the assignment that you will be doing for the Man & Environment class, on THE WALLED CITY

OF LAHORE, is probably going to be one of the most fascinating peice of work you have ever done. It will also give you a life long store house of knowledge and information of ,not only one of the oldest cities in the world, but also of the rich hertiage that we have inhertited.

The assignment has been divided into 9 aspects of the Walled City. You are to divide yourselves into 9 almost equal groups ( 7 groups of 4 students, 2 groups of 5 students ) =38 students. Each group is to take up one aspect given in the List of Aspects/ Categories to researched.

Please be very clear,that this should not be a superficial assignment,merely listing the obvious. There should be research into aspects of your category that are perhaps not so widely known..In order to do justice to this topic, and to derive the maximum benefit from this assignment, we will be spreading the assignment presentations over 2 weeks,i.e 2 lectures. This will allow each group ample time to give a through presentation,as well as give us time to discuss and assimilate the information presented in the class. This means that ,please do not do your assignment as rush job. Divide your presentations time into equal time periods,spread over 3 hours, so that you know how much time you will be presenting for.

A picture is worth a thousand words,therefore add as many visuals as you possibly can lay your hands on, to further illustrate your catergory. Presenting visuals does not however mean that there should be 90% visuals and very little else. Visuals are to act as a supporting documentaion only.

ASSIGNMENT 02

POWER POINT PRESENTATION

AIM OF THIS ASSIGNMENT.

As we discussed in class, we will be examining the man made environments of an ancient city,and also of a modern city, with the aim of understanding the factors that influence the environments that we create.There are multiple learnings that we will be looking at.We need to study what social-cultural interactions were prompted as a result of the built environments : as well as study what socio-cultural patterns prompted certain environments.We will study the

layout patterns of their buildings to see how they organized their heirarchy of functions, and why this heirarchy developed.Their cultural maturity ,or otherwise will be reflected in the nature,number,and size of their buildings reserved for cultural activities.The art forms,decorative techniques and philosophies,motifs, architectural ornamentation,the factors that influenced these art forms,and so forth will be understood.We will trace the lifestyles of the residents and see their pattern of interaction with their built environment.The economic centers and how they operated within the walled city will also form a part of this study.In a nutshell,we will study this ancient citys built environment,evaluate its good and bad points,and develop an understanding of how and why a city acquired a particular identity and culture. You will now appriciate why this assignment has been divided into several small parts and each part given to a group to investigate.

9 PART STUDY OF THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF THE WALLED CITY IN LAHORE;

1- History of the development of the Walled City.Reasons for its development,when,how,why.and so forth ,in detail.Trace background history of the region and the people who came and set up the City. 2- A study of the major buildings in the Walled City.The buildings origins,the people who authorized their constructions,a history of their construction,the uses of these buildings, and their contribution to the overall socio-cultural-economic fabric of the city. 3-Layout patterns of the walled city,if these patterns conform to any established styl;es and ideologies,the zoning of the city according to building types.Details of the gates of the Walled city,and the reasons for their names and their significances. 4-Documentation of the various types and styles and categorries of the residences in the Walled City.From affluent to middel class to the poor peoples residences.The designs of the houses and the history of those designs ,common features, the cultural-climatic aspects of the houses,the decorative treatments of the houses,the sizes of the houses.etc. 5-Docmentation,study,history and analysis of the ornamentation used in the secular buildings.The genreal planning/design principles for these buildings,including ,typesof motifs.building materials,sizes etc. 6-The problems and positives of the Walled City.A detailed account over the years since it was built.Also any additions that took place over the years. 7-A day in the life of a resident of the Walled City in olden times.Provide as much detail as you possibly can.The resident should be one man,several people wghen they gathered/interacted collectively,went to work, a typical woman lifestyle for a day. 8- The building materials and construction techniques in the Walled City.

9-Identification of city squares,chowrahas,public meeting places,markets and business locations and practises of the WalledCity.Economic activities,and where and how the economic activities were conducted.

The about details given for each category are only an outline to give you an idea of how and on what lines to base your research. Therefore,DO NOT restrict your research to the very few points mentioned in each category.

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