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Khairpur Heritage Centre

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Yasmeen Lari

The Centre is set up in the shadow of the historic Kot Diji Fort and a stone’s throw from the ancient Kot Diji Remains. The Centre has come about due to the initiative of DC (former DCO) Mr. Abbas Baloch, EDO (CDD), Mr. Faisal Khokar. The efforts of EDO, IT, Mr. Sabir Ali Shah, the focal point appointed by the DC and those of the ADC, Captain Anwar have resulted in the setting up of this unique centre, which is one of its kind in the country. Both the Khairpur administration and Heritage Foundation are enthusiastic and optimistic about the work that can be accomplished through this collaboration.

Pakistan State Oil House

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Designed by:

Yasmeen Lari

Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is the Pakistan’s largest oil marketing & distribution company. The Company intends to procure Fuelling Equipment for its Aviation Stations and the sealed bids are invited from reputable Aviation Original Equipment Manufacturer s (OEMs) on C&F (Karachi) basis with a suitable delivery period.

Finance and Trade Center

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Designed: by:

Yasmeen Lari

This is the Finance and Trade Center

Welcome to the Finance & Trade Center (FTC) . This building placemark is situated in Karachi, Sind, Pakistan and its geographical coordinates are 24° 51′ 29″ North, 67° 3′ 6″ East. Original name (with diacritics) of the place is Karāchi.

Taj Mahal Hotel

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Designed by:

Yasmeen Lari

The Taj Mahal Hotel is a 5-star luxury hotel in Delhi India. Located in Luytens’sDelhi, towards the southwest of India Gate, the 11 storey hotel is an example of Mughal architecture in the city and is constructed out of pink Dholpur sandstone and is set amidst gardens. The hotel has 294 luxury rooms, including 27 deluxe suites.

Naval Officers Housing

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Yasmeen Lari

Government funded housing for officers of the Pakistan Navy. The project consists of 276 housing units of three types separated into three separate blocks for each rank officer. Units are grouped inlow-rise blocks of six to eight units each. The blocks are grouped to form courts. There is a clear hierarchy of open space: large shared courts; smaller semi-private entrance courts; and, private terraces for each unit.

 

 

Anguri Bagh Housing

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Designed by:

Yasmeen Lari

The project comprises 787 low-cost dwelling units arranged in 14 clusters of single, two-storey, and three-storey blocks. The projects attempts to provide a large number of low-cost, one- and two-room housing units based on the living pattern of the urban poor of Lahore. Units are of two categories:
1. category one measures – 12ftx45ft, and consists of a room, a covered verandah, and an enclosed courtyard;
2. category two consists of two rooms, a verandah, and a courtyard.
In both cases, the kitchen forms an enclosure within the verandah, the WC, and bath open onto the courtyard.
The floor slabs and roof are of reinforced concrete cast in-situ. Window frames are of wood. All materials are produced locally, except steel, which is imported, and rolled locally.

 

JinShan Tample in ZhenJiang, China

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JinShan Temple is at the east part of ZhenJiang, in Jiang Su Province, China. Here is my hometown, and I live just near this temple. It has almost 1600 years history. What is JInshan temple famous for is it’s legend. It said that there was a white snake, after thousand years, this white can turn into human. One day after the white snake turned into human, she fallen love with a young boy, but they were separated up my a monk.  For me, there is not only a tour place, in our family, every new year, we will go to this temple to pray for next year.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Manhattan)

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St.patrick’s Cathedral is in New York’s fifth avenue, and it is also  in the heart of the edge, it is said that it is one of the largest churches in New York City, the archbishop of the Vatican.Its primitive simplicity and elegant gothic architecture, it is full of fashion, taste .

For it’s restoration. An extensive restoration of the cathedral was begun in 2012 and lasted 3 years at a cost of $177 million. The restoration was completed by September 17, 2015, before Pope Francis visited the cathedral on September 24 and 25, 2015. The restoration cleaned the exterior marble, repaired stained glass windows, and painted the ceiling, among many restorations. What is really attract me is it’s roof inside, I like intricate details, and the equal patterns.  The lines are spread out from each column, and between each two of them, there are colorful and beautiful glass windows. 

Bizzell Memorial Library

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The Bizzell Memorial Library, known also as Bizzell Library, is a three-story brick structure located at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. It is an elaborate Collegiate Gothic or Cherokee Gothic building, designed by the architecture firm Layton Hicks & Forsyth and constructed in 1928 during the administration of OU’s fifth president,William Bennett Bizzell.

As a international student, we do not have Cherokee Gothic building in our country, so when I was first came here, I was really shocked by this library. Although it is not very huge building, but it has gorgeous details. I almost go there for studying 3-4 times a week.

EMP Museum

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EMP Museum is a nonprofit museum, dedicated to contemporary popular culture. EMP Museum was founded byMicrosoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2000. Since that time EMP has organized dozens of exhibits, 17 of which have toured across the US and internationally.

A 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m2) building, designed by Frank O. Gehry, that houses several galleries and the Sky Church, which features a Barco C7 black package LED screen, one of the largest indoor LED screens in the world.

The band Nirvana, is one of my favourite  band, there is a lot of staffs that are belongs to the band Nirvana,  Except the music, here is the clostest place that I am in touch with my idol.