The profession of Architecture and Town planning is a growing field and the youth of our country are attracting to this field. Career in architecture in Pakistan is bright and there are numerous opportunities of future growth keeping in view of the development of housing sector in Pakistan.
The advertisements on the prints and electronics media about housing schemes and societies indicating the future trends of this career option. Initially they face difficulty in finding job but within two years either they get a job or able to start their own practice. Those students who have an aptitude toward creativity, architecture career in Pakistan can prove very successful for them.
Working Environment for Architect in Pakistan
An architect mostly works in an office. He meets with his client here, discuss deferent design and draw sketches. He has to inspect the site and conduct interviews of near about people. He monitor works after it get under way. Some construction schemes are out side the city for which an architect has to remain away from his home. Sometime he has to come into contact with legal and documentation issues.
Working Conditions
Having graduated from engineering colleges or university, an architect has to work in a public or private organization for two years. After two years of experience he can start his private practice in Pakistan. The atmosphere of an architect office is very clean and calm as well as well furnished. There are ample opportunities in this profession not only in Pakistan but abroad. Most of the architect prefers to start their own practice after the initial compulsory two years service or set up a company with other architect.
PERSONAL Qualities
- Those who want to adopt this profession should have the following qualities besides jamaliati zooq.
- Logical mind
- Having interest with Social and financial elements that influence construction activities.
- Accustomed to discipline in personal life
- Having administrative qualities
- Can understand legal documents and matters
Training
Following architecture colleges offer five years bachelor of Architecture course.
- National college of Arts
- Indus valley of Arts
- Daud College of Engineering
- Sindh college of Arts
- Indus Valley school of Arts & Architecture
Eligibility
For B. Architecture: F.Sc (H.SC) pre-engineering
Daud College of Engineering Karachi also offer bachelor of Town Planning.
Female students having tendency to mathematics and engineering, there is no better field than architect because it is a common observation that female has more zoqejamal than male which is the basic requirement for success in this field.
Job opportunities
Having completed the education of Architecture or Town Planning, architecture jobs can easily be obtained as there are numerous opportunities. A new comer has to work initially in private or public sector for two years, after that they are allowed to start their own practice. New architecture or town planners are posted in grade 17 in government department if they manage to get job there. These government organization include development authorities of Karachi, Lahore, Hyderabad, Islamabad and other cities, WAPDA, NesPak, airport Development Authorities, Public Works Department and Banks, besides that one can get lectureship in an educational institution of Architecture.
Registration
It is necessary for a town planner or architecture to get himself registered with Pakistan Council of Architecture and Town Planner (PCATP). A registered architecture or town planner can start his own practice or get a job any where in Pakistan.
Unregistered Architecture in Pakistan
Those who has not a degree in Architecture but they are experienced and recognized in the market because of their experience and skills, they can registered their name with Pakistan Council of Architecture and Town Planners (PCATP). These architectures called unregistered architecture and a certificate to this effect is issued to him on which they can start their own practice and get a job only in that city where they get themselves registered.
Allied Professions
One can start their career as draftsman by doing the following courses:
Architectural Drafting (Advance)
Architectural Drafting (Basic)
Architectural Technology
Further details
Department of Architecture and Planning,
University of engineering and Technology,
G.T Road, Lahore
Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture
Block 2, Clifton, Karachi
Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Dawood College of Engineering and Technology,
M. A Jinnah Road, Karachi
Department of architecture
National College of Arts,
Shahra-e-Quide-Azam Lahore
Pakistan Council of Architecture and Town Planners
R.S.M Squire, shaheed-e-Millat Road, Karachi
www.pcatp.org.pk
Institute of Architecture Pakistan
4-Gulbarg Lahore
Government Poly Technique Institute for Women
Super Market, Liaquat Abad, karachi
