Centre for Community Development

Abstract

Thei southerni parti ofi Lahorei hasi beeni thei hosti ofi peoplei fromi manyi diversei backgroundi andi cultures.i Withi alli thisi dispositioni ofi culturesi andi interlinkingi thei traditionsi andi ritualsi ofi manyi ethnicitiesi andi backgroundsi iti hasi becomei ai metropolisi withi nexti toi noi collectivei culturali identity.i Thisi parti ofi Lahorei isi mostlyi comprisedi ofi differenti housingi societiesi thati arei madei oni Americani models.i Thei societiesi thati arei designedi oni ai particulari gridi withi somei ofi thei needsi likei school’si hospitali andi alli thei basici needsi arei providedi toi balancei thei sociali lifei isi calledi Americani model.i Thisi modeli isi successfuli ini thei societiesi wherei therei isi somei sorti ofi ai hubi wherei peoplei cani comei together,i ini Lahorei however,i therei isi ai lagi ofi culturali exchangei ini thati part.i Thisi isi becausei ofi thei facti thati thei culturali mobilityi ofi thei cityi hasi noti beeni allowedi toi evolvei ati thei samei pacei asi thei cityi andi therei isi ai hugei gapi betweeni thisi culturali functionalityi andi sociali infrastructure.i Thisi projecti isi ani attempti toi mitigatei thisi gapi byi providingi ani interculturali communityi centeri wherei peoplei fromi alli stratai ofi societyi cani comei togetheri andi exchangei theiri thoughts,i values,i andi ini somei casesi resourcesi toi helpi eachi otheri movei forwardi asi ai unifiedi society.