Mukhtar Husain,
the author, has been practicing architecture in Pakistan since 1973. He was Chief Architect of the Jinnah Terminal complex at Karachi Airport from its concept stage in 1985 upto its completion in 1992. He was later the Executive Director at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi. He has also been associated with the Aga Khan Award for Architecture as a Technical Reviewer for two cycles. In 1997, he set up FNMH Architecture, his own architectural practice in Karachi, and has been involved with a variety of projects within Pakistan and abroad.

Besides his involvement with building and planning projects, he has been teaching and writing for over thirty years. His writing and work has been frequently published in local and foreign professional journals, magazines, and newspapers, and he is frequently sought after as a commentator on architecture in Pakistan for television as well as the print media. He spent almost five years working on this book, personally visiting houses throughout the country, and meeting the architects featured.

Mukhtar Husain received a Bachelor's degree in architecture from the Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey) in 1971, and a Master's degree in 1972. He also holds a Certificate in Housing in Islamic Cultures from Harvard / MIT.

Rumana Husain, the designer, is the author and / or illustrator of over 40 books for children. She is also the Senior Editor of Nukta Art, Pakistan's only visual arts journal, and is the Head of Activism and Outreach for the Human Rights Education Program (HREP) / Children's Peace Museum.

Rumana frequently writes on visual and performing arts, particularly for Dawn. She is also the co-founder of The Book Group, a publishing company for children's books. She was previously the head of the middle school at a leading private school in Karachi. As an educator, she introduced cutting-edge curriculum and pedagogical innovations that have been emulated widely.

Rumana Husain trained as a graphic designer, and is a graduate of the Central Institute of Arts and Crafts. She also studied television production and direction at the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology.