A. R. Hye
| Abdur Rahman Hye | |
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A.R. Hye, on his graduation day at the University of Edinburgh, 1951.
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| Born |
17 December 1919 Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (Present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 18 September 2008 (aged 88) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
Sir J. J. College of Architecture University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Generals Combatant Army Headquarters (GHQ) Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Khyber Medical College Gazetted Officers Housing, GOR III Lahore |
| Projects | Buildings at Mayo Hospital Buildings at Nishtar Medical College of Multan Mosque, Gazetted Officers Residences (GOR) I, Lahore Minister's Residences, Lahore |
| Design | Auditorium, Lahore College for Women University Additions to APWA College for Women Minister's Residences, Lahore |
Abdur Rahman Hye (Urdu: عبد الرحمن حئ; 17 December 1919 – 18 September 2008), popularly known as A.R. Hye, was a Pakistani architect and a pioneer of institutional architectures in Pakistan.
After graduating from Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Bombay before the independence of Pakistan in 1947, A.R. Hye travelled aboard ocean liner SS Ile de France from Bombay to the United Kingdom on a trip which in those days took three weeks on the ship, and later took him seven years in United Kingdom to train as an architect. He received his architecture degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1951 and was admitted to the membership of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He received some of his early education in Hyderabad State when his family moved there temporarily.
He arrived in Europe after World War II, and witnessed first-hand the reconstruction of Europe. This experience influenced his architecture and his philosophy, and once he returned home he specialised in using indigenous resources to provide maximum comfort. He used natural ventilation, strategic placement of windows, courtyards and overhangs and used wind flow in some designs to provide natural protection against harsh exterior climate conditions. Those days he was one of the few qualified architects in his newly independent country.[1] In 1952, after his return from the UK, A.R. Hye married Qudsia. They have three children: Laique, Fatimah wife of Syed Waliullah Husaini, and Ayesha wife of Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui.
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