Yasmeen Lari

Angelika Fitz is a curator and writer and Director of Architekturzentrum Wien, the Austrian Architecture Museum in Vienna. Elke Krasny is a cultural theorist, urban researcher, and curator, and is Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Introducing a critical care perspective, Fitz and Krasny initiated a paradigm shift in architecture and urbanism. Marvi Mazhar is an architect and researcher based in Karachi, Pakistan.

“Strong words from a strong woman who, throughout her life, has been on the road less travelled.”—Metropolis“By placing the daily experiences of women and their roles as guardians of nature at the center of her work, Lari sets a precedent from which both architects and activists can learn.”—Arch Daily"A compelling tribute to an architect who has challenged the status quo and redefined the boundaries of her profession. . . . As the world grapples with the urgent need for sustainable solutions, Yasmeen Lari's approach to architecture provides a glimmer of hope for a more inclusive and sustainable future."—STIR World

• Introduction Yasmeen Lari Projects, Contexts, ConcernsYasmeen Lari Architecture for the Future 10Angelika Fitz and Elke KrasnyKarachi Modernism: Postcolonial Living 26Angelika FitzHousing Equality: Innovating Modernism and Tradition 36Elke KrasnyIcons for a Karachi Boulevard 48Angelika FitzMaterial Ecologies: Building the Local 58Elke Kransy, with additional research by Marvi MazharHeritage as Future: Decolonizing Legacies 72Elke KrasnyBuilding Policies, Laws, and Institutions 88Angelika FitzThe Architect as Humanitarian Worker 96Elke Krasny, with additional research by Marvi MazharA Zero-Carbon Revolution in Architecture 104Angelika FitzEssentials for Life 120 Angelika Fitz"Every decision has a global impact." 140Yasmeen Lari in Conversation with Angelika Fitz and Elke Krasny Karachi, 2022Pakistan Under Construction 154Chris MoffatThe Blossoming World of Yasmeen Lari 166Helen ThomasRecognition for Built Heritage: A Continuing Struggle 173Anila NaeemKarachi: Neoliberal Infrastructural Decisions and Development Crisis 183Marvi MazharThe Gendered Impacts of Climate Change in Karachi 193Abira AshfaqThe Right to Housing 201Interview with Raquel Rolnik by Elke KrasnyCare by Design: Women, Change, and the Climate Crisis 206Anne KarpfA Building Becomes More Beautiful by Its Usage 213Runa KhanThe Stove Solution: Yasmeen Lari and the Reclamation of Feminist Knowledge 220Rafia ZakariaTeaching Zero-Carbon Design Methodologies 226Cassandra CozzaBuilding, Wounding, and the Future: On Planetary Care 234Elke KrasnyAcknowledgments 246About the Authors 249About the Editors 253About Yasmeen Lari 255Bibliography 265Index 277Imprint 285