Architecture Department, an attached department of the Communication & Works Department Punjab, has a specific role to perform. Basically it provides architectural services to various departments of the Punjab Government. It is mainly concerned with planning, designing and supervision of architectural aspects of all the Government sponsored projects / schemes. Conceptual and detailed architectural designs of various schemes are prepared by it. It also caters to the needs of all nation building departments and government agencies pertaining to the expert advice on matters in architectural planning and related fields. Various architectural designs which are of repetitive nature, have been standardized for quick and easy construction programs to meet with government targets. Where standard designs do not fit well, site-specific designs are prepared in the light of the approved scope of work of the client department and the site conditions. It may be added that architectural projects are also assigned by the government to private architectural organizations.

The Architecture Department is headed by the Chief Architect (BS-20). The Department has its Head Office at Lahore and seven Divisional Offices at Rawalpindi. The Chief Architect is assisted by two Directors Architecture (BS-19) who are further assisted by five Deputy Directors Architecture (BS-18), Six Assistant Directors Architecture (BS-17) & ONE graphic Designer (BS-17). The Divisional Offices are headed by the Directors Architecture (BS-19) under the direct control of the Chief Architect (Head of the Architecture Department). As in the Head Office, the Divisional Directors Architecture are assisted by the Deputy Directors Architecture (BS-19) & Assistant Directors Architecture (BS-17), as per sanctioned strength in each Divisional Office. The architectural drawing work is dealt with by the Architectural Assistants and the lower formation of Draftsmen under supervision of the architects in the architectural drawing studios / computer laboratory.

Some of the important architectural assignments handled by the Architecture Department are as below:

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Master planning and designing of Divisional and District Complexes in Punjab.
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Lahore High Court Bench Building, Rawalpindi.
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Lahore High Court Bench Building, Multan.
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Lahore High Court Additional Block, Lahore.
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Aiwan-e-Adal Complex, Lahore.
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District Headquarter Hospitals in Punjab.
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Tehsil Headquarter Hospitals in Punjab.
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Basic Health Units and Rural Health Centers in Punjab.
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Middle and High Schools in Punjab.
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Intermediate and Degree Colleges in Punjab.
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Designs of Auditoriums in various Educational Institutions.
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Various Police Buildings in Punjab.
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Various Jail Buildings in Punjab.
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Various World Bank and Asian Development Bank funded projects specially in Health and Education Sectors.

The total annual budget of the Architecture Department is about Rs.30.496 million inclusive of pay of officers and staff and all other expenditures of the Department. It would thus be seen that the Architecture Department is rendering architectural services to the Government at a very economical budget provision if it is compared with the private sector.