Climate Resilience & Traditional Architecture
Promoting Resilience: Blending Traditional Wisdom with Modern Architecture
In response to escalating climate crises like the 2022 and 2025 floods, this project advocates for a paradigm shift from "tunnel-vision" engineering toward ecologically grounded solutions.
Key Areas of Collaboration
Ustad-Scholar Partnership
Formally recognizing traditional master builders (Ustads) as faculty members and research partners.
Material Innovation
Researching indigenous materials like lime, bamboo, and loam for superior thermal comfort and disaster resistance.
Legislative Advocacy
Pushing for state policies to protect the Intellectual Property Rights of local communities and their building techniques.
Goal
To "Make the Invisible Visible" by documenting the survival strategies of rural communities in Sindh and Punjab.
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