OCCO

This lecture explores how regional traditions, cultural habits, and vernacular practices can inform contemporary architecture, enabling buildings and urban interventions to perform more effectively in today’s context. Focusing on Lahore as a spatial and social web, the session highlights how traditional approaches to climate, spatial planning, and urban form can be reinterpreted to address the challenges of the 21st century. Through examples at the scale of the city, participants will examine how historical legacies from Mughal planning to colonial interventions, shape today’s urban experience and how they can inspire strategies for renewal. Special attention will be given to the Walled City of Lahore and Mall Road, analyzing their urban grain, climate-responsive strategies, and ongoing revitalization projects. The lecture positions these case studies as frameworks for understanding how heritage and tradition can contribute to contemporary urban resilience and livability.
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