Tenth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

Lahore is a metropolitan city renowned for its history. It is called as ‘City of Gardens’ but in today’s world the progression towards construction of concrete structure and junk spaces is fast. Persona of the city is changing in order to accommodate a booming population. Ecological imbalance of this push is forcing the fauna to leave the city. The current study was carried out to provide the inhabitants various opportunities to review the city; how it is losing public space; and what might be improved. The site selected for the project was diligently considered based on some important perspectives including an easy approach and a place that provides a rich amalgam of history, culture, traditional cuisine, and education to maximize the interaction of people belonging to different professions. It was designed in such a fashion to keep intact the Mughal roots of the city by adding a water feature interwoven with the modern world by carefully planning the vegetation making the selection vibrant and colorful to make a concoction of Mughal and contemporary art. The purpose of fusion was to attract people/inhabitants by building a characteristically distinct place, non-identical to already present public spaces as well as to revive the lost culture which is fading away due to excessive construction and environmental pollution.