Wajiha Siddiqui Mehdi is a Architecture Program Head at the Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi, and a co-founder of WM Creative Studio-Re-lab, a research platform exploring architecture through social, environmental, and educational discourses. With over a decade of experience leading architecture thesis studios and contributing to both local and international design education, her work spans archival research to disaster-resilient design. Highlights of this practice include Erasmus+ mentorship for the “Re-use of Modernist Buildings” workshop in Germany and the Darul Qiyam – Flood Resilient Habitat initiative. Her research centers on place-making and social sustainability in architecture. She holds an MS in Project Management from Bahria University, Karachi, where her thesis on sustainability risk factors in architectural design was published in the MAJ Special Issue and presented at the UIA International Forum 2024 in Kuala Lumpur. She is the recipient of the IAP faculty excellence award & IAP – Mehdi Ali Mirza Award for Academic Excellence. As part of WM Re-lab, her collaborative work has been recognized internationally—featured in the UIA Guidebook 2030, selected as a finalist for the Global Challenge Architecture in Development, awarded the Ar. Barry Will Project Grant (ARCASIA 2023), Ammodo Architecture Award, and received a Highly Commended mention at the World Urban Forum by UN-Habitat, UIA 2030 Award.