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The document discusses the design philosophies of architects Kamil Khan Mumtaz and Yasmeen Lari, highlighting their approaches to architecture that blend tradition with modernity and sustainability. Mumtaz emphasizes the importance of form, structure, utility, and beauty in design, while Lari focuses on sustainable, community-oriented architecture using traditional materials. Lari's work, particularly through the Heritage Foundation, promotes a grassroots model for carbon-neutral housing, benefiting both people and the environment.

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The document discusses the design philosophies of architects Kamil Khan Mumtaz and Yasmeen Lari, highlighting their approaches to architecture that blend tradition with modernity and sustainability. Mumtaz emphasizes the importance of form, structure, utility, and beauty in design, while Lari focuses on sustainable, community-oriented architecture using traditional materials. Lari's work, particularly through the Heritage Foundation, promotes a grassroots model for carbon-neutral housing, benefiting both people and the environment.

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Legendary Ar.

Kamil Khan Mumtaz

Design Philosophy
In my own journey as an architect, from modernity to tradition, I have been able to explore the
possibilities of experiencing structure, form, light and space, using familiar materials, patterns and
surface decoration, as the grounds for contemplation, and to become aware of a reality beyond the
material, and beyond time and space. I have learned to work within the framework of a discipline of
symmetries, and rhythms that reflect both the cosmic order and perfect balance underlying the
apparent chaos of the universe.

 Design is a creative process of determination of form and structure.


 Form reflects the archetypal principle.It is the essence or content.
 Structure is the container or ground that manifests the principle.
 In the determination of structure we are guided by the principle of utility.
 Utility determines the organization of space,moderation of the environment and
the choice of materials and technology.
 In the determination of form we are guided by the principle of beauty. We seek to
reflect the ideal forms that are functionally efficient, culturally relevant and
meaningful.

Courtesy: https://kkmarchitects.wordpress.com/philosophy/
Legendary Ar. Yasmeen Lari

Zero Carbon Cultural Centre, a large bamboo structure built as part of Lari’s “zero-carbon campus,” a
collection of community buildings adjacent to the historic Makli Necropolis near Thatta, Pakistan.

Yasmeen Lari is the cofounder and CEO of the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, an
organization working to conserve the nation’s historic art and architecture while
providing large-scale humanitarian aid to local communities. Since the 2005 Kashmir
earthquake, she has refocused her career on traditional materials, technologies, and
architectures in a process she describes as “unlearning.” Positing a sustainable,
grassroots model for the development of Pakistan’s built environment, she advocates
for “barefoot social architecture,” a women-centered, carbon-neutral approach to
housing that emphasizes co-creation and the use of sustainable materials like bamboo,
lime, and mud. Under Lari’s leadership, the Heritage Foundation has helped build over
40,000 carbon-neutral structures across Pakistan.

Yasmeen Lari: Barefoot Social Architecture benefiting people and the planet:

Courtesy: https://kkmarchitects.wordpress.com/philosophy/

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