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Born and raised in Karachi, Sheba Akhtar received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College in the United States in 1984, followed by a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1987 and registration with the Architects Registration Board of the United Kingdom in 1991. Has practised as an architect in the US, England, Scotland and Jordan, where her work includes the design of institutional, commercial and residential buildings and projects as well as the restoration of ancient monuments. She has been practising in Karachi since 1993 and teaching the History of Architecture, Theories of Architecture and Architecture Design at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture since 1994. She lectures and writes on architecture and on architectural education and practice.