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Syed Yawar Abbas Jilani Partner
Professional Responsibilities Yawar has been in practice for over 27 years. He is a partner at Arcop, a firm which he helped establish in 1987. His background in Planning & Architectural design is extensive covering the fields of hospitality, institutional,educational, commercial, residential and religious projects. He is a founding member of PANI, People and and Nature Initiative. He has remained on the Board of Governors of Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture and The National College of Arts. His involvement in project extends from strategic planning, through to concept design and construction administration. A commitment to design, quality, innovation and delivery is illustrated in his completed projects.
Education B. Arch (Distinction) University of Oklahoma. 1984
Membership Pakistan Council of Architects & Town Planners Institute of Architects Pakistan.
Architectural Competitions/Awards 1. First Prize,ARCASIA Award for Architecture 2011-12 2. Nominated for Singapore Institute of Architects SIA-Getz Award, 2010. 3. First Prize: Benazir Memorial Monument, Islamabad, 2009. 4. Al Azhar Garden: Finalist for Aga Khan Award Cycle 2007. 5. First Prize: Competition for National Museum of Pakistan (2007) 6. First Prize: Competition for Childern’s Museum for Peace & Human Rights (2006) 7. Honorable Mention, Kenneth Brown Award 2006. 8. First Prize: Competition of Dawoodi Bohra Housing Society. (Sponsors: Dawoodi Bohra Society – 2001). 9. The Pearl Mosque, Lahore (Finalists for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Cycle, 1998). 10. Excellence in Housing 1998, Govt. of Pakistan. 11. First Prize: Design Exploration Exercise for Pioneer Multipurpose Cooperative Society. (Sponsors: Aga Khan Housing Board for Pakistan-1996). 12. First Prize: Competition for a Low Income Housing Scheme. (Sponsors: Aga Khan Housing Board for Pakistan – 1992). 13. First Prize: Competition for Quaid-e-Azam Public School, A Public School with a Housing Colony spread on a 200 acre rural site. 1989. 14. Morrison G. Tucker award A.I.A., Oklahoma city.
Project Experience Health Care Nazerali Walji Ambulatory Care Building, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Khimji Building for Cardiac Services, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Laboratory Building, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Provincial Hospital, Bamyanan, Afghanistan Children & Cardiac Hospital Development, SIUT, Karachi, Pakistan
Education Aga Khan High School,OSH, Kyrgyzstan. Quaid-e-Azam Public School 200 Acre campus, Malir, Sindh Madressah Board, Karachi. Beaconhouse Public School, Karachi, Pakistan. Beaconhouse Public School, Lahore, Pakistan. Beaconhouse Public School, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Residential One Constitution Avenue, Islamabad, Pakistan Elanor Apartment, Karachi Lucky One Development, Karachi Naya Nazimabad, Karachi La Riviera Dubai, U.A.E. TCF Houses for Earthquake Relief, Northern Area. Al-Azhar Gardens, Karachi, Pakistan. Gulshan e Noor, Kaarachi, Pakistan architecture interior planning urban design arcop
Allahwalllah Township Low incoming Housing, Korangi, Karachi, Pakistan. Customized residences, over 30. Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Mixed Use Developments Grand Hyatt, Islamabad, Pakisan. G3, Karachi, Pakistan. Mubarak Centre Lahore, Pakistan.
Hospitality Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan. Grand Hyatt Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan. JWT Marriot, Lahore, Pakistan. Creek Lodge DHA, Karachi, Pakistan. Serena Hotel (Addition) Faislabad, Pakistan. Pearl Continental Hotel, Pakistan Services Limited, Gwadar, Pakistan. Pearl Continental Hotel, Pakistan Services Limited, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. Pearl Continental Hotel, Pakistan Services Limited, Lahore, Pakistan. Pearl Continental Hotel, Bhoorbun, Pakistan Services Limited, Murree, Pakistan. Marriott Hotel, Islamabad, Hashwani Hotels Limited, Islamabad, Pakistan. Atrium Addition, Holiday Inn, Hashwani Hotels Limited, Islamabad, Pakistan. Hotel Crown Plaza, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Offices Centerpoint, Karachi, Pakistan. Ocean Tower, Karachi, Pakistan. Arif Habib Center, Karachi, Pakistan. World Trade Centre, Ashkabad, Turkministan. Techno City, Karachi, Pakistan. Kalsoft Office Building, Kalia Group, Karachi, Pakistan. State Life Insurance Building, Mirpurkhas, Pakistan.
Interiors Faysal House, Karachi, Pakistan. Prime Bank Branches, Karachi, Pakistan. Costa Coffee, Karachi, Pakistan. JWT, Karachi, Pakistan. Proctor & Gamble Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan. Nandos Pakistan Limited, Lahore, Pakistan. Nandos Pakistan Limited, Karachi, Pakistan.
Retail & Commercial Luckyone, Karachi, Pakistan. Ocean Mall, Karachi, Pakistan. The point, Karachi, Pakistan. Techno City, Karachi, Pakistan. Al-Fatah, Lahore, Pakistan. Nue Multiplex
Urban Development and Master Planning Education City, Karachi, Pakistan Naya Nazimabad, Karachi, Pakistan Race Course Gardens, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan. Indus Urban Workshop, Boating Basin and Clifton Beach front
Infrastructure Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan