Habib Fida Ali


Habib Fida Ali was one of Pakistan's most prominent architects, working in the modernist tradition.

Early life

Fida Ali was born in Karachi and attended St. Patrick's primary school there, before in 1952 becoming a boarder at Aitchison College, Lahore, to take his O and A levels. He then became the first Pakistani student to be admitted to the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, from where he graduated in 1962. He returned to Pakistan in 1963 to join William Perry's architectural practice in Karachi, and established his own practice in 1965.

Career

Habib Fida Ali has worked on the following buildings and architectural projects.

Corporate projects

Habib Fida Ali died on January 7, 2017. The cause of death was reported to be brain hemorrhage.