BERKELEY PRIZE [ID: 4633] DEVELOPMENT TO SERVE ALL: QUESTIONING THE SOCIAL GENTRIFICATION IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPMENT Abstract: Jawad is dejected. His tiny abode of a room that houses 7 members of his family is threatened to be demolished to widen a Gujjar nallah (drainage) to “solve” the problem of repeated urban flooding during monsoon. …
ROLE OF PUBLIC PLACES IN BUILDING COMMUNITY Wajiha Siddiqui(University of Karachi) AbstractPublic spaces should be built to fulfill the requirements of the people. Normally, it is not taken into consideration at all when designing for our city, lacking its full meaning to lift up the spirits, energy, and positive sensations. Each public space should be …
UPLIFTING INDIGENT COMMUNITIES THROUGH SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION: A CASE STUDY OF BAGHDADI Ar. Aroosa Mushtaq & Ar. Wajiha Siddiqui (University of Karachi, Pakistan) AbstractWhere urbanization in Pakistan has opened its doors for possibilities of better jobs, easier global communication and access for services in poverty-control areas, acts of organized criminal violence in low-income settlements have also …
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The Big Project-Volume 1 The construction industry is one of the main contributors of adverse climatic changes. While 40% of water crisis, 23% of air pollution and 50% of landfills are due to the construction sector, we still have time to reverse this. Already prone to natural disasters like earthquakes, cyclones, heatwaves, floods, landslides and …
Beyond Aesthetics: Design for Social Cohesion Author: Wajeeha Siddiqui, Muhammad Mehdi and Sadia Siddiqui Architecture is not just an art to be experienced visually; it is a field of design which can contributes in the well being of a human on an individual level and a community on a societal level. In most of the …
