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<\/p>\nA proud moment for Pakistanis everywhere as Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan\u2019s first-ever female architect, has just been awarded the prestigious Jane Drew Prize 2020 for her contribution to raising the profile of women in design and architecture.<\/p>\n
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The prize is named after Jane Drew, an advocate for women in a male-dominated profession. Other previous winners of the award include Odile Decq, Grafton Architects\u2019 founders Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, Kathryn Findlay of Ushida Findlay and Eva Ji\u0159i\u010dn\u00e1.<\/p>\n
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The 79-year-old is now among the ranks of other famous award winners such as Amanda Levete, Zaha Hadid, Denise Scott Brown and Elizabeth Diller.<\/p>\n
Yasmeen Lari is well-known and respected for designing landmark buildings in Karachi, where she set up her own practice after graduating from Oxford Brookes\u2019 architecture school in 1964. Her buildings include the Finance and Trade Centre (1983-89) and Pakistan State Oil House (1985-91).<\/p>\n
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