Nayyar Ali Dada

Nayyar Ali Dada ( born November 11, 1943 in Delhi, Urdu نیر علی دادا ) is a Pakistani architect.

Life

Dada Nayyar Ali Zaidi was born and received his famous last name of an art and drawing teacher. He comes from a Muslim Indian family who emigrated in the 1950s from Delhi to Lahore. There Dada matriculated in 1957 at the University of the Punjab. In 1959, he moved to Pakistan National College of Arts, from which he graduated in 1964 and there took up a job as a lecturer. In 1976 he was appointed a Fellow of the College.

In the early 1970s Dada opened a small architectural office in Lahore. With the design of Al -Hamra Arts Complex in Lahore, who are among the first buildings of modern architecture in Pakistan, he gained recognition. Later he was commissioned to the complementary Al -Hamra Open Air Theatre to design.

Awards

Works

On the following structures Dada has worked:

  • Al -Hamra Arts Complex ( Lahore )
  • Serena Hotel (Islamabad )
  • Saudi Pak Tower (Islamabad )
  • Punjab House (Islamabad )
  • F9/Fatima Jinnah Park ( Islamabad )
  • Expo Center ( Lahore )
  • Bagh -e- Jinnah ( restoration) ( Lahore )
  • Quaid -e -Azam Library ( restoration) ( Lahore )
  • Habib Bank Provincial Headquarters ( Lahore )
  • MCB Bank Provincial Headquarters ( Lahore )
  • EFU Insurance Building ( Lahore )
  • Gaddafi Cricket Stadium, Lahore (modernization 1995/96 )
  • Shakir Ali Museum ( Lahore )
  • Emco Industries Complex ( Lahore )
  • Building the Habib Bank in Quetta
  • Industrial and Agricultural Investment Co -operation Limited ( addition / restoration) ( Lahore )
  • Hotel building for Sheraton, Lahore
  • Houses of Parliament of the Republic of Maldives
  • Building the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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