JOURNAL OF FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, Vol 20, No 1 (2013)

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Planning Concepts and Architectural Features of British Colonial Railway Administrative Buildings in Lahore

Muhammad Arif Khan, sabahat arif, Muhammad Saleemm Khan, Muhammad Mushtaq, Amad Ahmad

Abstract


This paper identifies the Railway Administrative buildings built during British Colonial Period in Lahore. It explores the Planning Concepts and Architectural Features of buildings at individual level and compares them together for critically architectural analysis.  The paper concludes that the major thrusts behind the railway administrative buildings were related to climatic considerations, building structure and overall statement of buildings. The results of the research would be useful for the professionals working on the conservation of Railway Administrative buildings of British India particularly and British Colonial architecture in general. 


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University of the Punjab

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