Keywords
Collegiate design
Architectural heritage
Campus planning
Traditional architecture
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Abstract
Through a study of Leslie-Jones House, one of the historic boarding houses at Aitchison College in Lahore, this essay examines the relationship between architecture, campus planning, and institutional identity. Referring to measured drawings, site observation, and historical research, it argues that the college’s character emerges not just from individual buildings but from continuity in architectural language, campus landscape, and social spaces. It reflects on the role of traditional architecture in contemporary campus development and considers how future interventions might build upon Aitchison’s inherited character while accommodating changing needs.
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