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Yasmeen Lari, L'architetta Scalza Che Ha Lasciato I Grandi Progetti Per Le Case Di Fango
Once back in Pakistan after graduating from Oxford, not many were willing to entrust contracts and construction sites to what was, at the time, the first architect in the country . Yet Yasmeen Lari , born in 1941, quickly overcame the obstacle of gender stereotype by becoming one of the most well-known and prolific architects in his country and beyond.
https://www.elledecor.com/it/people/a32103061/yasmeen-lari-architetta-pakistan/
posted 22w ago
Ration Distribution
On 7th April 2020, 250 ration bags were distributed amongst the families in Makli amid the coronavirus pandemic. The initiative was a result of a collaboration between Heritage Foundation and Rotary Club Karachi New Central. The distribution took place at ZC3 with all the possible precautions taken.
posted 24w ago
The barefoot architect: 'I was a starchitect for 36 years. Now I'm atoning'
She created gilded monuments to corporate excess. But now Yasmeen Lari is building mud huts for the poor. As she wins the Jane Drew prize, Pakistan’s first female architect looks back on an extraordinary life
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/apr/01/yasmeen-lari-pakistan-architect-first-female-jane-drew
posted 25w ago
Jane Drew Prize Ceremony
The ceremony of W Awards was held on 6 March 2020 in the beautifully decorated hall of the Battersea Arts Centre. This Victorian-era building is quite spectacular and not the least because of the sensitive way it was conserved after a major fire – the evidence of the fire was not washed away but has been preserved which adds to its historical narrative and its integrity.
https://www.architectural-review.com/10046683.article?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AR_EditorialNewsletters.Reg:%20Send%20-%20The%20Architectural%20Review%20Viewsletter&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRSaE5HUXpNakV3Tm1JMiIsInQiOiJmaHQxeEZVOWUwalJYNFwvTmxEcEVxYld0VmxQb3ZWd1ZuaHBYa2s0ZnY4akk3d1hYdWoxaXFVdXRcL280MDlZVm5EQ1BCT2hYaDA3RmVoNXdTblQ4d3BBWmxDZEVTaDRcL2N4Q3lBQmZWajJjUVJhYlM2VmRCWnFPbUlvaFErSEswZiJ9
posted 25w ago
‘IN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE YOU ARE SO ISOLATED FROM THE REALITY OF THE COUNTRY': YASMEEN LARI & SELF-SUSTAINING ARCHITECTURE
posted 25w ago