I find myself drawn to the “improper” elements of a city—those aspects that defy the ideal Westernized vision of a perfectly sanitized
urban environment. Informal architectural encroachment towards the face of a street, public expression in the form of writings on the
wall and graffiti, display of your laundry for the world to see—are all violations that challenge the ideal notion that demarcates a strict
line between private and public. Private has to remain private under this notion, and extension of it into the public becomes subject to
legal scrutiny.
My fixation on the disorderly is associated with my diminishing interaction with such elements in my surroundings. For the longest time,
I had found them to be “inappropriate” and “cheap”. I had felt uncomfortable with how much visual information I received into people’s
lives and how unbothered they seemed by it. This discomfort eventually made me question my own conditioning and upbringing. These intricacies of a city started to pull me in more and more due to their lack of.
I search for imperfections because I yearn to see temporal signs of life. It all seems too proper now, too devoid of human activity. It's almost
as if our environments were designed not for us, but by some abstract ideal that we chase after.
Bachelors of Architecture - National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad Pakistan
Professional Experience Designer - Studio Lel, Islamabad Pakistan
Junior Architect - MASSA International Contracting LLC, Rawalpindi Pakistan
2023-2025
2013-2018
Year
2022-2023
2018-2020