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MODEL TOWN LAHORE
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A living digital archive of Model Town Lahore, from 1921 to date [Currently under update]

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Model Town Research & History Series

The Model Town Master Plan Competition 1922–23 (Episode 12)
The Model Town Master Plan Competition 1922–23 (Episode 12)

By: Syed Shayan
Revelations by the Architect Who Earned a Doctorate on Model Town Lahore (Episode 11)
Revelations by the Architect Who Earned a Doctorate on Model Town Lahore (Episode 11)

By: Syed Shayan
Why the Government Registered the Model Town Land Nineteen Years After Receiving Its Price (Episode 10)
Why the Government Registered the Model Town Land Nineteen Years After Receiving Its Price (Episode 10)

By: Syed Shayan
When the British Governor Approved the Sale of Government Land for Model Town Lahore at Rs 400 per Acre (Fifty Rupees per Kanal) (Episode 9)
When the British Governor Approved the Sale of Government Land for Model Town Lahore at Rs 400 per Acre (Fifty Rupees per Kanal) (Episode 9)

By: Syed Shayan
When Governor Sir Edward Maclagan Was Recalled to Britain after Approving Government Land for a Local Housing Scheme in Lahore (Episode 8)
When Governor Sir Edward Maclagan Was Recalled to Britain after Approving Government Land for a Local Housing Scheme in Lahore (Episode 8)

By: Syed Shayan
Model Town Lahore A Modern Society Established within the Ancient Forest of Lahore (Episode 7)
Model Town Lahore A Modern Society Established within the Ancient Forest of Lahore (Episode 7)

By: Syed Shayan
In the Beginning Model Town Lahore Was Planned to Be Established across the Ravi near Shahdara (Episode 6)
In the Beginning Model Town Lahore Was Planned to Be Established across the Ravi near Shahdara (Episode 6)

By: Syed Shayan
Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)
Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

By: Syed Shayan

Research Articles

River Land (Part-2) <br> Rivers Set Their Own Boundaries Why Construction Is Forbidden on Three Critical Zones ? September 2, 2025
River Land (Part-2)
Rivers Set Their Own Boundaries Why Construction Is Forbidden on Three Critical Zones ?

By: Syed Shayan
River Land Part 1 <br> What Future Awaits Housing Schemes Built on Lahore’s Riverbed and Floodplain? September 2, 2025
River Land Part 1
What Future Awaits Housing Schemes Built on Lahore’s Riverbed and Floodplain?

By: Syed Shayan