Bisma Ahmad is an urban practitioner based in Lahore, interested in researching the spatial and curatorial potential of cities. She is the founder of RAH, an organisation that works across urbanism, arts and culture to develop creative and collaborative approaches to city-making. Her practice focuses on understanding Lahore as a complex and layered set of spaces and proposes interventions in the public realm for the betterment of community and the environment.
Dec 09, 2025
A couple of weeks ago, Lahoris woke up to disturbing news — Nasir Bagh was being turned into a (underground) parking plaza. Protests erupted and confusion, naturally, reigned supreme. Urban design practitioner Bisma Ahmad recounts her experience of witnessing the ‘development’ and subsequent assessment of the Lahore Authority for Heritage Revival’s (LAHR) latest project.