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Sheba Akhtar was born and raised in Karachi, where she was educated at St. Josephs Convent High School and the Karachi Grammar School. In 1984, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College in the United States, 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. Ms. Akhtar has practised as an architect in the United States, England, Scotland and Jordan, where her work has included the design of institutional, commercial and residential buildings and projects, as well as the restoration of ancient monuments. She returned to Pakistan in 1993, since which time she has practised in Karachi. Ms. Akhtar is Associate Professor of Architecture at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in Karachi where she has taught the History of Architecture, Theories of Architecture and Architecture Design since 1994. She lectures and writes on architecture and on architectural education and practice. In February 2010 she published her first book, an illustrated monograph on the architectural and artistic work of pioneer Pakistani architect M.A.Ahed. She is currently working on her second book, pertaining to the history of art and architecture. Sheba Akhtar lives in Karachi with her husband and daughter.