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Project proposals described here relate to the area of the Haram Gate, one of the main entrances to the Walled City, and a stretch of the Sarafa Bazaar in which there are significant handicraft activities. Both projects are part of an integrated program of interventions in those areas that relate to the underground infrastructures, conservative restoration and new construction buildings.
The proposals tends to a continuity with the Punjabi architecture tradition. The elements present in this tradition are an expression of a figurative and formal corpus but also are demonstratives of a close relationship with the climate, an inseparable aspect from architecture.
As well as the main rest places and transit are covered by large canvases for protection from the sun, even in the both proposals for Haram Gate Pavilion and for the Sarafa Bazaar Canvases Mobile System, the solar control take on a constitutive role.
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Ibidem, said Micara: “Speaking of the Islamic civilization will mean talk about Islam builder and its buildings, their composition according to certain ways constants or their simple approach or, at times, their contrast to determine the character and quality of urban space in Islamic cities” (T.d.A.), p. 6.
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Fusaro writes, “In addition to permanent coverage, mobile or stationary, which are, in streets and squares, in Islamic cities are in use today canvases removable multicolored squares to protect open spaces for temporary uses related to festivals or special occasions. In Ahmedabad whole squares are covered with canvases supported by slender wooden poles during public holidays. In Cairo, for weddings and other private parties, is mounted a large canvas for the reception hall in the shape of a parallelepiped, made up of multicolored carpets supported by a structure of wooden poles, easily removable and transportable, is an extension of the temporary home on the road it offers, those who do not have their own, a mobile environment, to rent full furniture, and appropriate to the size and decor of the reception of numerous relatives and guests. The temporary occupation of the road district is consistent with the quality of semi-public space of this road” (T.d.A), pp. 74–75.
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Perego, S. (2014). Two Design Proposal For Haram Gate and Sarafa Bazaar. In: Del Bo, A., Bignami, D. (eds) Sustainable Social, Economic and Environmental Revitalization in Multan City. Research for Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02117-1_14
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