This document discusses the defects of using foreign architecture in Afghanistan. It notes that architecture must consider the local climate, culture, and needs of the people. However, in recent decades the use of foreign designs has increased in Afghanistan. This can negatively impact the local culture by not respecting privacy norms or using unsuitable materials. Foreign designs also often do not account for Afghanistan's colder climate. The document recommends establishing architecture programs in schools and universities to teach about Afghan architecture history and modern designs suited to the local context. This will help preserve local culture and designs while meeting functional needs.

1. Kardan University
Uploaded By: Engr.Ahmad Sameer
Defects Of Foreign Architecture In
Afghanistan

2. • About architecture
• Architecture in Afghanistan
• Difference of Afghanistan architecture and foreign
architecture
• Defects of foreign architecture in Afghanistan
• What should we do to stop evaluation of foreign
architecture in Afghanistan?
Outline

3. Architecture
Architecture (taken from Latin word ) is both the
process and product of planning, designing and
construction.
"Architecture" can mean:
A general term to describe buildings and other
physical structures.
The art and science of designing and erecting
buildings and other physical structures.
The style and method of design and
construction of buildings and other physical
structures.

4. Afghanistan contains striking architectural remnants of all
ages, including Greek and Buddhist stupas (shrines or
reliquaries) and monasteries, arches, monuments, intricate
Islamic minaret (thetall, slender towers on mosques),
temples and forts.
Architecture of Afghanistan

5. Among the most famous sites are
the great mosques of Herat and
Mazar-e Sharif; the minaret of a
mosque at Jam; the Great Buddha
of Bamian; the "Towers of Victory"
in Ghazni; and Emperor Babur's
tomb and the great Bala Hissar
fort in Kabul

6. Deference of Afghanistan
architecture and foreign
architecture

7. • In architecture some aspects such as climate, culture, requirements of
people etc., are highly important to be consider. And every county’s
architects plan their technical plans according to those aspects that’s
why it’s not always suitable to use one country’s or regions technical
plan in another one.
• Unfortunately during the last decade usage of foreign architecture
plan has increase in Afghanistan.
Most people feel proud to build their homes
according to foreign design
(using foreign design has became a brand .)
They cant understand its bad effect on
homeland architecture and they don’t know
about its defects that these design dose
not suit our standards.

8. Evaluation of foreign architecture has
many negative points such as:
Cultural: we know that
Afghanistan is an Islamic country and
privacy is extremely important for
afghan people, while in foreign
countries it’s not important.
Using foreign architecture, building
big terraces and verandas are
useless in Afghanistan because they
can’t use it easily (women cant use it
because they will be seen by neighbors
and men cant use it because its rude to
look at neighbors house.)
Defect of foreign architecture in
Afghanistan

9. Also in foreign structures privacy is not considered
they use big glasses no boundaries big opening
etc., which are not suitable in Afghanistan.
There are some neighbor
Islamic countries like Pakistan, Iran and Arabic
countries whose culture some
how resemble ours but there
are some other
problems like climate etc.

10. while the building structure first
architect plan its technical
design then the plan should be
given to civil engineer to create
its engineering design which is
very important. Most of the
people bring architecture plan
from foreign countries without
its engineering design and
design it in Afghanistan, which
is wrong because while planning
a design many things should be
considered such as earthquake
site, soil strength, climate etc.
Structure:

11. In Afghanistan some people imitate from some
foreign design and spend lots of money on
structures to make it beautiful, they use
strange style, statues, verandas and colors
which are not suitable to Afghanistan's
standards and costs a lot. Beauty can be
created by making a useful structure not
strange materials. Also using foreign
architecture defect our architecture and
architects.
Economy:

12. there are some neighborhood Islamic countries whose culture
somehow resemble ours. But in this case there is climate
problem, most of people bring their plans from Pakistan which
are not suitable in this area because Pakistan has a warm
weather.
All buildings in Pakistan are designed according to its weather,
while Afghanistan has not a warm weather and faces very cold
winter.
Warm region architects use thin walls and thin slabs, long over
hangs to prevent the sunshine but in a cold weather country like
Afghanistan its absolutely not suitable.
In Afghanistan we should thick walls and slabs we should have
thick roofs instead of flat roofs because in winter it has heavy
snows and rains.
Orientation of building should be design according to their
region.
Climate:

13. Understanding of architecture could be thought and
be part of the curriculum of the high schools
Professional schools and higher education institutes
of architecture should be established in Afghanistan
History of Afghan architecture and modern
architecture should be thought in these institutes
Awareness should be given to the ordinary people to
prefer afghan architecture and build structures based
on local design
Its to their benefits to use afghan designs from point
of view of economy, culture, esthetic, durability,
climate, etc.
What should to do (solution)?

14. Thank you! 