nvironmental response. Yet, such fundamental knowledge is less emphasized in contemporary architecture; perhaps overtaken by the many other agendas accrued in our pursuit of supposedly modern lifestyle.

The blame circle can be solved, what it actually requires is the commitment from the government and all stakeholders. The Government Leaders and Policy Makers should be involved in positive way; the political leadership must adopt sustainable development policies and push with financial and legal instruments for greener buildings and other. Green initiatives e.g. green cars, renewable energy, district cooling and preparation and greater adoption of Country Green Plan. At the private enterprises level, top management commitment to adopt best practices, transparent corporate social responsibility and environmental reporting of their heir activities. NGOs are very valuable in this struggle, as they would be very instrumental in raising awareness of potential environmental degradation etc. Certainly private citizens have their essential role to play, they may assist to reduce consumption, avoid waste, adopt recycling and re-use in their daily behavior.

Many may have forgotten that the agenda for an environmentally sensitive architecture actually goes back a long way. Indeed, one may argue that green architecture originated in the primordial existence when our cavemen ancestors first understood the need for shelter and whose survival was closely dependent on nature. However, the transformations from a hunter-gatherer to an agrarian, and much later, to an industrial and finally, to our present information age, have seen corresponding shifts in our attitude towards the environment. Particularly, these changes manifest markedly in a single act with significant impact on the environment - the making of architecture to accommodate the wide spectrum of human activities.

With the budget and time pressures we are all under today, Karachi Master Plan 2020 50% of the population of the city has been summarily dismissed !