Meet Our Visionary: Tooba Roshan

Tooba Roshan is a highly accomplished Afghan-American architect and builder who serves as a prominent leader in both the high-end luxury design and construction sectors. Her professional journey spans over four decades of academic development, architectural practice, and construction project management across Maryland and Virginia.

Project Portfolio

Under the banner of TR Construction Group, Roshan has designed and executed a diverse range of physical structures including custom luxury homes, restaurants, shopping centers, and assisted living facilities. Today, she focuses exclusively on designing and building high-end luxury detached single family homes.

Her custom home projects include Noor Mahal, Gable Maison, King’s Retreat, Gold Maine, Imperial Crown, and Urban Cascade.

Her primary projects are concentrated in several prominent cities across Maryland and Virginia, including Montgomery County, Anne Arundel County, Davidsonville, and Stafford.

Evolution of TR Construction Group

Tooba Roshan’s career as a business executive began in the year 2000, when she co-founded AR Architecture Group with her late husband, Mohammad Ashraf Roshan, providing comprehensive architectural services in Maryland and Virginia. Recognizing the industry’s shift toward integrated delivery models, she expanded the firm’s capabilities in 2015 by launching TR Construction Group. This strategic expansion successfully transitioned the business into a comprehensive design-build firm.

Following the passing of her husband and business partner in October 2017, Tooba Roshan took sole charge of the operations to keep his legacy alive. Today, she serves as the Principal Designer of the unified AR Architecture – TR Construction Group, running it as a dual-duty architecture and construction firm. Under her leadership, the company manages all phases of the project lifecycle, ensuring that structural design, zoning compliance, and hands-on construction are coordinated under a single entity.

Tooba and Ashraf raised three daughters, all of whom achieved exceptional academic success in the United States:

Core Professional Focus and Technical Specialties

Tooba Roshan has built a robust professional reputation centered on several core competencies within the architecture and construction fields:

• Design-Build Integration: Her primary focus is the design-build methodology, which bridges the gap between creative architectural design and practical, on-site construction management.
• Technical Drawing and Space Planning: She is highly specialized in AutoCAD and space planning, allowing her to produce meticulous, code-compliant floor plans and interior layouts for complex spatial needs.
• Construction Project Management: She possesses extensive expertise in managing project budgets, scheduling, on-site personnel, and navigating the regulatory requirements of local building jurisdictions.
• Building Code Mastery: She is thoroughly versed in the International Building Code (IBC) and incorporates rigorous life safety and accessibility standards into both her private client work and her educational lectures.

Academic Background and Professional Credentials

Tooba Roshan’s professional traits are backed by a rigorous academic foundation. She originally began her architectural studies when she enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering’s Department of Architecture at Kabul University in 1979. Due to the Soviet invasion, she was forced to flee her homeland in 1983 and resettle in the United States, where she initially worked in entry-level drafting and remodeling roles.

Roshan demonstrated a lifelong commitment to education, attending classes part-time while simultaneously raising her family and managing her growing business. She earned an Associate’s degree from Anne Arundel Community College in 2002. She subsequently attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she graduated summa cum laude on the Dean’s List in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Interior Design. She is also affiliated with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) as an Associate member.

Professional Leadership and Community Services

Roshan actively channels her professional capabilities into non-profit and educational leadership roles:

• Society of Afghan Engineers (SAE):↗ She is the elected Vice President of the SAE. She plays a key role in the organization’s executive management, helping coordinate annual plans, run general assemblies, and facilitate technical forums.
• Afghan Architecture Studio (AAS): She serves as a vital faculty member of AAS, an online initiative that provides remote architectural education to female students in Afghanistan who are currently barred from attending local universities. Within this program, she has prepared and delivered specialized, multi-week lecture series on IBC codes, space planning, and project modeling, utilizing her own real-world projects—such as her design set for a Women Wellness Center and her analysis of Bagh-e-Babur—as teaching models.
• Scholarship Management: In honor of her late husband, she established and manages the SAE-Ashraf Roshan Scholarship, donating $5,000 to $6,000 annually to support outstanding architecture and design students in Afghan universities, with a particular focus on empowering female students and recognizing excellence in portfolio design.

Roshan’s career stands as a testament to technical excellence in construction, meticulous architectural design, and a tireless commitment to mentoring the next generation of professional designers.