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M. A. Jinnah Road (Part II)
1996 – Arif Hasan Initiated and supervised the photographic documentation of M. A. Jinnah Road. This was done to record Karachi’s built heritage which was being threatened by the elevated light-rail project through this historic artery of the city.
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Lament of a Relocated Person
30 September, 2009They came with bulldozers And a gun carrying police force They gave no notice They held no dialogue They turned the house I built Brick by brick Over thirty years Into unusable rubble. The...
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Architecture Then and Now – Some Thoughts
23 January, 2014This piece is a summary of previous writings on the subject which are available on www.arifhasan.org After attending four years at an architecture school in the UK and an additional three years in architect offices...
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The Ecology, Land And Transport Link in Karachi: Trends and Directions
26 December, 2013This work draws mainly on the IIED supported research work carried out by Arif Hasan, Mansoor Raza and the Urban Research and Development Cell of the NED University Karachi. Introduction Pakistan is a federation of...
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How People House themselves Today
20 May, 20111. Background Previously people either squatted or lived in informal settlements. The government regularised these settlements, evicted them and/or relocated them. Today most NGO and CBO work is around preventing evictions, making relocations more humane...
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