistanState Bank of PakistanThe State Bank of Pakistan is the central bank of Pakistan. While its constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until January 1, 1974, when the bank was nationalized, the scope of its functions was considerably enlarged...
, IslamabadIslamabadIslamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011... - Kausar Bashir Ahmed (Karachi) - Father of architecture education within the country.
- Abdur Rahman Hye (A. R. Hye) - pioneer of institutional architecture in Pakistan.
- Hammad HusainHammad HusainHammad Husain is a Pakistani architect and writer, based in Islamabad.- Early life :Hammad was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. His father, Javed Husain, a retired brigadier, served in the armoured corps and the elite Special Service Group of the Pakistan Army. His mother, Nazli is a religious...
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- Yasmeen LariYasmeen LariYasmeen Lari is the first woman architect in Pakistan. Motivated by her father, she set her goal to study architecture. Throughout her career, she experienced challenges from the opposite sex in the industry but was still able to uphold her interests and expand on it...
(Karachi) - PSO House, Karachi and Finance and Trade Centre (FTC), Karachi
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- Mehdi Ali Mirza (Karachi) - Member of group which laid the foundations for the profession within the country. Founder of Karachi School of Architecture, the city's first such school.
- Kamil Khan Mumtaz (LahoreLahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
) - Pioneer for conservation of architectural heritage within the country. Awarded Tamgha-i-ImtiazTamgha-i-ImtiazTamgha-i-Imtiaz , English: Medal of Excellence, is state organized honour of State of Pakistan. It is the fourth-highest decoration given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While, it is civilian award, it can also be bestowed to Military officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces...
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Note, however, the need to add only entries with evidence of notability.External links
- Institute of Architects of Pakistan http://www.iap.com.pk/
- Husain, Mukhtar, 100+1 Pakistani architects and their own houses
- Mumtaz, Kamil Khan, Architecture in Pakistan
- http://www.directpk.com/architects