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Ar. Usman Sami Assistant Professor Architecture Area of Interest Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Management, Industrial Arts & Crafts in the Punjab, The Lahore Museum Office Telephone 111-001-007 Ext. Official Email Available via Message Portal Send Message

Ar. Usman Sami

Assistant Professor

Architecture

Area of Interest

Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Management, Industrial Arts & Crafts in the Punjab, The Lahore Museum

Office Telephone

111-001-007 Ext.

Official Email

Available via Message Portal

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Biography

Usman Sami is an architect and conservationist. Currently teaching at the Department of Architecture & Design at COMSATS University in Lahore. He has previously taught at the Department of Architecture, National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore and has served as the Director of the NCA Archives. He has also worked at the Office for Conservation and Community Outreach and Imtiaz Ali Associates and has trained as a conservation architect at SAYKA Architecture. in Ankara, Turkey. He has worked as a Consulting National Expert for Cultural Heritage Conservation at UNESCO. He is the co-founder and Principal Architect of the architectural practice SNAP Architects. Usman earned his undergraduate degree in Architecture from the National College of Arts, Lahore and an MSc. in Conservation of Cultural Heritage from Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

Funded Projects

Completed Projects

1.	Development of the Lahore Museum Improvement Plan / Lahore Museum: Building Management Guidelines (2019 - 2019) PIs: Ar. Usman Sami, Other Team: Dr. Karen Exell, Maleeha Noorani, Usman Sami, Budget: $ 14000, Funded By: UNESCO / World Bank (Web Link)

Publications

Books 0

1.	Usman Sami (2019), "Lahore Museum: Building Management Guidelines", published by: UNESCO Islamabad

Journal Papers 0

Shariyeh Hosseininasab, Shazia Hanif, Usman Sami, Fahimeh Arman (2024), "Shaping Space: The Impact of Socio-cultural Practices on the Spatial Organization of Kharanaq Fort, Yazd, Iran", Journal for Social Science Archives, pp: 159 – 171, Vol: 2, Issue: 2, ISSN: 3006-3302, DOI: 10.59075/jssa.v2i2.51

(External URL)

Beril Binogul, Asli Merve Hetemoglu, Asli Özahi, Cansu Can, Damla Erdem, Deniz Üstoglu Coskun, Gözde Yildiz, Meltem Çetiner, Merve Çolak, Merve Tohma, Usman Sami, Tolga Ilhan, Tugba Kavak, Zeynep Ilay Oruç, Filiz Diri, Leyla Etyemez, Özgün Özçakir, U (2016), "Story of Unique Timber Frame House in Yesilada / Egirdir", Symposium on Restoration and Conservation of Timber Structures 4: Proceedings, pp: 321-330, Vol: 4, ISSN: ISBN 978-605-9507-13-4

(External URL)

Conference Papers 0

1.	Usman Sami (2025) "Challenges for Heritage Impact Assessment in Pakistan & Recommendations", ICOMOS Annual General Assembly – Scientific Symposium 2025 Sub-Theme 2-7-B: HIA in the Asia Pacific Perspective
2.	Yasmin Cheema, Usman Sami (2025) "Exploring the Role of Cultural Heritage in Economic Development and Local Growth – Lessons from Uch Sharif", UNESCO: Diversity of Cultural Expressions & BNU Conference "Culture: the Creative Engine of Economic Growth"
3.	Usman Sami (2022) "Lahore Museum: An Object on Display", International Virtual Conference on Museums, 2021 (ICOM Prague 2022) IVCoM 2021, Part 2 - Group 6: Diversity of Art, Culture and Heritage (External URL)
4.	Usman Sami (2021) "The Lahore Museum: Disaster Risk Review", Promoting Disaster Risk Management Unit & First Aid to Cultural Heritage. ICCROM / Alhamra Arts Council & WCLA

Experience

Assistant Professor

COMSATS University Islamabad - Lahore Campus

Sep 2013 to Date

Principal Architect | Conservationist

SNAP Architects

Jan 2011 to Date

UNESCO

National Expert – Cultural Heritage Conservation

Jun 2019 to Sep 2019

Conservation Architect (Trainee)

SAYKA Construction Architecture Engineering Consulting and Trade Ltd. Co, Ankara, Turkey

Jun 2015 to Aug 2015

Director - NCA Archives

National College of Arts, Lahore

May 2012 to Aug 2013

Lecturer – 3rd Year Architecture – Design Studio

National College of Arts, Lahore

Apr 2010 to Aug 2013

Urban Analyst / Graphics Coordinator

Office for Conservation & Community Outreach - OCCO

Jun 2009 to 2013

Associate Architect

Imtiaz Ali Associates

Mar 2008 to Jun 2009

Junior Architect

Office for Conservation & Community Outreach - OCCO / Associated Estate Developers Limited – AEDL

Jul 2006 to Apr 2007

Qualification

M.Sc. Architecture (Conservation of Cultural Heritage)

Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Sep 2014 to Jul 2017

B.Arch

National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan

Nov 2003 to Jan 2008