r Violence and the City Spatial transformations in Karachi with rising conflicts, killings and terror
Violence and the City Spatial transformations in Karachi with rising conflicts, killings and terror Impact of conflicts, killings and terror bomb blasts, strikes and demonstrations Impact on all scales and levels of buildings, urban space, macro plan architecture, urban design and city planning … visible and invisible … temporary and permanent
Nature, Types and Degree of Violence in Karachi
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Killings in Karachi January to October Sr. #Type of Incident JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctTotal 1 Targeted 1.1 Sectarian killings Abducted and killed Targeted killing non-political persons Political activists killed Burnt to death Killed by robbers Killed due to enmity Dead bodies found Security guards killed o Death in prison Killed in bomb blasts Killed in Layari gang war Killed in Karo Kari Total
Impacts City planning
Impacts Architecture
Military Establishments Govt. Bldgs. Banks/Corporates Embassies Hotels Clubs Hospitals Schools
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe “ Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space”
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