Critical Design Education and Practice
About The Grant
Media and communication industries worldwide have seen exponential change due to technological developments, and Pakistan is no stranger to this evolution. While transforming the existing industries, the changes have also opened up new opportunities for design practice and its application, design research, and future and design discourse. Communication Design programs are now seeing a surge in interest from students and the software industry, interactive media, the service industry, development sector etc.
About The Grant
Media and communication industries worldwide have seen exponential change due to technological developments, and Pakistan is no stranger to this evolution. While transforming the existing industries, the changes have also opened up new opportunities for design practice and its application, design research, and future and design discourse. Communication Design programs are now seeing a surge in interest from students and the software industry, interactive media, the service industry, development sector etc.
Projects
KHOJ
Khoj was a remote Design Research Residency initiated to encourage a culture of practice based research in design academia...
JUSTUJU
Justuju was a program for faculty development which aimed to promote a culture of critical research based practice in Communication...
URAAN
Curriculums serve to help institutions locate and navigate their way to institutional goals. By investing time, thought and expertise...
KHOJ | To Seek
Khoj was a remote Design Research Residency initiated to encourage a culture of practice based research in design academia. Often...
JUSTUJU | To Pursue
Justuju was a program for faculty development which aimed to promote a culture of critical research based practice in Communication...
URAAN | To Soar
Curriculums serve to help institutions locate and navigate their way to institutional goals. By investing time, thought and expertise...
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PROJECTS LAUNCHED
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COMPLETE GOALS
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WINING AWARDS
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HAPPY CUSTOMERS
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SPEAKER & TRAINERS
Our Team
Tazeen Hussain
Project Lead
Hussain is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Design at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. As a researcher...
Tazeen Hussain
Project Lead
Hussain is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Design at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. As a researcher, Hussain has presented her work at national and international conferences, and published it internationally as well. Her current interests include the re-examination of Design Education, its conception and evolution, in the Pakistani context, whilst exploring the possibilities of design as an active contributor to the socio-cultural and political landscape. Hussain received a Bachelors degree in Communication Design from Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, and a Masters in New Media and Society from the University of Leicester, UK.
Dr. Hussain Abaza
Monitoring & Evaluation
Dr. Abaza is the Undergraduate Program Coordinator at the Construction management Department. He has more than 15 years of construction field...
Dr. Hussain Abaza
Monitoring & Evaluation
Dr. Abaza is the Undergraduate Program Coordinator at the Construction management
Department. He has more than 15 years of construction field experience in the US and overseas. Abaza’s academic resume includes more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. He obtained grants from Federal, State, University, and Private sector and has to his credit three books, many journal articles and conference presentations.
He is currently teaching Advanced Estimating and Scheduling graduate courses as well as undergraduate courses related to Computer Applications in Constructions Sustainability, MEP, and Blue Print reading. Dr. Abaza also oversees the preparation and maintenance of the ACCE accreditation documents for the Construction Department.
Farah Mahbub
Monitoring & Evaluation
A professional photographer for over 30 years, Farah Mahbub has established an international reputation as both teacher and practitioner of the fine art...
Farah Mahbub
Monitoring & Evaluation
A professional photographer for over 30 years, Farah Mahbub has established an international reputation as both teacher and practitioner of the fine art photographic medium. She joined the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in 1997 as a faculty member, where she has been ever since. Under her tenure, photography has evolved from a single class into an undergraduate minor, and finally into a major media subject in the Communication Design Department.
