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A. Del Bo et al.
Keywords City revitalization · Architecture · Conservation · Cross-cultural
cooperation · Walled city
1 Introduction
The project “Sustainable, Social, Economic and Environmental Revitalization in the
Historic Core of Multan City” is aimed at promoting socio-economic improvement
and protection of historical and environmental heritage in the ancient Walled City of
Multan in Pakistan.
The project, developed by Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, in cooperation with
several departments of the Politecnico di Milano
1 and in collaboration of few other
research institutions,
2 is funded through the debt swap agreement between the Italian
Government and the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (PIDSA) and
is supported by the Italian Embassy of Islamabad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation of Italy, Italian Development Cooperation, and Pakistan
Ministry of Finance, through its Economical Affair Division, and routed by the
Ministry of Housing & Works, during first phase, and by Local Government &
Community Development Department—Government of Punjab (LG & CD), for the
implementation of the second phase of the project.
Multan is one of the oldest cities in the Asian subcontinent, rich in history and
culture, dating back at list 2000 years, but probably founded near 5000 BC and part
of Indus Valley Civilization period (Cuneo 1986; Nabi 1983; Page 2008; Raza 1988;
Sen 1988). It is located in the Southern Punjab Province in centre of Pakistan. The
city is situated at the intersection of major roads linking the North and South of
1 Polimi Departments: ABC (Architecture, built environment and construction engineering); ex
BEST (Built environment science & technology); DASTU (Architecture and urban studies); ex
DIAP (Architecture and planning); DICA (Environmental and Civil Engineering); ex DPA (Architectural Design); INDACO (Industrial design arts and communication).
Polimi Workgroup: Christian Amigoni, Francesco Augelli, Daniele Beacco, Irene Bengo,
Eleonora Bersani, Daniele F. Bignami, Daniele Bocchiola, Matteo Bogana, Paolo Bonasoni, Maurizio Boriani, Francesco Bruno, Barbara Calvi, Samuele Camolese, Gabriele Candiani, Maria Vittoria
Cardinale, Nelly Cattaneo, Daniele Cerizza, Emanuela Colombo, Gabriele Confortola, Alessandro
Conti, Giovanni Maria Conti, Paolo Cristofanelli, Giorgio Dalla Via, Enrico De Angelis, Adalberto
Del Bo, Elena Dell’Oro, Claudio Di Benedetto, Vincenzo Donato, Dario Guerini Matteo Fiori,
Lidia Fiorini, Maria Romana Francolino, Federico Frassy, Rossana Gabaglio, Giuseppe Galloni,
Andrea Garzulino, Eugenio Gatti, Mariacristina Giambruno, Marco Gianinetto, Franco Guzzetti,
Marco Introini, Ermes Invernizzi, Monica Lancini, Luca Listo, Michele Locatelli, Lorenzo Maffioli, Pieralberto Maianti, Andrea Mainini, Umair Malik, Carlo Manfredi, Andrea Marchesi, Roberta
Mastropirro, Maria Teresa Melis„ Rasha Mozil, Vassilis Mpampatsikos, Giorgio Pansa, Riccardo
Paolini, Stefano Perego, Davide Pini, Sonia Pistidda, Tiziana Poli, Renato Pugno, Letizia Ronchi,
Renzo Rosso, Francesco Rota Nodari, Marco Rusmini, Andrea Soncini, Matteo Tasinato, Alessandra Terenzi, Grazia Tucci, Giorgio Valè, Paolo Vercesi, Gian Pietro Verza, Elisa Vuillermoz, Anna
Sara Zanolla.
Scientific Director—Adalberto Del Bo; Project Manager—Daniele F. Bignami; Project Director
phase I—Juan Xabier Monjas; Project Director phase II—Francesco Bruno.
2 Ev-K2-CNR Committee and the University of Florence.
A. Del Bo et al.
Keywords City revitalization · Architecture · Conservation · Cross-cultural
cooperation · Walled city
1 Introduction
The project “Sustainable, Social, Economic and Environmental Revitalization in the
Historic Core of Multan City” is aimed at promoting socio-economic improvement
and protection of historical and environmental heritage in the ancient Walled City of
Multan in Pakistan.
The project, developed by Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, in cooperation with
several departments of the Politecnico di Milano
1 and in collaboration of few other
research institutions,
2 is funded through the debt swap agreement between the Italian
Government and the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (PIDSA) and
is supported by the Italian Embassy of Islamabad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation of Italy, Italian Development Cooperation, and Pakistan
Ministry of Finance, through its Economical Affair Division, and routed by the
Ministry of Housing & Works, during first phase, and by Local Government &
Community Development Department—Government of Punjab (LG & CD), for the
implementation of the second phase of the project.
Multan is one of the oldest cities in the Asian subcontinent, rich in history and
culture, dating back at list 2000 years, but probably founded near 5000 BC and part
of Indus Valley Civilization period (Cuneo 1986; Nabi 1983; Page 2008; Raza 1988;
Sen 1988). It is located in the Southern Punjab Province in centre of Pakistan. The
city is situated at the intersection of major roads linking the North and South of
1 Polimi Departments: ABC (Architecture, built environment and construction engineering); ex
BEST (Built environment science & technology); DASTU (Architecture and urban studies); ex
DIAP (Architecture and planning); DICA (Environmental and Civil Engineering); ex DPA (Architectural Design); INDACO (Industrial design arts and communication).
Polimi Workgroup: Christian Amigoni, Francesco Augelli, Daniele Beacco, Irene Bengo,
Eleonora Bersani, Daniele F. Bignami, Daniele Bocchiola, Matteo Bogana, Paolo Bonasoni, Maurizio Boriani, Francesco Bruno, Barbara Calvi, Samuele Camolese, Gabriele Candiani, Maria Vittoria
Cardinale, Nelly Cattaneo, Daniele Cerizza, Emanuela Colombo, Gabriele Confortola, Alessandro
Conti, Giovanni Maria Conti, Paolo Cristofanelli, Giorgio Dalla Via, Enrico De Angelis, Adalberto
Del Bo, Elena Dell’Oro, Claudio Di Benedetto, Vincenzo Donato, Dario Guerini Matteo Fiori,
Lidia Fiorini, Maria Romana Francolino, Federico Frassy, Rossana Gabaglio, Giuseppe Galloni,
Andrea Garzulino, Eugenio Gatti, Mariacristina Giambruno, Marco Gianinetto, Franco Guzzetti,
Marco Introini, Ermes Invernizzi, Monica Lancini, Luca Listo, Michele Locatelli, Lorenzo Maffioli, Pieralberto Maianti, Andrea Mainini, Umair Malik, Carlo Manfredi, Andrea Marchesi, Roberta
Mastropirro, Maria Teresa Melis„ Rasha Mozil, Vassilis Mpampatsikos, Giorgio Pansa, Riccardo
Paolini, Stefano Perego, Davide Pini, Sonia Pistidda, Tiziana Poli, Renato Pugno, Letizia Ronchi,
Renzo Rosso, Francesco Rota Nodari, Marco Rusmini, Andrea Soncini, Matteo Tasinato, Alessandra Terenzi, Grazia Tucci, Giorgio Valè, Paolo Vercesi, Gian Pietro Verza, Elisa Vuillermoz, Anna
Sara Zanolla.
Scientific Director—Adalberto Del Bo; Project Manager—Daniele F. Bignami; Project Director
phase I—Juan Xabier Monjas; Project Director phase II—Francesco Bruno.
2 Ev-K2-CNR Committee and the University of Florence.