Tariq Alexander Qaiser
About Tariq Alexander Qaiser
Tariq A. Qaiser is a practicing architect. He is based in Karachi Pakistan, and is the CEO of the firm TAQ Associates Architecture & Interior Design Pvt. (ltd.). He is a lifetime member of the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners, a member of the Institute of Architects Pakistan, and a founding member of the Pakistan Institute of Interior Design.
TAQ is the recipient of “Excellence in Architecture” 2009, award for Architectural Interiors, awarded by the Institute of Architects Pakistan. His works have been profiled and published in architectural journals, and other media. He has presented and discussed his projects in various educational intuitions, seminars and conferences.
Affiliations to education intuitions has been important in his carrier, TAQ has been on the board of studies of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, and a Studio Instructor for 5th year Architecture Studio, at the IVSA over several years. He is also an external advisor for architecture students from various Architectural schools in Pakistan.
TAQ and his office have been involved in Healthcare Design since 1990. He holds the post of Principal Architect for the Indus Hospital Karachi. In this regard TAQ has presented the design of an MDR TB facility at a seminar in Istanbul, for the Civilian Research & Development Foundation, in Jan 2009. Tariq has also been a Faculty member at the Harvard School of Public Health, summer 2009 course “Building Design and Engineering Approaches to Airborne Infection Control”. He has also been a Lecturer / Facilitator, for the airborne infection control workshop at the Tropical Diseases Foundation, Manila Philippines, in Nov 2009.
Tariq is involved in several NGOs. He heads Indus HDR, (Indus Healthcare Design Resource) a group focusing on setting up a resource center for healthcare design. He is a board member of the Hunar Foundation, an intuition developing technical schools. He contributes architectural services to The Citizens Foundation, an organization setting up primary schools in less privileged areas. TAQ is a founding member of PANI, (People and Nature Initiative) a NGO committed to cleaning water, and setting up of water treatment plants in Pakistan. Tariq Qaiser is a photographer and paints. He has been commissioned to install photographic works in several office spaces and buildings. In 2010 he has exhibited mix media portraits at the faculty art show of the IVSAA. In 2009 he has taken part in a group exhibition “Architecture beyond the board”, shown a mix media piece for “Celebrating Karachi”, and photographic works “reductive photography” in a two person show, titled “From Father to Son” at the Koel Gallery Karachi.
(Source: https://ccpe.sph.harvard.edu/popWindow.cfm?type=faculty&id=C6UJ9A00AG53)
Harvard Airborne IC Course Participant
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Architect
Organization
- Indus HDR
- Indus Hospital
- TAQ Associates
Work Location(s)
- Pakistan
Tariq Alexander's Communities
Language(s)
- English
- Urdu
Recent Contributions
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Tariq Alexander Qaiser replied to "distance between patients_hospitalization & waiting area" in the TB Infection Control community.
Thea, Let us talk about the center line of bed placement. The minimum recomended distance between beds for surgical wards is 2.4 m or 8 ft. Tb wards or other ID facilities require a larger distance. I prefer 3.65 m or 12 ft. This too on its own is not enough. The ward needs to be well ventilated and have upper room UVGI lamps installed. Waiting areas should have a triage zone, a seperate well ...
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Tariq Alexander Qaiser replied to "Question about the importance of ceiling height in a common ward" in the TB Infection Control community.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year every one. I fully agree with ED, the benefits of a 4m space over a 3m one is not very clear. However, when a designer has the opportunity to create a taller space, they will probably provide taller windows, ventilators or clerestory windows. These will make a difference. also the added height will aid in convection currents being created, when the room is occupied. These have added benefits especially ...
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Tariq Alexander Qaiser replied to "Health Facilities in resource-limited setting" in the TB Infection Control community.
Norina, I hope all is well with you. The solutions to your problem lie in using a hybrid of passive solar heating methods and conventional fuel heating to create air movement. How could you create a convective current of air and warm it as it comes into your spaces? On sunny days stone floors and walls facing north (south of the equator) will heat up and radiate warmth. Move the air through this. You prob ...
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Tariq Alexander Qaiser replied to "Natural Ventilation" in the TB Infection Control community.
Dear All, We have to remember that for Natural Ventilation, there are no plug in formulas that exist with empirical derivation and proof. This is still an art rather than a science. We know that air changes are required. Air dilution is a prime parameter in this. How do you ACCURATELY measure air changes with natural ventilation? The factors influencing this are many, varied and with multiple permutations. External, internal and usage factors influence the ...
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Tariq Alexander Qaiser replied to "Natural Ventilation" in the TB Infection Control community.
Hi Ginny, Sophie just added the links. Best regards TAQ
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