Master Plan 12

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S AB IR A YU B RA BB AN I

M O HA M MA D H A ID ER H A R OO N

Master Plan of Islamabad


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Introduction

y Master plan Of Islamabad

y 1960 . Field Marshall Ayub Khans Vision.

y Made by Greek Architect Dr Constantinos A Doxidis


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History - ReasonsWhyIslamabad not Karachi ?

y Traditionally, development in Pakistan was focused on thecolonial centre of Karachi, and President M.Ayub Khan wanted itto be equally distributed.

y Moreover, Karachi was located at one end of the country, making

it vulnerable to attacks from the Arabian Sea. A capital whichwas easily accessible from all parts of the country was needed.

y Increasing refugees.

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Existing Buildings were not in large number needed for a capital.

y The newly selected location of Islamabad was closer to armyheadquarters in Rawalpindi


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How Project got approved?

y Feb 1959 , Then President Field Marshal Ayub Khan made a specialcommission for new capital.

y Dr Constantinos A Doxidis was made special advisor for thecommission.

y July 1959 , Yahya Khan Requested Dr Doxiadis to make a report inorder to facilitate the task.

y Aug 1959, Dr Doxiadis visited the site of the capital and, as a result, the

report "Impressions from the site The necessary data" was issued.

y In Sep 1959 , Doxiadis Associates were appointed as consultant to Thefederal Capital Commission


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How Project got approved?

y Feb 24th 1960 Islamabad ( The City Of Islam ) was approved by thecabinet and President.

y May 1960 The preliminary city master plan was approved by cabinet

and President


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Original master plan of Islamabad 1960 Critical Appraisal

y Future expansion overlooked in terms of infrastructure development.

y Security Problem.

y No strict regulations on Green Belts.

y Lack of Public Transport facilities.

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Development of industrial infrastructure adjacent to Islamabad hasbeen overlooked.


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Amendments made in OriginalMaster plan

y 1964The location of Quaid-i-Azam University was shifted from theNational Park area southeast of Rawal Lake to northeast of DiplomaticEnclave. Sector E-11 was to be developed for low-income private andgovernment housing. But CDA was stopped from acquiring the area inconsideration of the location of Golra shrine there.

y 1969 Extension of commercial area and the alignment of its Central

Business District along Jinnah Avenue, known as Blue Area, up to F-10 wasallowed. Sector F-9, which was originally designated as residential area,was converted into the Fatima Jinnah Park. The rural periphery ofIslamabad along Kahuta Road was turned into an industrial triangle formedium scale industries.

y 1970s The federal government converted the whole E-10 sector, half ofwhich had to be preserved as green area, into a residential area, relocating

the armys General Headquarters (GHQ) there. Sectors E-8, E-9 and E-10,originally meant for public and government residential facilities, weredesignated for the armed forces residential-cum official facilities. PakistanInstitute of Medical Sciences (Pims), originally proposed close to the NationalInstitute ofHealth (NIH) near Chak Shahzad, was shifted to its present location inSector G-8/3


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Amendments made in OriginalMaster plan

Half theH-sectors was designated as green belt and the other half for specialinstitutions. But, the upper half ofH-8 was given to different institutions, H-9converted into orchard, H-10 andH-12 given to private educational institutes.Originally, the Exhibition Area, including the present Lok Versa, was part of theNational Park Area near village Tarlai Kalan. But they were shifted to theirpresent locations south of Shakarparian Park.

y 1980s-Gen ZiaulHaq approved the setting up of the Fecto cement plant in theMargallaHills National Park area in violation of the master plan. Sector I-8,designated as Transportation Centre, was converted into a residential sector.QAUs original site was allocated to Zoo-cum-Botanical Garden.

y 1990s -Half of the I-14, I-15 and I-16 sectors were originally planned forindustrial units and the other half for housing their workers, but the entirethree sectors were converted into residential areas. Land where the ConventionCentre and Serena Hotel stand today was designated in the master plan asgreen area and right of way of the Kashmir Highway. Zones-II and V, whichwere part of the Islamabad rural periphery, were given to developing newresidential, institutional and industrial series 17 was identified and housing wasallowed in Zone-V.


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Changes In Circulation Pattern

y The Zero Point Interchange

y Jinnah-Faisal avenue interchange

y The 7thAvenue

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The 9th

Avenue


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Changes In Circulation Pattern


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City Structure, direction and axis of futuregrowth

y Mixture of Sectoral and Multi Nuclei model.

y CBD is Blue Area.

y CDA is the authority who looks after Islamabad .

y City is divided into 5 zones.

y Expanding towards GT road (Lahore) and Golra (Kashmir highway).


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Five Zones of Master Plan of Islamabad


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THESIS

Planned cities provide betterinfrastructure and services to residents


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THESIS

y Planned cities as Complete cities

y Rationally designed with a certain image of the citys future in mind

y Perfect equilibrium of infrastructure, housing, services and a social-economic and cultural identity.


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PROOF

y Comparative analysis of a planned and an unplanned city :

Planned cities are wholly conceived from the outset, with anorganized development plan

The unplanned city can be called the organic city; the city thatemerges spontaneously to fulfill peoples need for sheltering andspaces of trade and production. This is not a romantic notion.


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PROOF: Comparative Analysis

A planned city is often more aesthetically pleasing, following anarchitectural plan that results in orderly development,neighborhoods that age better over time and property that continues

to command high value.

Planned cities typically develop around a pre-determined thresholdpopulation level .

Unplanned or organic cities grow spontaneously and evolved overgenerations it is often culturally dynamic and vibrant.


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y In the unplanned settlements, usually people fill the streets, housingremains dense, and the community constantly gathers in the various

small-scale public spaces.

y In planned cities the situation is very different: Fences surroundindividual homes, vibrant public spaces are non-existent, and themotorized vehicle is given more priority. Life here becomes privatized

and focuses on the individual, as opposed to the community.


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Facilitiesin Islamabad Citybeing fairlyPlanned

y Islamabad seems to be a great city to live in: Minimaltraffic, scenic views, quiet lush green neighborhoods,decent weather, some nice restaurants and a generallyslow-paced but peaceful vibe. Beautiful, wide roads andnew avenues cropping up have reduced travel times evenfurther.


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Islamabad At Glance.


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CONCLUSION

y Planners often look at unplanned settlements as mistakes. Withoutmodern building ordinances, no drainage or sanitation infrastructure,and no zoning principles, it is obvious that these communities werebuilt by the poor, and for the poor.

y Fascinatingly, in unplanned settlements, or those often viewed asforgotten by modern planning principles, communities come to life -despite the lack of modern infrastructure, these settlements maintainstrong social cohesion because they are designed for face-to-faceinteraction.

y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAvwUhup618

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