Leadership

DEPARTMENT HEAD

Jan 2015 to Jun 2019
Department of Architecture
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture

Responsible for (a) building a team of driven and daring early-career faculty members; (b) challenging rigid demands of regulatory and accreditation bodies; (c) revisiting a number of administrative and academic policies; (d) restructuring the curriculum keeping local, regional, and larger geographical challenges at the core of the agenda; and (e) reorienting pedagogical approaches towards creating more critical and creative learning environments.

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COFOUNDER

Architectural Design Research Lab
Department of Architecture
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture

Co-created a collaborative, multidisciplinary design and research platform (a) focused on challenging power structures and economic interests that use architecture and urban design as tools of oppression and capital, and (b) dedicated to creating spaces of social and environmental justice.

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CURATOR

The Fold
National Pavilion of Pakistan
Venice Biennale of Architecture 2018

Responsible for (a) leading a team of designers; (b) participating in research and conceptualization processes; (c) participating in schematic and detailed design processes; (d) participating in installation and de-installation processes; and (e) coordinating with and between relevant authorities, organizers, and supporters based in Venice, Amsterdam, Dubai, and Karachi.