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Amber Synopsis

SYNOPSIS : Theme Park in Lahore

FUN DAZE DREAM LAND
Proposed Topic
As children, we grew up looking in awe at carnivals and their rides. Even now that
we’ve grown up, there is s ll a special place in our hearts for these parks. What makes
parks and carnivals so special that they remain so popular thru all these years? Maybe
it’s the sense of adventure or maybe it’s being transported to another world, or maybe Follow
it’s simply because it takes us back to our younger days – when life was more worry-
free and freely flowing.
A 'theme park' is actually a dis nct style of amusement park, for a theme park has
landscaping, buildings, and a rac ons that are based on one or more specific or
central themes.
Proposed Problem
This amusement park would be an effort to blending tradi onal amusement park
entertainments—roller coasters, water parks, carousels, and live entertainment—with
hotels, movie theaters, restaurants and shopping facili es. The basic theme would be
the development of cartoons with me. This would bring all the cartoon characters at
one place helping to grab the interest of all the ages. It would be a project based upon
providing entertainment to both parents & Child together without ge ng any age
group bored. This would be assis ng in paren ng yet drenching out finance for the
profit earning.
Feasability checking for the project
Europe and USA are in the middle of an economic crunch and there can be no be er
me to develop an entertainment tourist a rac on in this part of the world. With the
diversified cultural heritage, a high varia on of social classes, an ample amount of tax
rebates and cheap labour marks Pakistan a highly feasable loca on.
A feasability report suggest that one should build his park where there is a pre-exis ng
market of sufficient size and quality to support the proposed level of investment. There
could be no be er place for such theme park than Lahore. Lahore is the capital of the
Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in Pakistan. Lahore is also
referred to as the cultural heart of Punjab as it hosts most of the arts, cuisine, fes vals,
film making, music, gardening and intelligentsia of the country. This city boasts a
average growth rate of 5.6% which is at par with Pakistan’s economic Hub ‘Karachi’.
Jullo area is the proposed site for this set up.
Methodology
This proposed project would be determined using two methadologies i.e compari ve
and Design & Demonstra on. The proposed project of the theme park would be
compared with the previous theme parks opera ng in this world i.e the famous Disney
land & the universal studios. Secondly using the second methadological approach I
would be researching and incorpora ng latest styles of architectecture into the project
and taking the theme park to a new direc on, hence crea ng and describing a new
project.
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SYNOPSIS : Co-housing based ▼

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residential society Tahir Synopsis

Amna Iqbal Synopsis
Proposed Topic
NCA Thesis List
Cohousing is a type of collabora ve housing in which residents ac vely par cipate in
the design and opera on of their own neighborhoods. Cohousing residents generally Majid Synopsis

aspire to “improve the world, one neighborhood at a me”. The goal is to create a Sara Sohail Synopsis
place “where lives are simplified, the earth is respected, diversity is welcomed, children Areej Synopsis
play together in safety, and living in community with neighbors comes naturally” Amber Synopsis
The Charachteris cs that serve to dis nguish cohousing from other types of Huda Synopsis
collabora ve housing are the par cipatory process in all the managerial issues related
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to the society leading to the feeling of ownership in all residents, the neighborhood
Aziz Synopsis
design promo ng social sustainability of the society, the common facili es build up the
trust factor of residents on each other (to the extent that when on duty people even Sara Shoukat Synopsis

leave there child with other families), the Non-hierarchical structure and decision- Mehwish Synopsis
making involving everyone through a consesus brings up the feeling of being heard and Salman Synopsis
finally No shared community economy cancel outs the allega ons of building up Zubair Synopsis
property for undue profits by drenching out working classes finances.
Farah Synopsis
Iqra Synopsis
Proposed Problem
Seemin Synopsis
This cohousing community is a type of inten onal community composed of private
homes supplemented by shared facili es. The community is planned, owned and Ishwa Synopsis

managed by the residents – who also share activities which include cooking, dining, Shahbaz Synopsis
child care, gardening, and governance of the community. Common facilities include a Saba Rukh Synopsis
kitchen, dining room, laundry, child care facili es, offices, internet access, guest rooms, Anum Synopsis
open space, courtyards, a playground and recrea onal features. This cohousing society Rabia Synopsis
facilitates interac on among neighbors for social, prac cal benefits, economic and
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environmental benefit.
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Feasability Zukhraf Synopsis

1- Pakistan’s population was estimated at 148 million in july 2004, with a ►

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population density of 187 persons/km2. Its urban population, estimated at
33.5%, makes Pakistan one of the most urbanized countries in South Asia (ADB
About Me
2005). Karachi has an estimated population of 11.97 million people with a density of
3.394person/km2, while Lahore has 6.49 million people, with a density of 6.396 Jawad

person/km2 in 2006. Therefore with the current statistics Residential societies are highly View my complete profile
feasable in Lahore and Karachi.

2- Also there is growing fear that the combined effects of poverty, popula on growth,
social and economics inequality and wasteful consump on pa erns pose a serious
threat to the basic resources that future genera ons will need for their survival and
well being. Hence socieites with Values and advantages of economic saving,
environmentally sustainable, social jus ces and interac on among people are highly
Favourable and desired for the upbringing of the present society as well for its future.
3- Another Research Paper (Urbanization challenges in Pakistan – developing vision
2030 by Murtaza Haider P.H.D) states that there is an estimated backlog of six million
housing units in Pakistan. Inadequate housing, over crowding, poor indoor air quality,
lack of affordable land, and ad hoc treatment of informal settlements within urban areas
are some of the challenges facing urban Pakistan today. The urban development
authorities have systematically shifted public land to a privileged few by sanctioning
public land to land development schemes initiated by the military and other privileged
groups in the civilian setup. Land has thus become the primary instrument of wealth
creation in Pakistan. This process has created severe inequalities in urban centres. Low-
income communities have been shunned to largely undesirable parts of the cities.
A new housing and land policy is needed for urban centres in Pakistan. The primary goal
for such policy should be to address the systematic bias towards the low-income
households who have suffered at the hands of the urban development schemes. The
new housing and land policy should recognise the right to shelter for all and not just a
privileged few. A housing policy that gives equal treatment to the housing development
plans put forth by the community-based organisations is the need of the hour in urban
Pakistan. Surely Co-housing is the type of society giving all the advantages hence
reducing the economic disparity among the social classes.

Methadology
This proposed project would be determined using a collective of three methadologies i.e
case studies, comparitive and Design & Demonstration. A single case study from the

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present residential set-ups i.e. EcoVillage at Ithaca, NY, Tierra Nueva Cohousing in
Oceano, CA, Winslow Cohousing near Seattle, Sonora Cohousing in Tucson, AZ,
Sunward Cohousing near Ann Arbor, MI would be done. Secondly, the proposed co-
housing scheme would be compared with the previous co-housing schemes operating in
this world. Finally using the third methadological approach I would be incorporating latest
styles of architectecture and aspects of different architectural styles into the project and
designing a state of the art residential society based upon co housing, hence creating
and describing a new project also.

SYNOPSIS: Development of Intra- city

Railway Network

Proposed Topics
The Lahore Mass Transit project, planned in the 1990s but shelved last year, has been
given a new lease of life with an agreement signed between the Punjab government and
China during Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif’s visit to Beijing, Pakistan Today has learnt.
The project will provide fast transportation facilities to 0.6 million passengers per day.
The Lahore Mass Transit Project, earlier called LRMTS, will cost $1.7 billion and around
85 percent capital would be provided by China. Under the agreement, a 27km long
railway track will be laid from Gaju Matta on Ferozpur Road to Shahdra, of which seven
kilometers will be underground

Proposed Problem
The project is aimed to minimise congestion on public transport routes, provide a high-
level of service, speed, frequency and easy accessibility to reduce dependency on road
vehicles, facilitate safe and environmentally-sustainable transport.

But the question arises that with the current economic situation of Pakistan are we ready
to spend money without assesing, evaluating and exploring better solutions? Are we
ready to invest such huge amounts from an already reduced budget?

Methadology
In this project the methadologies involved would be evaluation & Exploratory
Methadology. Using evaluation methadologies I would be asssesing the effectiveness of
the design or policy chalked for this current project. It would be to ensure that the project
is the most cost-effeective design and is focusing on a large percentage of the masses
and traffic influx in the city. Secondly using the exploratory methadology staying within
the scope i.e cost-effective Rail trasit network I would be exploring avenues to provide
with better, energy efficient, sustainable and yet energy efficient Solutions for the current
scenario.

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