Institute of Architects Pakistan Honors Highest Academic Achievements

The Institute of Architects, Pakistan (IAP) annually salutes and encourages the highest achievements in Architectural Studies at all accredited educational institutions within Pakistan and confers IAP-Graduate Award and Mehdi Ali Mirza Awards to the best thesis and top achievers of graduating class respectively. These Awards are committed to inspiring educational institutions and encouraging students to excel in academia. With a focus on nourishing the design capabilities empowering the imaginations of tomorrow’s creators in the field of Architecture in Pakistan, these Awards draw attention of academia and students at large.

The winners of IAP – Graduate Award and the recipients of Mehdi Ali Mirza Award were invited to Peshawar to receive their Awards in an august ceremony hosted by IAP – Peshawar Chapter on 6th May, 2016 at Spring Village Hall. On the occasion, a ‘Heritage Forum’ was also conducted and three presentations were made by the experts including Ar. Adnan, Chairman Department of Architecture, CECOS University, Dr. Anila Naeem, Co-Chairperson, Department of Architecture and Planning, NED University and Ar. Muhammad Khalid, Chairman IAP – Peshawar Chapter. The ceremony was attended by veteran architects, members IAP National Council, students and people from building industry.

Speaking on the occasion, Ar. Ali Zafar Qazi, President IAP admired the efforts of Chairman IAP – Peshawar Chapter, Ar. Muhammad Khalid and his team who despite of various constraints hosted the event in a very elegant way and offered hospitality to all the Award recipients and architects who travelled from various parts of the country to attend the ceremony. He appreciated the organizing team led by Ar. Ihsan Subhani (Event Convener), Ar. Rehan A. Chaudhry (Event Co-Convener), Haseeb Raza (Co-Convener Transport) and Shoaib (Co-Convener Boarding) for making seamless arrangements. He urged the Chapter to continue venturing new avenues of professional commitments and raise the standard of profession and professionals in the society.

Ar. Jahangir Khan Sherpao, President (Elect) ARCASIA, Ar. Tahir Khattak and Ar. Mansoor also addressed the gathering on the occasion.

IAP – GRADUATE AWARD:

In 2009, Institute of Architects, Pakistan (IAP) in its endeavors to raise the standard of ‘ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES’ at Graduate Level in Pakistan instituted the ‘IAP GRADUATE AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE’ in order to encourage and acknowledge “Exemplary Final year Architectural Thesis Work” from amongst all accredited schools of Architecture within Pakistan. The Graduate Award envisages the enhancement of the awareness of the role of students of Architecture in the socio-economic and cultural life of the country. The IAP Graduate Award intends to demonstrate that Graduate Studies in Architecture should be seriously taken by the students and that good architecture is a major component of the positive influence on the human environment, and that physical development in Pakistan need not be in disharmony with the cultural values, national identity and the natural environment of the country. This year, the 8th cycle of the Award received twenty-nine entries which were anonymously presented to the Jury. Initially nine projects were shortlisted and subsequently four were selected for further review and deliberations. This resulted in the jury’s recommendation for one award and two honorable mentions. Jurors found a number of interesting projects, but often the objectives were not clearly defined and did not lead to a viable research agenda. In addition, in many cases, the architectural design response was not sympathetic to the physical and social environment.
Rabeeya Suhail Arif of Beacon House National University, Lahore won IAP Graduate Awards 2016
1 Ali Raza Dawood – University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi; Transformation in architecture – A neighborhood Center for Old city area

2 Annam Arfi – University of South Asia, Lahore; Islamabad International Airport

3 Areeka Amjad – COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology, Lahore; Skins: A study of social anthropomorphism

4 Aujala Naveed Bahadur – College of Art and Design, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore; Illusionistic Dreamscape – An Entertainment Hub

5 Bilal Ahmed Latif – Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi; Kalamkari – Craft Hub Chiniot

6 Faheem Abrar – Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi; Redefining Edhi Home, Sohrab Goth

7 Faraz Nadeem – Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi; Spaces – Making them Speak – The Commune

8 Farrukh Ahmad Salman – Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi; Panah-e-Salik, Shelter Seeker

9 Hashim Ashraf – Beaconhouse National University, Lahore; Film and Architecture – Architecture as a backdrop of film

10 Hassaan Jamal – National College of Arts, Rawalpindi Campus; Future of Islamabad Government Housing

11 Hiba Haseeb – NED University, Karachi; Revival of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Swat

12 Ifrah Bukhari – College of Art and Design, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore; Designing the Future by Framing the Past

13 Javeria Rauf – COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology, Islamabad; Urban Park (Merging Nature and Architecture)

14 Kiran Musharraf – NED University, Karachi; Urban Observatory as Geo-spatial Intervention at Kohsar

15 Manzoor Hussain – University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar (Abbottabad Campus); Cultural Rejuvenation utilizing Labanotion as a tool in Architecture

16 Muhammad Saadain Maqbool – Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi; Revitilizing Hopes

17 Muzayyan Zahra – University of South Asia, Lahore; Expressionist De Lamod (The Fashion Expressionist)

18 Nuvera Khatri – NED University, Karachi; Architecture and the Car

19 Rabeeya Suhail – Arif Beaconhouse National University, Lahore; Sanctuary of Thought: Revealing the Palimpsest – Travelling back to the origin

20 Rushad Dastoor – Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi; A journey through a space in the city that forgets to remember

21 Samar Zehra – Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi; Markaz-e-Farhang (Cultural andVocational Training Center)

22 Sana Hameed – NED University, Karachi; Socio-Economic Upliftment of Lyari Community Through Reorganization of Spaces

23 Shakeel Ahmad – School of Art and Design, NUST, Islamabad; House of Reunion

24 Sheema Niaz – University of South Asia, Lahore; Being Avain – The art of flying

25 Talha Muhammad Tayyab – Beaconhouse National University, Lahore; The Pakistan Train (Developing a moving platform to reconnect Pakistan)

26 Tehreem Un Nisa – School of Art and Design, NUST, Islamabad; Integration of Nature with Architecture

27 Umar Ejaz – University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore; Vertical Mosque

28 Zara Faruqui – School of Art and Design, NUST, Islamabad; Stimulating Saidpur Village

29 Zara Khan – Beaconhouse National University, Lahore;Inhabited Wall – BNU Student Dormitory

The jury was formed as follows:

Ar. Ali Zafar Qazi, President IAP

Ar. Farida Abdul Ghaffar, Convener

Ar. Suhail Abbasi, Eminent Member IAP

Ar. Ifikhar Azam, Eminent Member IAP

Prof. Dr. Jawaid Haider, Eminent Architect from Education Sector

Ar./ Plnr. Tahira Sadia Fazli, Eminent Architect from Education Sector

After making brief presentations of all entries at the Award ceremony by Convener Ar. Farida Abdul Ghaffar, the Chairman Board of Architectural Education (BAE) Ar. Arshad Faruqui read the citation of the winning entry and invited Rabeeya Suhail Arif of Beacon House National University, Lahore for the most outstanding Thesis Project titled ‘Sanctuary of Thought: Revealing the Palimpsest – Travelling back to the origin’ to receive her Award from President IAP, Ar. Ali Zafar Qazi. She was awarded a gold medal and certificate.