Raasmia Minal Haque is both an architect and footwear designer based in Karachi, Pakistan. Haque has been formally trained in her disciplines at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, at Polimoda in Florence, Italy, and at the University of Arts London.
In 2020, Haque founded her architectural firm, Lakeer, through which she has led the design and execution of large-scale residential and commercial projects. Her practice is rooted in a thoughtful exploration of space, form, and function—balancing conceptual rigor with material sensitivity.
Driven by a persistent curiosity for new forms of creative expression, Haque launched TheSideProject, a small label of handcrafted footwear. Designed by her and produced in Karachi, the label reflects her architectural sensibilities translated into minimal, wearable design.
Haque’s artistic practice combines architecture, design and critique. Through her research on traditionally gendered spaces and objects, she creates unique artefacts which have been displayed both on Pakistani and International gallery platforms.
