An Experience of Urban Transformation
in Multan-Pakistani Punjab
Adalberto Del Bo, Daniele F. Bignami, Francesco Bruno,
Maria Vittoria Cardinale and Stefano Perego
Abstract This publication concerns studies, programmes and designs for the project
Sustainable Social Economic and Environmental Revitalization in the historic core of
Multan City in Pakistani Punjab developed by several Politecnico di Milano Departments and Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, an institution that cooperates with
Politecnico di Milano in the research fields of architecture, engineering and industrial design. The activities are part of the Debt Swap Agreement signed in 2006
between the governments of Italy and Pakistan for development in the social sectors. Besides the extraordinarily valuable architecture of the Walled City of Multan
and its dense and hard-working population, there is a physical and environmental
condition that is extremely problematic and that may threaten the continuity of life
in the historic part of a city, well known for being among the world’s most ancient
settlements. The social and cultural interest and the academic challenge of a new
opportunity to deal with great traditions pushed the researchers to face the urgency
and delicacy of a very complex theme. After the analysis, the surveys and the proposals, the Politecnico group completed the first operational phase reorganizing one of
the main City Gate Place, building a new open pavilion and restoring a huge public
building and the Gate. The last activity, planned and not yet implemented, refers to
the Sarafa Bazaar Project, an integrated system for the urban arrangement through
infrastructures systems as sewerage, public lighting and shading, new paving and
conservation of historic building’s façades.
A. Del Bo (B)
Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering-ABC Department, Politecnico di
Milano, Milan, Italy
e-mail: adalberto.delbo@polimi.it
D. F. Bignami
Project Development Department, Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
F. Bruno
Milan, Italy
M. V. Cardinale · S. Perego
Milan, Italy
© The Author(s) 2020
S. Della Torre et al. (eds.), Regeneration of the Built Environment
from a Circular Economy Perspective, Research for Development,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33256-3_18
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in Multan-Pakistani Punjab
Adalberto Del Bo, Daniele F. Bignami, Francesco Bruno,
Maria Vittoria Cardinale and Stefano Perego
Abstract This publication concerns studies, programmes and designs for the project
Sustainable Social Economic and Environmental Revitalization in the historic core of
Multan City in Pakistani Punjab developed by several Politecnico di Milano Departments and Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, an institution that cooperates with
Politecnico di Milano in the research fields of architecture, engineering and industrial design. The activities are part of the Debt Swap Agreement signed in 2006
between the governments of Italy and Pakistan for development in the social sectors. Besides the extraordinarily valuable architecture of the Walled City of Multan
and its dense and hard-working population, there is a physical and environmental
condition that is extremely problematic and that may threaten the continuity of life
in the historic part of a city, well known for being among the world’s most ancient
settlements. The social and cultural interest and the academic challenge of a new
opportunity to deal with great traditions pushed the researchers to face the urgency
and delicacy of a very complex theme. After the analysis, the surveys and the proposals, the Politecnico group completed the first operational phase reorganizing one of
the main City Gate Place, building a new open pavilion and restoring a huge public
building and the Gate. The last activity, planned and not yet implemented, refers to
the Sarafa Bazaar Project, an integrated system for the urban arrangement through
infrastructures systems as sewerage, public lighting and shading, new paving and
conservation of historic building’s façades.
A. Del Bo (B)
Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering-ABC Department, Politecnico di
Milano, Milan, Italy
e-mail: adalberto.delbo@polimi.it
D. F. Bignami
Project Development Department, Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
F. Bruno
Milan, Italy
M. V. Cardinale · S. Perego
Milan, Italy
© The Author(s) 2020
S. Della Torre et al. (eds.), Regeneration of the Built Environment
from a Circular Economy Perspective, Research for Development,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33256-3_18
181