Since 2007, the Historic Cities Programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has engaged itself with the rehabilitation of the Walled City of Lahore, and the conservation of its Mughal period monuments in active partnership with the Government of Punjab. Hakim ‘Ilmuddin Wazir Khan, the Subedar of Lahore in the reign of the Emperor…
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How to conserve habitat and grow economy — By Azim Lakhani on Nation co. Kenya
In demonstrating solidarity with the government’s sponsorship of the international Sustainable Blue Economy Conference, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) hosted an exhibition of Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s marine photographs entitled Fragile Beauty. Guests admire Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s marine photographs at Chatter Hall in Nairobi on November 26, 2018. The exhibition sought to promote…
Conservation can help reverse urban decay in the country — by Mark Tully on Hindustan Times com
The historical cores of most Indian cities can be restored through conservation efforts Tourists at Humayun’s Tomb. Between 75% and 80% of the money spent on the conservation of the tomb was paid to craftsmen. (REUTERS) Having lived for more than 40 years in the South Delhi colony of Nizamuddin I naturally feel great pride in…
India: The Taj Mahal is wasting away, and it may soon hit the point of no return — By Carolyn Roberts on the Conversation com
The saying goes that the Taj Mahal is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening, and golden when the moon shines. Though this may once have been true for the famously pristine marble monument, a mixture of pollution and poor management has now burdened the Taj with a 24-hour layer of yellowy-brown. Condemning…
Lahore, Pakistan: Master Conservation Plan of Walled City presented before Heritage Conservation Board — By Shahab Omer on Daily Times com
LAHORE: The Master Conservation Plan of the Walled City of Lahore prepared by Aga Khan Trust for Culture Service Pakistan (AKCSP) and Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) was presented before the Heritage Conservation Board (HCB) on Thursday. This was the fifth meeting of WCLA’s Heritage Conservation Board since 2012, when the WCLA was established…
Who’s Going to Save India’s Dying Buildings? Aga Khan Trust Has an Answer — By Anakha Arikara on the Better India com
Award-winning architect and India CEO of Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Ratish Nanda, takes us through why heritage conservation can help local communities and further socio-economic development. Humayun’s Tomb and the surrounding gardens. Source: AKTC The tomb of Humayun, part of India’s rich heritage, was once less of a wonder than it is today. It…
‘Royal Kitchen at Lahore Fort to be opened for public by July’ — by Shahab Omer on Daily Times com
LAHORE: Meet the Expert, an academic session, was launched at Lahore Fort on Saturday. The session focused on the importance of conservation of heritage sites. A case study on Royal Kitchen’s conservation was also presented on the occasion. The session was hosted by the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA). WCLA Conservation and Planning Director…
National Park Conservation -Reflections on the fourth Journalist Exposure Visit to Ayubia Naitonal Park, Doonga Gali — Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Pakistan
National Park Conservation On the 30th July 2016, Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Pakistan took fourteen journalists from print and electronic media to the Ayubia National Park in Doonga Gali. The Park was declared National Park in 1984. It is located within the Western Himalayas, which is globally recognized as an important ecological area. It is situated…
ASI likely to lose the task of conservation of Taj Mahal — India Today|Could be handed over to the Aga Khan Foundation says report
A report termed ASI’s conservation techniques as outdated and insufficient for the protection of Taj Mahal. If the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) doesn’t improve the quality of conservation of Taj Mahal, the monument’s maintenance could be handed over to the Aga Khan Foundation. Talking to India Today, a senior ASI official said that the…
Restoration of monuments after consulting professional agencies: D.C. — Hindu com India
“Restoration of medieval era monuments will be taken up in consultation with professional art restoring agencies,” P.C. Jaffer, Deputy Commissioner, said in Bidar on Thursday. (…) Ratish Nanda of the Aga Khan foundation urged the government to take up conservation works with community participation.There could be no conservation without addressing social and economicissues. Conservation…
Aga Khan Development Network org Press Release: Revitalisation to Begin on Quli Qutb Shah Archaeological Park in Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad, India, 10 January 2013 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a ten-year, integrated conservation and landscape restoration project at the Quli Qutb Shah Tomb complex in Hyderabad was signed today by the Andhra Pradesh State Department of Archaeology and Museums, the Quli Qutb Shah Urban Development Authority and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture…
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme New Special Collection – ArchNet Org
ArchNet is pleased to announce the creation of a new Digital Library Special Collection dedicated to the projects of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme. Through the efforts of the Aga Khan Program Documentation Center at MIT in collaboration with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, 95 sites located in 10 countries were documented with…
UNESCO holds the first International Colloquium on the Conservation of World Heritage Earthen Architecture
A session of the colloquium © UNESCO / K. Monteil Within framework of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), an international colloquium on the conservation of earthen architecture was organized at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, in partnership with CRAterre-ENSAG, on 17 and 18 December 2012. This conference, which brought together 240 participants, including experts,…
Conservation Architect and Educator Abdul Waseh Najimi — ArchNet org news and video links on Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s conservation architect in Kabul
Kabul: A City at Work Interviews Conservation Architect and Educator Abdul Waseh Najimi ***** Kabul: A City at Work Interviews Conservation Architect and Educator Abdul Waseh Najimi Abdul Waseh Najimi, a conservation architect at the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Afghanistan, was interviewed by Kabul: A City at Work. In the interview, the architect…
[Opinion] Prospects of wildlife watching tourism in Gilgit – Baltistan (via PAMIR TIMES)
Ejaz Hussain Wildlife watching is simply an activity that involves the watching of wildlife animals. It is the observation and study of wild animals with the naked eye, through visual enhancement device like binocular and spotting scope. Gilgit-Baltistan is called high altitude desert, mostly constitute on mountainous area results harsh winter and pleasant summer where…
