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Karachi’s urgency for an apathetic urban development and new, unregularized housing schemes are testament to the greed of developers at the cost of the dreams of a common man.
As a city constantly in a state of flux, it experiences an ironic contrast of new developments that promise a better tomorrow, versus the unregulated destruction of the present and an organic past. This creates an unsteady and unsustainable future for the urban environment. In this process, the architectural and environmental legacy of the city is continually degraded.
One of the most blatant ironies of this dilemma can be witnessed in the manufactured glamor of advertisements of luxury villas, modern apartment complexes, and prosperous housing societies. They come packed in commercial imagery that mocks itself and bold promises that at times defy reality. Yet people buy these dreams, and believe the redemptive promises-thankful for those lucrative deals and instalment plans.
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