materials, such as in the 2013 rebuilding after floods in the Sindh Valley region of Pakistan. In 2013, she helped villagers in Awaran District who were hit by the 2013 Balochistan earthquake. In 2018, Lari designed a fuel-efficient and affordable chulah (stove) that improved on traditional stoves and did not emit toxic smoke into Pakistani homes. Her stove design won her a World Habitat award that same year. Yasmeen Lari is one of the founders and current chairwoman of the Pakistani Chapter of the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU), created in 2018. Design philosophy On architectural practice in Southeast Asia, Lari has said, "The two ends of the spectrum of the two worlds we live and work in are best captured in the words of two famous architects, Mies van der Rohe and Hassan Fathy. Mies van der Rohe, a master of putting the elements of a building together and the grand master of detail, has said: "I am first interested in a good building. Then I place it in the best possible spot.' In contrast Hassan Fathy, who has spoken more forcefully than any other on the beatify of the vernacular and the importance of tradition, states: 'You must start from the beginning, letting your new buildings grow from the daily lives of the people who will live in them, shaping the houses to the measure of people's songs, weaving the pattern of a village as if on the village looms, mindful of the trees and the crafts that grow there, respectful of the skylines and humble before the seasons.'" She is best known for her work in the intersection of architecture and social justice. Architectural work Completed projects Historical conservation and restoration projects (incomplete) Khairpur Heritage Centre Sethi house in Sethi Mohallah (2010–2012) Bibliography Some of Yasmeen Lari's publications include: Slums and Squatter Settlements: Their Role and Improvement Strategy Our Heritage in Muslim Architecture Tharparkar and Sialkot after the War 1993 – Traditional Architecture of Thatta 1997 – The Dual City: Karachi During the Raj (co-authored with her son, Mihail Lari) 1997 – The Jewel of Sindh: Samma Tombs on the Makli Hill (co-authored with her husband, Suhail Zaheer Lari) 2001 – Karachi: Illustrated City Guide (photography by her husband, Suhail Zaheer Lari) 2003 – Lahore: Illustrated City Guide Awards In 2002, the Heritage Foundation received the U.N. Recognition Award from the United Nations