14th Asian Congress of Architects continues

LAHORE - The 14th Asian Congress of Architects, 2010 by Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP) continues here at Lahore Expo Centre with two technical sessions of the Congress held on Thursday at the Convention Centre Auditorium. Opening speech of the First Technical Session was delivered by Shaukat Awaz Raja, who also introduced the theme of the congress Go Green: The Architecture of the New Order. Prof Dr Siddique Akbar hosted the session while Architect. Mag. Art. Anna Heringer read papers on Local solutions for Global Challenges and Dr Nomana Anjum on Enabling Sustainable Design Practices Focusing on Build Environment. The Second Technical Session was hosted by Ar. Fauzia Qureshi. Speaker Ar. George Kunihiro brought into limelight Cultural Sustainability and the Heritage Workshop. Ar. Martin Rauch discussed Modern earthen Structures and building technologies for a sustainable global architecture approach. A large number of corporate visitors attended the Building Material and Products exhibition commenced on 27th October simultaneously with the Congress at the Expo Centre Lahore. The exhibition will conclude on October 29th 2010. Asian Congress of Architects, 2010 was commenced in Lahore on 25th October and will be continued till 30th October. The Congress aims to meet challenges of global warming. More than 120 international delegates from over 20 countries gathered to share strategies for energy conservation and crucial issues faced by Asian World at present.

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