CMG’s Lori Ferriss AIA, PE, LEED AP BD+C, interviewed Dr. Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s first female architect and co-founder of the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, for Architizer magazine.
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The article highlights Lari’s pioneering work in humanitarian architecture and its impact on social and climate action. After a career as a leading commercial architect, Lari shifted her focus to humanitarian architecture. She developed Barefoot Social Architecture—a model for self-built, resilient, low-carbon housing using local materials and craft. This approach has resulted in the construction of approximately 40,000 refugee homes. Last year, Lari received the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Gold Medal for her significant contributions to addressing poverty through design.