Junaid Ahmed Khan is a Consultant at Manāra Policy & Practice, contributing to the organization’s work on Cities, Spaces & Society. His work focuses on how urban form, environmental systems, and spatial decision-making shape sustainability, equity, and resilience in rapidly urbanizing contexts. Trained as an architect and computational designer, Junaid brings integrated experience across architectural practice, environmental performance analysis, and applied teaching. He holds a Master’s degree in Advanced Architecture from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Barcelona, where his work emphasized data-driven design, environmental systems, and climate-responsive spatial strategies. His professional work spans building-scale sustainability and environmental analysis, enabling him to translate technical performance metrics into spatial and policy-relevant insights. Through his work across environmental performance consultancy, architectural practice, and academia, Junaid has developed a practice rooted in energy efficiency, environmental systems, and computational analysis. He is a co-founder of Loop Studio, where he works on environmental performance of buildings and sustainability strategies, and leads J+ Studio, where sustainable architecture and computational workflows are embedded across design processes. He also serves as an Assistant Professor of Practice at the NUST School of Art, Design & Architecture, teaching advanced computation and environmental analysis tools alongside sustainable building methodologies. At Manāra, Junaid draws on this combined practice to advise on cities and systems, with a particular focus on climate adaptation, environmental governance, and the spatial dimensions of inequality. His work supports Manāra’s efforts to connect built environment expertise with policy questions around how cities allocate resources, manage environmental risk, and design spatial frameworks that strengthen resilience for communities most affected by climate stress.