Blog
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UK Visit - Yasmeen Lari was invited by RIBA+VitrA to speak at the exciting new Victoria and Albert Design Museum in Dundee. The visit was combined with an invitation by V&A and INTBAU to speak at the…Read more
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Architect Yasmeen Lari wins the Jane Drew Prize 2020 - Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s first female architect, has been awarded the Jane Drew Prize 2020 for raising the profile of women in architecture.Read more
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Meet Pakistan’s barefoot entrepreneurs - There was a time when Marbee (pictured top, next to one of her sons) used to spend the better part of her days begging on roads and near crowded bazaars under…Read more
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Architects must lower the carbon footprint in ‘whatever they do’ - The winner of the 2020 Jane Drew Prize, Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari spoke to thethirdpole.net on the architectural needs of…Read more
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Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari wins the Jane Drew Prize 2020 - Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan's first female architect, has been awarded the Jane Drew Prize 2020 for raising the profile of women in…Read more
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Heritage
Projects
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World Heritage Site – Thatta
Learn about activities at the World Heritage site being undertaken in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Government of Sindh.
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Khairpur Heritage Centre
The Centre has been set up with support from Khairpur Admin. in the historic town of Kot Diji for safeguarding Khairpur heritage and developing cultural and eco tourism.
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Peshawar Heritage
Get to know about the conservation work being carried out on the Sethi House, one of the remarkable 19th c. house, with 16th c. Mughal foundations.
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Karachi Heritage
Heritage Foundation has been instrumental in saving several Karachi’s historic landmarks. Get to know more about the plans afoot to set up Karachi Heritage Gallery in a landmark building.
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Karachi Archival Record
Learn about the exciting findings from neglected record dating back to 1874, now being preserved in collaboration with the KMC, and the digital depository being created for research.
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Humanitarian Aid
Activities
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Sindh Floods Rehabilitation
Explore the value of DRR-compliant structures and Building Back Better and Safer with Vernacular Methodologies.
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Sustainable Green Construction
Learn about Shelter for All in Pakistan (SfAiP) using zero carbon footprint adobe/mud, bamboo and lime, and the Mobile Barefoot Karavan Teams for implementation.
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Post-disaster Swat Rehabilitation
Get to know about construction of almost 300 Green KaravanGhar in post flood, post militancy Swat and Green Community Centre for women’s crafts and primary health.
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Crafts for Women’s Empowerment
Learn about how women’s economic empowerment can be achieved through low cost methodologies for training and entrepreneurship in marginalized communities.
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