Site Visit at Allama Iqbal Library, Faisalabad.

Buildings have been reused throughout history. The current discourse of diverse trends in preservation, together with awareness of sustainable environments, has led to a surge in adaptive reuse projects.

Students of Department of Design & Interiors were led to work with the combination of new and old architecture, ensuring the retention of authentic character while providing an appropriate new use and revitalizing the structure of Allama Iqbal Public Library, a British Colonial Architectural Icon in the heart of Faisalabad.

Students were directed to map & document the site & analyze it at micro, meso & macro levels with all its tangible & intangible aspects and consciously use adaptive reuse architectural strategies to inform a new order & identity for the building.