Fatima Zahra is a multidisciplinary creative professional with a diverse background in architecture, education, photography, and art. A graduate of Beaconhouse National University’s Razia Hassan School of Architecture, she brings over a decade of engagement with design, pedagogy, and visual expression to her current role as a Lecturer at BNU. Her academic interests intersect architectural theory, critical pedagogy, and visual culture, informing her teaching in architectural design studios and theoretical courses such as Histories, Theories, and Criticism of Architecture, Structure and Form, and Drawing & Communicating Architecture. She has also served as Media Head at RHSA, curating content, documenting student work, and managing visual communications.
Her professional journey includes experiences with renowned architectural practices, such as Nayyar Ali Dada & Associates and Rashid Rana Studio, along with contributions to graphic design education at LUMS. Fatima’s undergraduate thesis, advised by Dr. Gulzar Haider, exemplifies her critical engagement with architectural memory and urban identity—reimagining a mosque as a cultural and civic anchor in Lahore’s historical urban fabric. A team member in award-winning initiatives like the Ark-Shack-a-thon (NCSU & Habitat for Humanity, USA), she has consistently participated in innovative construction and community-based design projects. Her work spans commercial, residential, and institutional design, always grounded in contextual sensitivity and a deep appreciation for material and spatial storytelling.
As an artist, Fatima has exhibited her work in major group shows such as Reframe the Print, Embracing Paradoxes, and Emerging Talent, reflecting a keen interest in materiality, memory, and paradoxes of the everyday. Her photographic and digital print artworks have been collected by Ambiance Hotels and presented in national and international art platforms. She has contributed academic writing to the AMPS journal, including essays on transformative pedagogy and digital art as a tool for architectural teaching. Passionate about interdisciplinary learning, Fatima Zahra continues to bridge design education and artistic practice, fostering reflective, critical, and socially responsible architectural thinking.
