Open House
Date: 30/03/2018The playground hosted the Open House, Fall 2017, on 21st December, which was to date...
The One & Many-Splendored Quran: Interpretation in the Islamic Learned Tradition
Date: 26/03/2018Dr. Sajjad Rizvi is an Associate Professor of Islamic Intellectual History and Islamic Studies at...
Google Study Jam
Date: 24/03/2018Google is encrouraging professionals and students to step into the worl of mobile site development...
Karachi Seminar Critical Perspectives On Art And Education
Date: 24/03/2018Journey on Intelligence: A dialogue where Philosophy inquires the Artificial Intelligence
Date: 22/03/201822nd March, 2018 Time: 6:15-7:45 Venue: Tariq Rafi Lecture Theater, Habib University About: As we...
Drawing: Name, Place, Animal, Thing.
Date: 12/03/2018-04/04/2018playground invites you to our first-ever public workshop on introductory drawing and illustration, open to...
Re-centering Las Bela: Mapping the Sacred and Historical Geography of a Royal Capital
Date: 12/03/2018Las Bela remains understudied, despite its pivotal location between Iran, Kalat, and Sindh, and Bela’s role as the capital city of a state, which not long ago encompassed Karachi. The recent opening of this region provides a unique opportunity to make academic forays into Bela. This workshop seeks to expand inter-disciplinary horizons, with the aim of designing a cross-departmental course where students can participate and design various aspects of a field-based study.
Zambeel Dramatic Readings presents: Shatranj ki Baazi
Date: 09/03/2018Zambeel Dramatic Readings aims to present texts in Urdu and English rendered in their dramatised...
The Emerging Design Trends
Date: 02/03/2018Suleman Shahid is working as an Assistant Professor in Computer Science in LUMS university, where he directs the ‘Computer Human Interaction and Social Experience Lab. His research interests include mobile apps and VR/AR systems to enhance the quality of life of persons with disabilities and older adults and educational technologies for children. More recently he has become interested in ‘information and communication technologies for development where he takes a multidisciplinary approach for designing interventions in the areas of education and health. Since 2009, he has been offering consultancy and training services in the areas of design thinking and user experience (UX) design and strategy.
Media, Civil Society and Human Rights in Pakistan
Date: 02/03/2018Free, fair, and responsible journalism is an important pillar of civil society in any country....