Waqas Ahmed Mahar
Professor of Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism
Chairman, Department of Architecture
Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design and Heritage, Sukkur, Pakistan
Board Member of the Professional Development Board (PDB)
Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP)
National Vice Chairperson and Provincial Coordinator
Academic Platform for Housing Research (NPHR)
Currently, I am working as a Professor and Chairman, Department of Architecture at Aror University, Sukkur, Pakistan. I am an architect and urban planner specializing in thermal comfort, indoor environmental quality, planning, housing, and building defects. My research focuses on architecture, planning, and building engineering in general, as well as thermal comfort and building performance in particular. I have been working on specific topics, including thermal comfort, housing stock characterization, bioclimatic design principles, energy-efficiency policies and practices, indoor environmental quality, and building performance simulation.
I worked as a registered architect in Pakistan, a housing manager in Malaysia, and as an academic and researcher in Pakistan, Malaysia, and Belgium. I am an active member of the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP), the Institute of Architects, Pakistan (IAP), the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Pakistan, the International Council on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH), and the Pakistan Institute of Interior Designers (PIID). I also remained the founding Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Architects, Pakistan (IAP) Quetta Chapter.
Contact Information
Chairman, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning (FATP), Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design and Heritage, RCW Rohri Bypass, Sukkur 65170, Pakistan
Email: architectwaqas@hotmail.com, waqas.faculty@aror.edu.pk