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Naveed Iqbal

HOD Department of Architecture
Summary

Dr. Naveed Iqbal is an architect and academic, currently serving as the Head of the Department of Architecture at the School of Art, Design and Architecture (SADA), NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan. His research and teaching focus on architectural design, heritage conservation, and adaptive reuse. Dr. Iqbal’s professional experience spans architectural practice, research, and academia, with particular expertise in heritage management, adaptive reuse of historic/abandoned buildings, and design pedagogy.

Academic Background
PhD (Architecture Heritage management) Hasselt University September 01, 2018 - August 31, 2023
Honours and Awards
Publications
Movement and Need-based Facilities in High-rise Buildings June 03, 2026 Sir Syed University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology -
Integrating Heritage Conservation, Adaptive Reuse, and Sustainable Tourism: A Value-Based Framework for Historic Urban Quarters. April 23, 2026 Heritage - Volume 9(5), Article Number 159
Impacts of Movement Facilities on Comfort Assessment of Patients in Hospitals: Evidence from Karachi Hospitals December 29, 2025 Sir Syed University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology - Volume 15, Issue 11, Pages 44-52
Reviving Lahore's Colonial Heritage: Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Indo-Saracenic Edifices November 22, 2025 The Journal of Research Review - Volume. 2, Issue. 04, Pages 93-105
Facadism: A Happy Medium to the Dichotomy of Demolition and Conservation November 03, 2025 International Research Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (IRJAHSS) - Volume 3(02), Pages 192-207
Adaptive Reuse as a Conservation Strategy: The Case of Trinity Church, a British-Era Heritage Site in Karachi October 20, 2025 Journal of Arts and Linguistics Studies (JALS) - Volume 3(4), Pages 5653-5690
The Evolution From Trend To A Tradition: Tea As A Cultural Pillar of Quetta’s Social Life September 28, 2025 Traditional Journal of Law and Social Sciences - Volume 04, No. 02, Pages 45-73
Bridging Urban Renewal and Cultural Regeneration: The Case of Meezan Chowk in Quetta, Pakistan June 20, 2025 Architecture - Volume 5(3), Article Number 41
Saddar Bazar Quarter in Karachi: A Case of British-Era Protected Heritage Based on the Literature Review and Fieldwork March 18, 2023 Heritage - Volume:6, Issue:3, Page:3183-3210
Identification of Industrial Heritage and a Theoretical Framework for an Industrial Heritage Inventory System in Pakistan May 11, 2022 Sustainability - Volume:14, Issue:10, Article Number 5797
Conferences
FAÇADISM - A COMPROMISE BETWEEN HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND DEMOLITION IN OLD CITIES FACING CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT. September 05, 2023 - September 07, 2023 Naveed Iqbal, As Found, International colloquium on adaptive reuse
Preserving the Tangible and Intangible Values of the Baltit Fort in Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan, through Adaptive Reuse November 24, 2022 - November 25, 2022 Syed Hamid Akbar, Bie Plevoets, Naveed Iqbal, SPACE International Conference 2022
An Inquiry into the Genius Loci of Karachi’s Bohri Bazaar Area in Pakistan November 09, 2022 - November 11, 2022 Syed Hamid Akbar, Tania Ali Sumro, Bie Plevoets, Naveed Iqbal, 3rd Valencia International Biennial of Research in Architecture, VIBRArch
The History of Industrialization in the Indian Subcontinent and the Colonial Industrial Heritage Remains September 03, 2022 - September 07, 2022 Naveed Iqbal, TICCIH 2022 | Industrial Heritage Reloaded; Beyond Obsolescence, Montreal Canada
REINTEGRATION OF KARACHI PORT THROUGH SUSTAINABLE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF ABANDONED AND UNDERUSED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS July 04, 2022 - July 06, 2022 Naveed Iqbal, Syed Hamid Akbar, Koenraad Van Cleempoel, Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
The Industrial Revolution and Industrial Heritage in the City of Karachi: A Historical Overview of the Industrial Revolution, Related Heritage, and Its Current State in the City of Karachi June 03, 2021 - June 04, 2021 Naveed Iqbal, Syed Hamid Akbar, Koenraad Van Cleempoel, 23rd International Conference on Architecture Conservation and Heritage Management 2021
Adaptive reuse & regeneration as potential for industrial sites in the metropolitan cities in Pakistan November 11, 2020 - November 14, 2020 Naveed Iqbal, EAAE-ARCC International Conference & 2nd VIBRArch: The architect and the city
Re-reading the heritage legislations of Pakistan July 08, 2020 - July 10, 2020 Syed Hamid Akbar, Naveed Iqbal, Koenraad Van Cleempoel, Heritage2020-7th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable
Adaptive reuse; potentials and compromises between demolition & conservation with some reflections from Pakistan September 25, 2019 - October 09, 2019 Naveed Iqbal, Koenraad Van Cleempoel, Conservation/ Demolition EAAE Workshop VII
Guest Researcher Hasselt University Belgium September 15, 2018 - November 15, 2023
Architect Bahria Enclave Islamabad May 15, 2015 - September 07, 2017
Junior Architect PGI Design Group Islamabad December 01, 2013 - April 14, 2015