Post-Graduate Faculty and Research Interests

The Department of Architecture has a highly qualified faculty dedicated to post-graduate studies, offering expertise in diverse areas of architectural research. In addition to the regular faculty, DoA also invites several prominent architects, scholars, and other professionals from the field as visiting teachers, jurors, and examiners. Details on the current post-graduate faculty and their research interests are given below.

Dr. Munazzah Akhtar (Chairperson, Architecture)

  • Architecture & Art of Islam
  • South Asian Visual Culture
  • British Colonial Architecture
  • Cross-Cultural Issues in Architecture

Dr. Malik Usman Mehmood Awan (Assistant Professor)

  • Sustainable Architecture
  • Energy Efficient Architecture
  • Efficient Building Services
  • Environmental and Low Carbon Building Designing

Dr. Maryam Siddiq (Assistant Professor)

  • Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Design
  • Social Sustainability and Identity
  • Research Methods

Dr. Sarah Javed Shah (Assistant Professor)

  • Interior Urbanism
  • Design-Driven Research
  • Intercultural Design
  • Design Process for Urban Transformation
  • Feminist Spatial Practice

Dr. Mamuna Iqbal (Assistant Professor)

  • Architectural Pedagogy
  • Social side of Architecture

Dr. Fatima Javeed (Assistant Professor)

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Coding

Prof. Dr. Neelum Naz (Emeritus Professor)

  • Architectural History and Theory
  • Design Theories
The department is working to establish an E-Library and Centre for Architecture in Pakistan, which will focus on studying the past, present, and future trends for the development of the built environment in Pakistan.