| IDENTIFYING, QUANTIFYING AND CLASSIFYING URBAN VOIDS OF ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN |
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Rabbia Tanveer Article DOI: www.doi.org/10.53700/jrap3522025_4 ABSTRACT Islamabad, unlike other renowned cities such as Brasilia, Florence, Santa Fe, Venice, New York, and Istanbul, lacks distinctive architectural drama, cultural preservation, sensory stimulation, splendor, vibrancy, and visual extravagance. Since its inception, Islamabad has often been described as a 'dead city',. This is a perception that is heightened by the excessiveness of voids in the city. A void is an empty, abandoned, threatening space that is desolated by its very structural properties. However, it can be viewed as a new form of asset to a community, one in which it generates value and opportunities of its own for reinvestment and reconfiguration in light of contemporary lines of social, economic, and environmental desires. They may exist to support ecosystem services, especially to optimize benefits and enhance them for indigenous groups. It is necessary to restore urban voids, perceiving them as "spaces of potentiality". This will be accomplished by calculating their quantity and understanding their source of development. In this context, the study uses a descriptive research method, as well as observational and survey data, and finds that there are a total of 282 spacious remaining urban voids spanning 158,971,182 sqft, which constitute 23.15% of the city's territory. This will provide a valuable contribution to revitalizing the city's cultural heritage and social life. Keywords: Urban void, vacant lots, terrain vagues, Islamabad.
Volume 35 Issue 2 |
ISSN (P) 1728-7715 - ISSN (E) 2519-5050 Issue DOI: www.doi.org/10.53700/jrap3522025 |
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