newsletter-2018

What’s New
facade to be
Structures define identities!
“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn
for timelessness” – Frank Gehry
Structures and buildings define identities and reveal eras
by unifying physical and emotional experiences through an
architectural ‘inside’ and ‘outside’, allowing us to orient
ourselves in a world with various dimensions.
Lahore Gymkhana serves an excellent example by holding
a century’s old history of owning structures that have not
just been an expression of identity to each of its members,
but also salient landmarks revealing cultural character of
the historical city from time to time. Keeping in view the role
the edifice had played over the years, the current
Committee of Management after thoughtful consideration
and careful evaluation of traditional, practical and modern
elements has approved Riaz-Ur-Rehman’s version of the
long-awaited façade finally envisioned as the proud face of
Lahore Gymkhana.
A balanced and symmetrical exterior of colonial red brick
will be incorporated for a delicate play of shadow and
texture with bold white columns to compliment and
support the color and surface of the main entrance assuring
a simple, yet functional and certainly picturesque front view
keeping up to the Club’s grandeur and exclusivity of history,
values and membership. Construction of the 6-month
project has commenced in February 2018 under the
supervision of Convenor Finance/Coordinator New Plans,
Mr. Khawaja Imran Zubair and Chairman Lahore Gymkhana,
Mr. Kamran Lashari. Sincerely wishing for an in-time
completion, the COM looks forward to members embracing
an old identity with a new face.
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