Lahore, a victim of rapid urbanization & sprawl, has its infrastructure development led to a situation where the city-scape is very stressful. A city that once was called the city of Gardens as we see now is more like a city of cars and traffic. Our physical and mental health is highly influenced by our surroundings. To minimize the negative impacts of built environment, we need a positive city-transformation  because “when we change our environment, the environment changes us!” As part of  Global Conscious Cities Festival,  Conscious Lahore aims to create a rich dialogue between experts from diverse disciplines such as architects, designers, planners, transport experts and policy makers etc. under the theme“Human- Kind Lahore”We look forward to create detailed discussion on :

• Transforming Lahore into a city that is human-kind in a way that it provides a healthy, liveable and pleasurable experience to its people.
• Working on an integrated approach, in which mental health impacts of specific design are taken into account.
• Introducing design strategies aiming to create solutions that eliminate the effects of urban problems.
• Saving and shaping the city’s existing and future urban form.

The focus is to create a knowledge exchange on achieving this transformation through working in the following key areas:▪ Urban Mobility▪ Public Spaces/Place-making▪ Public SafetyEvent Moderator: Amna Azeem (Fellow CCD)