At BNU School of Architecture we believe that

the architectural studies must be pursued with

professional aims and humanistc values. The
architectural studies must be a synthesis of
arts, humanites, and sciences grasped through
the rigors of intellect and practce, results of
which are aesthetcally judged and technically
understood. Our commitment to the highest
professional and cultural aspiratons is
achieved through innovatve pedagogies
applied through challenging and research
based projects.

School of Architecture oers a 5 year
professional B. Arch degree program spanning
over 10 semesters. The aim is to educate and
empower the future architect whose design
skills can range across scale and scope, in
service of an individual client as well as the
society at large; who on one hand is taught in
an environment of history, theory and artstc
expression but on the other hand has enough
understanding of allied scientc and technical
subjects to work with engineering consultants
and constructon industry. BNU School of
Architecture lays special emphasis on inculcat-
ing socio- economic responsibility as a value
that can manifest itself as the economy of
means towards a generosity of benecial ends
in the built environment.
The emergent respectability of architectural
educaton in Pakistan heralds the possibilites
of new architecture related developments
beyond the normatve practces. It is the aim of
BNUSA to capture this enthusiasm in pursuit of
a mission oriented educaton that can improve
the quality of life in an aordable and sustain-
able manner without compromising the ideals
of a professional educaton. The academic
program closely follows the aspiratons and
requirements of the HEC-PCATP (Higher
Educaton Commission and the Pakistan
Council of Architects and Town Planners)
Natonal Curriculum of Architecture.
A carefully structured balance is created
between the studies of historical precedents,
critcal analysis of contemporary issues,
theoretcal formulatons, applied sciences and
technology and project based studios. All
atempts are made to create an interdiscipli-
nary educatonal atmosphere through shared
electves with various Schools at BNU.
The Bachelor of Architecture Degree
awarded by BNU is duly accredited by
PCATP: Pakistan Council of Architects and
Town Planners.
While current trends in architectural educaton
leave limited opportunites for revisitng the
professional curricula , BNU is commited to
remain experimental in search of spin-o
specializatons in the service of built environ-
ments: building economics, life-cycle costng
towards comprehensive sustainability,
designed exibility towards adaptve reuse of
buildings, energy sensitve building subsys-
tems like visible HVAC subsystems, energy
sensitve hardware especially windows,
lightng and acoustc products, human-factor-
integrated furniture design, accessibility and
safety details for the handicapped, interior
architecture .
The School of Architecture places special
emphasis on being connected to the contem-
porary world. To this end numerous links have
been created with European, Britsh, Canadian,
American universites. The state of the art
campus and especially the shared building
housing the School of Visual Art and Design
and the School of Architecture is being
equipped with facilites to share online lectures
and studio presentatons with faculty and
students from other universites. The building
is also designed to facilitate student
experimental constructons aimed at
understanding structural, constructonal and
environmental necessites of architecture.

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Year 1 \ Semester I \ Term 1
SLA 102 Pakistan Studies 3
A-ST 112 Architecture Sciences and Technology I-A/Geometry 3
A-ST 113 Architecture Sciences and Technology I-B/Physics 3
A-DS 115 Architecture Design Studio I 6
A-VC 116 Drawing and Communicating Architecture I 3
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Year 1 \ Semester II \ Term 2
A-HY 110 Islamic Studies 3
A-ST 122 Architecture Sciences and Technology II-A/Morphology 3
A-ST 123 Architecture Sciences and Technology II-A/Climatology 3
A-DS 125 Architecture Design Studio II 6
A-VC 126 Drawing and Communicating Architecture II 3
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Year 2 \ Semester III \ Term 1
A-HY 231 Histories and Theories of Architecture I 2
A-ST 232 Architecture Science and Technology III-A/Structures 3
A-ST 233 Architecture Science and Technology III-B/Building Materials 2
A-ST 234 Architecture Science and Technology III-C/ Construction Details 2
A-DS 235 Architecture Design Studio III 6
A-VC 236 Drawing and Communicating Architecture III 3
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Year 2 \ Semester IV \ Term 2
XXX Elective 2
A-ST 242 Architectural Science and Technology IV-A/Structures 3
A-ST 243 Architecture Science and Technology IV-B/Building Materials 2
A-ST 244 Architecture Science and Technology IV-C/Construction Details 2
A-DS 245 Architecture Design Studio IV 6
A-VC 246 Drawing and Communicating Architecture IV 3
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Year 3 \ Semester V \ Term 1
XXX Elective 2
A-HY 351 Histories and Theories of Architecture II 2
A-ST 352 Architectural Science and Technology V-A/Structures 2
A-ST 353 Architectural Science and Technology V-B/Energy Systems I 2
A-DS 355 Architecture Design Studio V 8
A-CA 359 Computer Applications I 2
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Year 3 \ Semester VI \ Term 2
XXX Elective 2
A-HY 361 Histories and Theories of Architecture III (Early History of Sub-Cont.) 2
A-ST 362 Architectural Science and Technology VI-A/System Integration I 2
A-ST 363 Architecture Science and Technology VI-B/Energy Systems II 2
A-DS 365 Architecture Design Studio VI 8
A-CA 369 Computer Applications II 2
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Year 4 \ Semester VII \ Term 1
XXX Concentration Elective 3
A-HY 471 Histories and Theories of Architecture IV 2
A-DS 475 Architecture Design Studio VII 8
A-UD 477 Urban Design and Planning I 3
A-AL 478 Architecture and Landscape 2
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Degree Requirements
Degree: B. Arch.
Duraton: 5 Years / 10 Semesters
Credits: 178
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M. Arch:
The Masters of Architecture is a thirty two
(32) credit post-graduate degree program
that could be spread over two to four
semesters depending upon the professional
practce and/or academic aspiratons of the
student. Its primary objectve is the
post-graduate educaton of architects who,
beyond the basic professional degree (
B.Arch) are exposed to:
Critcal Inquiry into the sources of architec-
tural ideas and inspiratons as well as the
processes through which a student
develops and renes designs.
Research, Design and Writng across
Boundaries among architecture and
domains like:
Liberal Arts
Philosophy, history, cultural
studies, literature, ne arts,
music
Social Sciences:
Economics, sociology, psychol-
ogy, educaton
Physical sciences and technol-
ogy
Physics, mathematcal and
natural morphology, materials
sciences, tectonics of construc-
ton
Communicatons
Digital visualizaton and commu-
nicatve arts and technologies
Educaton
Academy versus practce,
curriculum, studio and allied
pedagogies, advanced instruc-
tonal technologies including
virtual studios.
Minimum admission requirement is 17
years of undergraduate educaton
culminatng with a Bachelor of Architecture
from an accredited insttuton of higher
learning. The candidates are to produce a
clear statement of academic and profes-
sional intentons, appear for a writen test
and an interview.
Career Paths:
Architect, Building Type Specialist (Housing, Schools, Hospitals, Airports, Public Insttutons like museums, galleries, performance halls...), Interior
Designer, Urban Designer, Landscape Designer, Environmentalist, Land Development Consultant and Building Economist, Stage Designer, Furniture
Designer, Virtual Environments Designer for Films and Video-games, Restoraton/Conservaton Architect, Building Energy Consultant, Code Consultant,
Materials Consultant, Constructon Manager, Architectural Historian, Architectural Critc, Architectural Educator, Architectural Photographer.
Fields:
Architecture, Landscape, Environment and Ecology, Land Economics, Urban Development, Planning Authorites, Code Authorites, Public Art and
Sculpture, Constructon Industry, Material Industry, Film Producton, Theatre Producton, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, Educaton, Environmental
Psychology
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Year 5 \ Semester X \ Term 2
A-TR 501 Thesis Research Report 2
A-AT 505 Architecture Thesis 10
A-VC 506 Drawing and Communicating Architecture VI 2
A-CA 509 Thesis Electronic and Print-media Dissemination 2
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Semester 1
- Integrated graduate Colloquium I 04 Credit Hours
- Research Methods and Academic Writing 04 Credit Horus
- Theory Elective or field work or Internship 04 Credit Hours
- Directed Studies Project relevant to Selected Focus 04 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours: 16 Credit Hours
Semester 2
- Integrated graduate Colloquium II 04 Credit Hours
- Theory Elective or field work or Internship 04 Credit Hours
- Masters Project or Written Thesis 08 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours: 16 Credit Hours
Year 4 \ Semester VIII \ Term 2
XXX Concentration Elective 3
A-HY 481 Histories and Theories of Architecture V 2
A-DS 485 Architectural Studio VIII 8
A-UD 487 Urban Design and Planning II 3
A-RM 489 Research Approaches and Methods 2
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Year 5 \ Semester IX \ Term 1
XXX Concentration Elective 2
A-TP 591 Thesis Proposal Preparation 2
A-ST 592 Architecture Science and Technology V-A/ System Integration II 2
A-DS 595 Architecture Studio IX 8
SA 5101 Histories and Theories of Architecture VI 2
A-PP 598 Professional Practice 2
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Permanent Faculty
Dean
Professor Syed Gulzar Haider
M.Sc., B.Arch. Ph.D., University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana, USA, M-PCATP
(Pakistan)
Emeritus Professor of Architecture,
Carleton University, Otawa, Canada
Design Consultant, Critc, Former Director,
Carleton School of Architecture
Distnguished Professors
Nayyar Ali Dada
Distnguished Professor of Practce
Natonal Diploma in Architecture, Natonal
College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
Architect, Aga Khan Award Winner
Yasmeen Cheema
Distnguished Professor of Research
Master of Science in Restoraton of Monu-
ments and Historic Sites, Middle East
Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Natonal Diploma in Architecture, Natonal
College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
Architect, Conservatonist, Educator
Professor Sajjad Kausar
Architect, Interior Designer, Conservatonist
Associate Professors
Omar Hassan
M. Architecture 1, Rhode Island School of
Design, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
B.A. Politcal Science and Journalism,
Punjab University, Lahore
Bachelor of Design, Natonal College of Arts,
Lahore Architect, Graphic Designer, Writer
Assistant Professors
Raza Zahid
B. Architecture, Architectural Associaton
School of Architecture, London, UK.
Royal Insttute of Britsh Architects / ARB
Registraton, Member- PCATP (Pakistan)
Architect, Interior Designer, Furniture
Specialist, Film Critc
Junaid Alam
M.Sc. Urban Planning and Design, Royal
Insttute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
B.Arch. Natonal College of Arts, Lahore,
Member- PCATP (Pakistan)
Architect, Urban Planner, Sculptor, Painter
Dr. Fariha Tariq
PhD in Design, North Carolina State Univer-
sity, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A
Masters in Architecture, University Of
Engineering and Technology, Lahore,
Pakistan
Bachelors of Science in City and Regional
Planning, University Of Engineering and
Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Razia Latf
B.Arch., Beaconhouse Natonal University,
Lahore
M.A. Art, Design and Architecture Studies,
Beaconhouse Natonal University, Lahore
Visitng Faculty
Sardar Jawwad Nakai, B.Arch. Natonal
College of Arts, Lahore.
Armaghan Ahmad, M.Arch., B.Arch.,
Architect, Interior Designer
Fuad Ali, B.Arch. Architect
Zara Amjad, B.Arch., Beaconhouse Natonal
University, Lahore, Architect
Syed Haseeb Amjad, B.Arch., Beaconhouse
Natonal University, Lahore, Architect
Muhammad Aarez Ali, B.Arch., Beacon-
house Natonal University, Lahore, Architect
Mohammad Arshad, B.Arch., Architectural
Sofwares
Maleha Hameed, B.Arch., Beaconhouse
Natonal University, Lahore, Architect
Dr. Abdul Ghafoor, B.Arch, M.Arch., Ph.D.,
UET, Lahore, Architect, Historian, Writer
Ahsan Majid Sandhu B.Arch., Beaconhouse
Natonal University, Lahore, Architect
Farooq Usman Shahid, B.Arch., Beacon-
house Natonal University, Lahore, Architect
Faisal Usman , B.Sc., M.Sc. Engineering,
UET, Lahore, M.A. Interior Design,
Structural Engineer-
Interior Designer
Adjunct Faculty
Shaukat Raja, Architect
Kamil Khan Mumtaz, Architect
Masood Khan, Architect,Conservatonist
Imrana Tiwana, Architect, Urbanist
Atque Ahmed, Architect, Urbanist
Kalim A. Siddiqui, Architect
Irfan Ghani, Architect, Educatonist
Raza Ali Dada , Architect
Dr. Khalid Bajwa, Architect, Urbanist,
Historian
Parvez Ahmad Mughal, Architect
Umar F. Khan Kakar, Architect
Academic and Professional
Advisors
Dr. Mubashar Hasan, Engineer, Educaton-
ist, Pakistan
Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanpoglu, Historian,
Scientst, Turkey
Dr. Suha Ozkan, Architect, Educatonist,
Critc, Turkey
Nayyar Ali Dada, Architect, Educatonist,
Pakistan
Yasmeen Cheema, Architect, Conservaton-
ist, Educatonist, Pakistan
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Ziauddin Sardar, Social Critc, Columnist,
Writer, UK
Salima Hashmi, Educatonist, Artst,
Pakistan
Nazish Ataullah, Educatonist, Artst,
Pakistan
Shahab Ghani Khan, Architect, Educatonist,
Pakistan
YawarJilani, Architect, Urbanist. Pakistan
Maria Aslam Hyder, Architect, Critc,
Publisher, Pakistan
Shahnaz Ismail, Educatonist, Designer,
Pakistan
Hasan Uddin Khan, Architect, Educatonist,
Writer, USA
Ron Lewcock, Architect, Educatonist,
Historian, USA
Nasser Rabbat, Architect, Educatonist, USA
Nader Ardalan, Architect, Writer, USA
Atlio Petruccioli, Architect, Educatonist,
Italy
Benjamin Hossbach, Architect, Critc,
Germany
Bodo Rasch, Architect, Educatonist,
Germany
Ajon Moriyama, Architect, Educatonist,
Canada
John van Nostrand, Architect, Educatonist,
Canada
Don Gray, Architect, Educatonist, UK
Taseer Ahmad, Educatonist, UK
Romi Khosla, Architect, Educatonist, India
Sarfraz Ahmed Qureshi, Engineer, Pakistan
Dr. Laleh Bakhtar, Historian, Writer, USA
Shannon Basset, Architect, Educatonist,
USA
Naquib Hossain, Architect, Photographer,
Educatonist, USA
Ozayr Saloojee, Architect, Educatonist, USA
Kim Williams, Architect, Mathematcian,
Italy
Khalida Rahman, Photographer, Educaton-
ist, UK
Marjan Ghannad, Architect, Educatonist,
Canada
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Coordinators
Tahir Nadeem
Atf Usmani,



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