Special Impact of Housing
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
How closely these areas are interconnected with each other can be well explained through Anglo-Saxon terms, for example Marketing and Distribution, which are gladly used in many other languages too.
The durability of such expressions is very limited and will be soon history, as we can see on hand for words like hippies. Also yuppies is not much better in this regard. Who knows today terms like DINKS (Double Income No Kids), LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability), or PARKOS (Internet Users Participative Consumers) and LOVOS (Lifestyle of Voluntary Simplicity)! If now, in the context of growing automation of industry, many follow this trend blindly like lemmings in the clouds, it may unsettle many people from older generations but not NERDS (Computer fans), who recognize in it prospect for greater income by dedicating themselves to MINT-Subjects (Maths, Informatics, Natural Sciences, Technology) while at the same time further educating themselves in MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses).
Read more »Labels: DGFK, IPC, Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch, SES
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9:45 AM,
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Visit to Beaconhouse National University
Friday, October 30, 2015
A good education must help the young generation to think, not to
follow without thinking and imitate.
Mr. Tanvir Shahzad, Journalist, Mr. Amjad Ali, Journalist from Voice of Germany (VoG), Mr. Omar Hassan, Architect Professor BNU and Prof. Dr. Norbert Pintsch, from SES met in BNU on 29 October 2015.
During the meeting in BNU, many interesting subjects of mutual interest were discussed: Mud House Project with three experimental houses, financed from German Government, Production of diplomas in architecture in the time between present fashion and change in architecture through 3D-plotter, About the impotence of leaders to understand the 21st century needs, the bona fide to belief Time is Money and the tale it has to be profitable in society, the belief in economical tales demolish a society and the education is a brave helper.
Mr. Tanvir Shahzad, Journalist, Mr. Amjad Ali, Journalist from Voice of Germany (VoG), Mr. Omar Hassan, Architect Professor BNU and Prof. Dr. Norbert Pintsch, from SES met in BNU on 29 October 2015.
During the meeting in BNU, many interesting subjects of mutual interest were discussed: Mud House Project with three experimental houses, financed from German Government, Production of diplomas in architecture in the time between present fashion and change in architecture through 3D-plotter, About the impotence of leaders to understand the 21st century needs, the bona fide to belief Time is Money and the tale it has to be profitable in society, the belief in economical tales demolish a society and the education is a brave helper.
Labels: Architecture, Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch, SES
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10:03 AM,
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Analog and digital action
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch / SES, Omar M. Ali / SPARC-project
Times of transformation are times of change and change always comes.
In the present time, change is brought about through the use of and effects of Information and Communication. At the same time, the factor is ignored, although it is there all the time.
The manufacturing of a unique piece requires time and demands Initiative, Creativity and Innovation. Terms, which are precondition in the analog as well as in the digital world. The big danger here is of acting as Either-Or, because it is more sensible to act as This-As well as this. Otherwise the ground reality goes lost and the digital reality is considered the only reality. The production of errors is increased exponentially. These again lead to Pseudo-Solutions, which contain new faults!
Read more »Labels: Omar M Ali, Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch, SES, SPARC, SPARC-Project
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 10:24 AM,
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TGD Housing Competition
Monday, March 30, 2015
One of the most cherished Spring activity in the village Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka is annual housing competition. This is an open competition and everyone in the village participates. Judges select the best mud house, best details and best exterior and cash prizes are given.
This annual competition keeps the Dolls Village spanking round the year in addition to keeping the cultural morals alive. This year Winner Bibi Bashiran was the winner once again. Professor Aamir Rafique gave the cash prize.
Compitition with aims of preservation of rural cultural, heritage and environment protection was supported by FPAC and SPARC in Lahore through students from Punjab University.
The students were so impressed, that they have collected additional money for the winners.
Labels: Culture, Environment Protection, FPAC, Heritage, Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch, SES, SPARC, Thatta Kedona
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 1:12 PM,
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Possibilities of Cooperation
Friday, March 13, 2015
Dr Norbert Pintsch, senior expert from SES, Germany is back in Pakistan for the spring. He has a lot up his sleeves that will unfold in this space as it happens.
To start with, he had his first meeting with Prof Dr Malik - Hydrogeologist from COMSATS / IPC and Dr Saeed M. Chaudhry - President of DPF to discuss and have discussed the new possibilities of Appropriate Technology and chances of traditional medicine,including clean drinking water in mountain areas. This discussion is part of greater cooperation between AFA (NGO of Thatta Ghulamka Dheroka) and AFWA (NGO in rural area in the vicinity of Islamabad).
To start with, he had his first meeting with Prof Dr Malik - Hydrogeologist from COMSATS / IPC and Dr Saeed M. Chaudhry - President of DPF to discuss and have discussed the new possibilities of Appropriate Technology and chances of traditional medicine,including clean drinking water in mountain areas. This discussion is part of greater cooperation between AFA (NGO of Thatta Ghulamka Dheroka) and AFWA (NGO in rural area in the vicinity of Islamabad).
Labels: DPF Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch, Dr Saeed M Chaudhry, SES, SPARC
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 9:25 AM,
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New facility at TGD
Thursday, October 17, 2013
NGOs work on multifaceted cooperation with other similar interest NGOs, organizations and people.
Dr Norbert Pintsch, senior expert from SES is now working on a new idea to foster cooperation between AFA, Thatta Ghulamka Dhiroka (TGD called Dolls' Village) and SPARC (Lahore).
The idea is to have a new building in TGD for students, guest and volunteers. The main structure will have ample space and will run with appropriate technology. The rooms will be built with mud by architecture students from Lahore institutions.
Other students, for example for the Pottery Project of TTTC and WAC (also guests and volunteers) will also be able to use the same rooms for staying overnight, too.
Labels: Appropriate Technology, FPAC, Mud Housing, Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch, SES, SPARC, Thatta Kedona, TTTC, WAC
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 12:33 PM,
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SES Expert to support two GIZ implemented Projects in Bangladesh
Monday, October 7, 2013
As the first Senior Expert contracted by GIZ BD, Dr. Norbert Pintsch is in Bangladesh to share his experience on climate adapted architecture which he gained as an SES expert in several developing countries, including Pakistan, Cameroon and Columbia. Dr. Norbert Pintsch will visit the Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation in Coastal Protection Forests Project (SBDC) and the Coastal Livelihood Adaptation Project (CLAP) in Khulna and Bargunar respectively to meet relevant stakeholders and study the local topology of the architecture there. Based on the study, it is expected that he will offer advice on how to strengthen buildings and infrastructure with regard to the increasing threats posed by the consequences of climate change.
Dr. Pintsch is sent by the Senior Experten Service (SES), which is a non-profit organization of the German industry for international cooperation and offers interested retires the opportunity to pass on their skills and knowledge to others in a voluntary capacity, both within Germany and abroad. GIZ Bangladesh is one of the two official representatives of SES in Bangladesh and this is the first assignment processed by GIZ BD as official representation.
Labels: Bangladesh, Germany, Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch, SES
posted by S A J Shirazi @ 8:30 AM,
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