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Yasmeen Lari: Saving humanity, saving the planet

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A talk from Yasmeen Lari on her architectural career and social justice.

On 18 March 2022 IStructE Humanitarian and International Development Panel co-organised a talk by the celebrated architect Yasmeen Lari at the RIBA headquarters in London: Saving Humanity and Saving the Planet, in collaboration with RIBA and Oxford Brookes University.

Yasmeen talked about her work in architecture and social justice:

  • Delivering low cost, sustainable and climate resilient housing to those in greatest need
  • Providing insight into challenges and opportunities
  • How approaches could be realised at scale
The talk can be viewed here.
 

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