May 2013 Symposium: A Search for the Timeless

in Sacred Art and Architecture

A Search for the Time-less in Sacred Art and Architecture:
The Case of an Architectural Practice in Lahore & an Arts and Crafts
Institution in London 

This symposium is to discuss the place of traditional art and architecture in the 
contemporary world together with its underlying language of geometry, and to 
examine the different challenges faced by the East (Pakistan) and 
the West (United Kingdom).
LECTURES:
• Kamil Khan Mumtaz (Kamil Khan Mumtaz, Architects)
‘Continuing Tradition: Four Decades of Architectural Practice in Lahore,
Pakistan’
• Taimoor Khan Mumtaz (Hast-o-Neest Institute)
‘In Search of the ‘Timeless’: Geometric Proportioning in Mughal Architecture’
• Paul Marchant (The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts)
‘Polishing the Mirror’—The Eternal Archetype reflected in Natural and
Cosmic Order. The Discipline of Geometry and the Continuous Renewal 
of the Traditional Arts and Crafts
Saturday May 18th, 2013
9.15am–4.30pm
Royal Asiatic Society
14 Stephenson Way
London NW1 2HD
(nearest underground Euston / Euston Square)
Cost of day to include the three lectures, coffee/tea in the morning and afternoon:
£15.00. Students and other concessions: £10.00. Payment can be made on the day
of the event in cash or cheque, or through our donations page (click here),
but places are limited so please book early.
For more details, and to register, please click here to contact us.