The Arts and Culture Prize laureate of Fukuoka Prize 2016, Yasmeen Lari who is the first architect in Pakistan has been awarded the Innovation in Practice award of The King’s Foundation Awards 2025.

The King’s Foundation, first formed in 1990, is a charity founded by King Charles III as Prince of Wales. Cutting across a range of sectors, disciplines and levels, The King’s Foundation represents areas including in education and sustainability, farming and agriculture, traditional arts and crafts, health and wellbeing, and architecture and urbanism. They provide education, public services and consultancy across these sectors around the world.

Since her official retirement from architectural practice in 2000, Dr. Lari has focused on humanitarian work through Heritage Foundation Pakistan, the NGO she co-founded with her late husband. Through the Foundation, she has demonstrated impactful approaches to heritage conservation and developed innovative models to successfully deliver low-carbon, disaster resilient community facilities and housing at significant scale for some of Pakistan’s most marginalised communities.

Congratulations ✨

We would like to express our sincere congratulations for this prestigious award and wish her the best in her endeavors.