Monday, January 30, 2012

YAF The Best Thesis of the Year 2010-11 won by a young Pakistani Architect 




The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Chandigarh-Punjab Chapter organized "Young Architects Festival" from 14-16 October, 2011 at Chandigarh. This national event of IIA was organized for the first-time in Chandigarh. About 750 architects, urban planners, interior designers and students of these professions from all over India and abroad attended this Festival. The inaugural function was held on 14th October, 2011 at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh. The Festival included a series of activities of cultural events, an International Conference on "Contemporary Architecture: Beyond Corbusierism", travelling exhibition of architectural works of chapters, displayed from 12-16 October, titled "CONTEXTUAL ARCHITECTURE: An Indian Perspective," featuring especially the late 20th and early 21st century architecture and the Nest Thesis of eth year 2010-2011 Competition. 

The Best Thesis of the Year 2010-11 
Ar. Fasih ud din Khan, a young architect from Lahore Pakistan has made Pakistan proud by winning the first prize in the best Thesis of the year competition. He graduated with Distinction, in year 2010, from Beaconhouse National University, School of Architecture, Lahore, Pakistan and is presently working as an in-house Architect for Imran Khan Foundation. He is currently involved with the master plan of Imran Khan's Namal University Project spread on 1000 Acres site. 

A jury of eminent architects judged the entries and prizes were given to the first, second and third winners. The Chapter received entries from India and abroad. 

Thesis Title: Spatial Porosity in Architecture 
Thesis idea is to understand the earth, its natural formation, processes of transformation, its composition, material qualities and relating architecture with it. Architecture involves a respect for the properties of the natural materials and a respect for the harmonious relationship between the form/design and blending them into the surroundings with an honest expression of the function of the building. The proposal is for a residential building block which flows through the site and around the existing building blocks. In this way it retains the existing heritage of Mayo gardens, enhances spatial connection and usage and flourishes the environment. The idea is to introduce voids and spaces that would improve natural cross-ventilation and to make sure of respecting nature through effective study and choice of material. A major purpose is composing the new space with the old; there has to be a connectivity and harmony. All of this makes a space porous. Functionality of the building is associated with circulation and filtration with respect to the external environment. 

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