The perception amongst some theorists (King, 2004; Frampton, 1983;Ricoeur, 1983) is that cities in their desire to modernize and change losetheir own local identity, as they aspire to achieve a global image. So thequestion arises, if it is acceptable to let go of the cultural past and take partin the scientific, technical and political objectivity (Ricoeur, 1983), as notevery city can absorb the traits of being a modernist city yet retain its oldfabric. Another question that arises is about what is lost in this process,and how is the new development valued by the locals? These questionsare reviewed in this paper with respect to the city of Karachi, which isexperiencing the construction of a number of built forms which repond tothe global image and are not locally connected or valued.
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