Yasmeen lari biography definition

Pakistani architect

Yasmeen Lari (Urdu: یاسمین لاری; born c.&#;) 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 , 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 and the RIBA's Royal Gold Medal in

Early life

Yasmeen Lari was born in in the town of Dera Ghazi Khan, and spent her early years in and around Lahore in a renowned clan of Iraqi Biradari.

Her father Zafarul Ahsan, an ICS officer, was working on major development projects in Lahore and other cities, through which Lari was exposed to architecture.

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Her sister is Pakistani politician Nasreen Jalil. When she was 15 years old, she first left Pakistan to go to London with her family. Initially t