Farhat Afzal is an architect, working as an editor and writer in the field of architecture. She coordinates the academic program at Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements, where she is also the editor of its annual publication, Vas. She likes to engage in discussions involving colonialism and post colonial architecture in South Asia, and present her views through expository writings, which have been published in The Daily Star and New Age in Bangladesh. In her spare time, she enjoys photographing old buildings, documenting her reading habits on Instagram and blogging.