AL-HAMRA ARTS COMPLEX LAHOREPRESENTATION BY

SAQIB HAROON

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ARCHITECTURE IN LAHORE:

SITE CONTEXT:

SITE PLAN:

PERSONS INVOLVED:

ABOUT ARCHITECT:

FAMOUS WORK:

Born Nayyar Ali Zaidi, he was given his commonly recognized last name "Dada". His family were originally Indian Muslims, and migrated from Delhi to Lahore in the 1950s, where he, in 1957, enrolled into Punjab University. Two years later, he entered Pakistan's National College of Arts, where he graduated in 1964 and stayed as a lecturer. The institution named Dada a Fellow of the College in 1976

Alhamra Arts Council (Lahore)Al Hamra Open Air Theatre (LahoreBCCI Bank (Colombo, Sri Lanka)Beaconhouse National University, Tarogil Campus (Lahore)Emco Industries Complex (Lahore)Faisalabad Arts CouncilGaddafi Stadium (Lahore)

MCB BANK PROVINCIAL HEADQUARTERS (LAHORE)PARLIAMENT BUILDING (MALDIVES)PUNJAB HOUSE (ISLAMABAD)SERENA HOTEL (ISLAMABAD)SHAKIR ALI MUSEUM (LAHORE)SHAUKAT KHANUM MEMORIAL CANCER HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE[2]VOGUE TOWERS

AWARDS: In 1992, Nayyar Ali Dada received the President's Pride of Performance award for his services to architecture and conservation in Pakistan.To date, he is also the only Pakistani architect to receive the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which he received in 1998 for Al-Hamra Arts Complex.

APPROACH OF NAYAR ALI DADA FOR DESIGN OF COMPLEX/EVOLUTION OF DESIGN:

AWARD OF BUILDING:

• “FIRST PAKISTANI BUILDING WINNING THE

• AGA KHAN AWARD OF ARCHITECTURE

PLAN SHOWING THE FOUR CONSTRUCTIONAL PHASES:

TIME LINE OF PHASES:

ABOUT DESIGN OF PHASES:

AT THE CORNER THE WALLS ARE SEPARATED TO REVEAL VERTICAL BANDS OF GLAZING.PHASE 1

PHASE 2 SHOWING OCTAGONAL STRUCTURE

BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN:

BASEMENT FLOOR CONSISTS OF:

1.PUPPET SHOP 10.CLASSROOM

2.PLANT ROOM 11.LECTURE HALL

3.STORE. 12.FOYER

4.PASSAGE 13.REHERSAL ROOM

5.WORKSHOP

6.RECORDING STUDIO

7.CONTROL ROOM

8.BOOTH

9.LOBBY

GROUND FLOOR PLAN:

GROUND FLOOR CONSISTS OF:

1.FOYER

2.MAIN AUDITORIUM(SEATS 1000

3.STAGE(250 SEATS)

4.DRESSING ROOMS

5.THEATRE(450 SEATS)

6.OFFICES

7.ART GALLERY

THEATRE OR 2ND AUDITORIUM HAVING 450 SEATING CAPACITY.LOCATED IN PHASE 2

MUSIC HALL/LECTURE HALL FOR 250 PEOPLE. LOCATED IN GROUND FLOOR OF PHASE 4

AUDITORIUM

ART GALLERY

FIRST FLOOR PLAN:

FIRST FLOOR CONSISTS OF:1.FOYER BELOW

2.STAGE LIBRARY

3.PASSAGE

4.REHERSAL ROOM

5.DRESSING ROOMS

6.TOILETS

7.STORE

8.DRYING

9.SEWING AND IRONING

10.LOCKERS

11.OPEN PLAN OFFICE

12.VOID BELOW

13.STAGE

14.FOYER

15.BACKSTAGE

EXTERIOR ELEVATION FROM WEST:

SOUTH:

NORTH:

EAST:

INTERIOR:

FOYER

FOYER UPPER LEVEL:

STAIRS:

SECTIONAL ELEVATIONS:

NORTH-EAST ELEVATION OF ART GALLERY:

SEATING CAPACITY FOR MAIN AND SMALL AUDITORIUM:

CHALLENGE FOR CONTRACTORS:

FAILURE IN MATERIAL:

• ORIGIN OF TECHNOLOGY,MATERIALS,LABOUR FORCE,PROFESSIONALS:

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS:

SAYING OF THE JURY OF A.K.A FOR ARCHITECTURE WAS:

"a rare example of flexible spaces that has enabled several additions to be made over time, each of which has in turn enhanced, rather than detracted from, its overall architectural value. This is a very popular and successful public building, projecting its complexities in a simple and powerful manner”