Yasmin Lawrie, Pakistani architect who built an eco-friendly house for just Rs 50,000 | Indus News

This video is about Pakistan’ first female architect, Mrs. Yasmeen Lari, who gave the idea of low cost houses in Pakistan. She is also a capable architect, writer and historian. Yasmeen Lari was born in 1941 in a town in Dera Ghazi Khan. She spent the early years of her life in and around Lahore. His father, Zafarul Ahsan, was a civil officer who worked on major construction projects in Lahore and other cities. Yasmeen Lari became interested in architecture through her father. Yasmeen Lari's sister Nasreen Jalil is a well-known Pakistani politician. Professional life Yasmeen Lari graduated from Oxford Architecture School in 1964 and returned to Pakistan with her husband Zaheer Lari at the age of 23 and set up a company called Lari Associates in Karachi. She was honored to become the first female architect of Pakistan. Many important construction projects of Karachi were completed under the supervision of Yasmeen Lari. Lari retired from commercial construction work in the year 2000. She has been active as a UNESCO consultant on the preservation of historical heritage. Yasmeen Lari, along with her husband, formed an NGO called the Heritage Foundation. She has built thousands of homes for the poor in Pakistan's earthquake and flood-affected areas. Yasmeen Lari says eco-friendly houses in rural areas can be built at a lower cost than traditional indigenous architecture and indigenous materials. Abandoning iron, cement, glass and concrete, Yasmeen Lari came up with the idea of building a house using local, indigenous and low cost materials. "We've devastated our land with iron, cement and concrete, it's exacerbated by natural disasters and global warming is on the rise," said Yasmin Lari. Glaciers are melting, causing floods. Yasmeen Lari has set up a model village near Mukli Cemetery in Thatta District, Sindh Province, Pakistan, and is working to promote Zero Carbon from the platform of the Heritage Foundation. Yasmeen Lari has designed five-cornered, aglo-style and houses of various geometric shapes ranging from one to three rooms. The walls of these houses are made of mud while the roof, windows and doors are made of bamboo. Soil, lime and bamboo are used extensively in the construction of houses. "Ordinary people only know about cement, although lime has the lowest carbon emissions and it also absorbs carbon from the air. Soil can be re-incorporated into the soil and bamboo is readily available," says Yasmin Lari. That's why bamboo, lime and stone can be used to build sustainable, low-cost and eco-friendly homes. " Yasmeen Lari has come up with the idea of building a low cost house, according to which it is a bamboo house. Her organization makes people a structure, which they decorate themselves. The toilet is also made of bamboo, with a hand pump and a stove. Yasmeen Lari has been awarded the World Award and the Medal of Distinction by the Government of Pakistan for this unique architectural concept. The houses made by Yasmeen Lari stay cool in summer. According to him, the environment in the villages is different, so there is no need to use concrete and steel, it is a great idea for low-income people living in the villages