Hafsa Adan is a curator working at the intersection of architecture, public programming, and cultural practice. Her work focuses on how curatorial frameworks can expand access to the built environment, engaging diverse audiences and repositioning architecture as a shared civic and cultural resource. From 2023 to 2025, she served as Curator at Open City Architecture, where she shaped the direction of the Open House Festival, developing curatorial criteria and collaborating with borough partners and guest curators to embed civic and social aims into the programme. Her work emphasized inclusive participation, contributing to the expansion of initiatives such as the City Curators Programme, which supported emerging practitioners through mentorship, training, and paid professional pathways. Her broader practice spans exhibitions, public programmes, and independent projects that explore identity, representation, and decolonial approaches to architecture and design. She has co-curated and produced projects including Houses of Wisdom and At the Feet of Our Mothers, as well as contributing to initiatives such as the V&A Friday Late programme, engaging performance, film, and installation as tools for cultural expression and dialogue. Alongside her curatorial work, she has developed partnerships and programmes across institutional and community contexts, working with organisations including the Design Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and a range of cultural and commercial partners. Her approach combines curatorial thinking with strategic coordination, with a particular interest in how architecture intersects with everyday life, memory, and collective identity. At the Pan-African Biennale, Hafsa contributes to the development of public programmes and curatorial initiatives, supporting the expansion of the Biennale’s platform as a space for dialogue, exchange, and the production of new architectural narratives.