Yasmeen Lari
Architecture for the Future
Yasmeen Lari is Pakistan’s first woman architect. She designed iconic modernist buildings before initiating a zero-carbon self-build movement for the…
Location: Architekturzentrum Wien - Exhibition hall 2
Workshop (6–99)
Archikids: Building with Bamboo and Clay
Sat 15.04.2023, 15:00-17:00
The clay and bamboo buildings have proven extremely robust.
© photograph: Archiv Yasmeen Lari
The architect Yasmeen Lari has built countless houses in Pakistan out of clay, lime and bamboo. These buildings have proven to be particularly robust, especially in areas with flooding and earthquakes. What is so special about these raw materials? And why is building with them so climate-friendly? We take a look at the projects in the exhibition and test the materials with our own models.
