Study sketches for President's Estate at the First Capital of Pakistan

During the brief period of his appointment, Kahn produced a substantial number of drawings and sketches, and eventually presented three key versions of his proposals. In each of these schemes his central concern was to create a public square harmoniously related to the surrounding landscape and building, while at the same time serving as the metaphoric center of inspiration for the city. The three buildings to surround the square were parliament, the president’s residence (or President’s Palace), and the Center for Islamic Ideology.

Source: Farhan Karim, Sculpted landscape: the unbuilt public square of Islamabad in Contemporary Urban Landscapes of the Middle East, edited by Mohammad Gharipour; Routledge: London and New York, 2016

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