ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

By the grace of Allah Almighty I would be humbly acknowledging my parents for patiently standing by me and financially backing me to accomplish what have today.

The teachers have been a constant support in my design development process and I am really thankful to, Ma’am Daniya Atta, Sir Ejaz Qadri, Ma’am Saima Salahuddin and Ma’am Zahra Hussain for helping me with the concepts that laid the foundations of my thesis.

I am very thankful to Sir Taimur khan mumtaz for giving me his precious time and helping me to understand the basic concepts.

I am greatly in debt to Arsalan Waseem,Osama Masoom,Bushra Arif, the friends I needed to cope up with such large amount of work and without them I would not have been able to achieve the final product.

Zaigham Atta, Maheerah and Zaineb Ali have always been there to help me.

Lastly, though obviously not the least, come the friends who have been a constant moral support during and before my thesis. Mehr awan, Neha shamim, Rizwan Sheerazi, Aqsa Khaliq and Hiba saadia, you have been the great friends who helped me get to my goals on a routinely basis.

Thank you for your time and concern. Without you it wouldn’t have been bearable or easy.

1.0 INTRODUCTION

A thesis research, that is good, makes a great contribution to the existing body of knowledge. Although, we literature is available, but exposure to such concepts is fundamental to serve the people in a way that can help them develop a bond with their environment as well as their history. The idea is to bring the human experiences and their heritage to light.

Acity is more than bazaars, building and monuments. The thing that actually defines a city is its atmosphere and ambiance, which is built by the residents of that place who make up the city’s spirit and soul.The walled cityis the hub of Lahore and it has greatly influenced the life style of its residents.

Mythesis is about makingpeople experience the feelingoflivingin walled citythrough architecture. The objective is to create some space in the city that is new to the surrounding, yet it does not change the sense of its surrounding.

2.0OBJECTIVES

1) Redefining the essence of walled city Lahore through architecture

2) Revivalofartinthearea,sothatthelocals canbeeducatedtohaveameaningful engagement in the process of art and culture

3) To provide a space which celebrates the culture of walled city

4) To let people experience the rich culture of the area by providing them space within the walled city

3.0PROBLEM/BACKGROUND/MOTIVATION

The essence, that walled city used to have some time ago, has vanished now. Most of the old buildings i.e Havelis and houses look like ruins now. The reason is that the people who were given the responsibilityof maintainingthese buildings neither had the knowledge nor the resources to maintain these buildings. The residents of the place are not aware of the importance of the place they are living in, due to this reason some of the buildings also got demolished illegally by the locals.

The life style of the people of the city as well as its architecture is changing rapidly. Unfortunately, this change is not very positive. One of the major draw backs of the change is that people are not able to interact as they used to because new buildings being built are not according to the environment of the city.

The major motivation behind this project is to bring the essence of this historical city back to life using architecture as a tool. This project could serve as a major tourists’ site where tourists can have a taste of the rich culture of the city, and fully indulge in its traditions and values.

4.0SITELOCATION:

Chotta bazzar “chotta mufti baqqar”,Delhi gate, Walled city of Lahore.

5.0ASPECT1

5.1BACKGROUND/MOTIVATION

At this time, the walled city is undergoing the process of restoration

AKCSP has collaborated with WCLA to undertake this process. The two parties are in need of skilled craftsmen who are masters of their craft. The task involves the restoration of buildings as old as 13 years old, and that is the reason the craftsmen are being invited from all around the world, so that the process of conservation and restoration becomes a reality. WCLA has been working on this project for 7 years.

To fill the void of skilled people there is a need of a training center. The center could help the locals acquire the skill, which could contribute to the process of restoration, and at thesametime give thelocals anopportunityto earn.Skilledcraftsmen from other countries could help in training the locals, and as the trainees become skilled there won’t be a need for the services of foreign craftsmen. The end result would be a publicprivate partnership, where both sectors could benefit each other.

5.2HISTORYOFLAHORE

The early history of Lahore is obscure but evidence in the shape of indo batican coins found in the ichra area imply a settlement area sometime in the period from mid-300 BCE to the second century CE.Early histories establish that it was in the possessions of the Rajput Chauhan’s of Ajmer in the second half of the seventh century, and over several centuries may have been in the hands of various other local powers, sometimes from the western afghan

Architecture of Lahore represents the era of three different values and cultures like Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. Every culture has its own type of architecture in it which lends well in the sense to make it one of its kind