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Yasmeen Lari

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Pakistani architect

ArchitectsBorn 1941 · age 85
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Yasmeen Lari is Pakistan's first female architect. She is best known for her involvement in the intersection of architecture and social justice.

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Village houses built by Lari's Heritage Foundation of Pakistan (2020).Village houses built by Lari's Heritage Foundation of Pakistan (2020).

Awards 4

2023Royal Gold Medal
2020Jane Drew Prize
2016Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Connected to Yasmeen 6

Odile DecqAlso won Jane Drew PrizeAhmed RushdiAlso won Sitara-i-ImtiazRagnar ÖstbergAlso won Royal Gold MedalMinoru MikiAlso won Fukuoka Asian Culture PrizeAshis NandyAlso won Fukuoka Asian Culture PrizeAyesha JalalAlso won Sitara-i-Imtiaz

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Yasmeen Lari is Pakistan's first female architect. She is best known for her involvement in the intersection of architecture and social justice. Since her official retirement from architectural practice in 2000, her UN-recognized NGO Heritage Foundation Pakistan has been taking on humanitarian relief work and historical conservation projects in rural villages all around Pakistan. She was awarded the prestigious Fukuoka Prize in 2016 and the RIBA's Royal Gold Medal in 2023.

Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
living
Dates
Born 1941 · age 85
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21 languages

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