Mehdi Ali Mirza
Mehdi Ali Mirza(1911,Hyderabad State- 27 October 1961)[1]orM. A. Mirza,was amongst the first generation of formally trained architects inPakistan.[1]He laid the foundation for the establishment of the profession in the new country.[2]He was also the prime mover behind theInstitute of Architects, Pakistan(IAP) which was established in the 1950s.[1]In 1962, he was awarded thePride of PerformanceAward after his death.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Mirza was born in 1911 to an officer of the forest service inHyderabad State,British India.[3]
He taught at the Delhi Polytechnic's department of architecture till 1947, then he migrated to Pakistan.[3]
Mirza was influenced byFrank Lloyd Wright.[1][4]After arriving inKarachiat independence, he started his career with the Public Works Department in 1947.[1]
In the 1950s, he along with 10 other practising architects including two foreigners;M. A. Ahed,Tajuddin Bhamani, Minoo Mistry,Pir Mohammad,R. S. Rustumjee, H. H. Khan,Abdulhusein M. Thariani,Zahiruddn Khawaja, Bloomfield and Peter Powell., formed theInstitute of Architects, Pakistan.[1][2][3]
Death
[edit]Mirza died of cancer on 27 October 1961 inEngland.[1]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Pride of PerformanceAward by thePresident of Pakistan(1962)[1]
- TheInstitute of Architects, Pakistan's 'Mehdi Ali Mirza Award' is named after him
Publications
[edit]- Mankani, Zain and Shikoh, Murtuza(eds), "Pioneer of Architecture in Pakistan - Architect Mehdi Ali Mirza. Karachi: Arch Press. 2013 978-969-9803-00-0 (monograph)
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghiChapter 8: Architecture after independenceArchived2 October 2018 at theWayback MachineArchnet.org website, Retrieved 3 Dec 2016
- ^abBook ReviewArchpress Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^abcMumtaz, K. K., "Modernity and Tradition" Karachi: OUP 1999 pg. 121
- ^Mumtaz, K. K., "Modernity and Tradition" Karachi: OUP 1999 pg. 120
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