1. AL-HAMRA
SAQIB HAROON

2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ARCHITECTURE IN
LAHORE

3. SITE CONTEXT

4. SITE PLAN

5. PERSONS INVOLVED:

6. 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 (Lahore
BCCI Bank (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Beaconhouse National University, Tarogil Campus
(Lahore)
Emco Industries Complex (Lahore)
Faisalabad Arts Council
Gaddafi Stadium (Lahore)

7. 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
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.

8. APPROACH OF NAYAR ALI DADA FOR DESIGN OF
COMPLEX/EVOLUTION OF DESIGN

10. “FIRST PAKISTANI BUILDING
WINNING THE
AGA KHAN AWARD
OF ARCHITECTURE

15. AT THE CORNER THE
WALLS ARE SEPARATED
TO REVEAL VERTICAL
BANDS OF
GLAZING.PHASE 1
PHASE 2
SHOWING
OCTAGONAL
STRUCTURE

17. 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

19. 1.FOYER
2.MAIN AUDITORIUM(SEATS 1000
3.STAGE(250 SEATS)
4.DRESSING ROOMS
5.THEATRE(450 SEATS)
6.OFFICES
7.ART GALLERY

20. 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

21. AUDITORIUM
ART GALLERY

23. 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

24. EXTERIOR ELEVATION FROM WEST
SOUTH:

25. NORTH:
EAST:

26. INTERIOR:
FOYER

27. FOYER UPPER LEVEL:

28. STAIRS

30. SECTIONAL ELEVATIONS

34. CHALLENGE FOR CONTRACTORS

35. FAILURE IN MATERIAL
• ORIGIN OF TECHNOLOGY,MATERIALS,LABOUR
FORCE,PROFESSIONALS

38. "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”