The Royal Institute of British Architects announced that Professor Yasmine Lari has won the 2023 Royal Gold Award. Lari is the second woman to win this award after Iraqi-British Zaha Hadid.
The Royal Gold Medal is one of the world's most prestigious architecture awards to be personally endorsed by the King. The award acknowledges Lari’s work championing zero-carbon self-build concepts for displaced populations. The Gold Award is awarded annually by the Royal Institute. on behalf of the King, recognising the individual or group for a significant contribution to the field of global architecture.