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Foundation of Luanda, the City and Capital of Angola
Foundation of Luanda, the City and Capital of Angola

25 January 1575 marks the formal foundation of Luanda on the western coast of Africa by the Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator Paulo Dias de Novais. The settlement was originally named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, a designation that was later shortened to Luanda. At the time of its establishment in 1575, Luanda was a small col...

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United States enters a new phase in national housing policy as President Herbert Hoover inaugurates the Home Building Conference
United States enters a new phase in national housing policy as President Herbert Hoover inaugurates the Home Building Conference

Amid the continuing economic crisis, President Herbert Hoover inaugurated the White House Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership today in Washington. The nationwide conference brought together more than three thousand specialists in construction, housing finance, urban planning and land law. The opening session emphasised that although the ...

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A City Reborn Through Flames and Innovation
A City Reborn Through Flames and Innovation

On October 8 1871 a catastrophic fire broke out in Chicago Illinois destroying over 17 000 buildings across 3.3 square miles and leaving 100 000 people homeless. Fueled by wooden construction strong winds and months of drought the flames raged for two days and claimed more than 300 lives. The financial losses exceeded 200 million dollars making it ...

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Berlin Rebuilds Housing Sector Following the Fall of the Wall A New Urban Beginning
Berlin Rebuilds Housing Sector Following the Fall of the Wall A New Urban Beginning

On November 9, 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall triggered one of the most transformative urban renewal movements in modern Europe. East Berlin’s neglected housing blocks, relics of socialist planning, were rapidly integrated into a unified national redevelopment agenda. The German government launched a multi-billion-mark program to restore apart...

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Following the Partition of India, the Government of West Bengal initiated official land and property surveys in affected regions to reorganise ownership and resettlement.
Following the Partition of India, the Government of West Bengal initiated official land and property surveys in affected regions to reorganise ownership and resettlement.

In 1947, the partition of the subcontinent divided Bengal into two parts, West Bengal and East Bengal, later known as East Pakistan. The system of land ownership had been severely disrupted. Large scale migration left millions of acres of land without resident owners, as many had crossed the newly drawn borders. These abandoned properties quickl...

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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)

The acquisition of land for the Model Town Society was one of the most remarkable and spirited chapters in its early history. Dewan Khem Chand and his...

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Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

Between 1921 and 1924, the land for Model Town Lahore was acquired in successive phases. The process began in 1921, shortly after the establishment of...

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