Ramisa Shafqat is an Architect by profession. She received her undergraduate degree from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan with the Campus Gold Medal and Institute Gold Medal. She is also a recipient of the Mehdi Ali Mirza Award from the Institute of Architect, Pakistan for academic excellence. Ramisa pursued her postgraduate program, an M.A. in International Planning and Sustainable Development from the University of Westminster, United Kingdom, on a fully-funded scholarship. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the humanities in the field of Urban Sustainability from Curtin University Sustainable Policy (CUSP) Institute on the topic of “Preserving cultural heritage in informal settlements through placemaking: The case of Islamabad, Pakistan”.