The Most Famous
ARCHITECTS from Pakistan
This page contains a list of the greatest Pakistani Architects. The pantheon dataset contains 518 Architects, 1 of which were born in Pakistan. This makes Pakistan the birth place of the 47th most number of Architects behind Afghanistan, and Croatia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Pakistani Architects of all time. This list of famous Pakistani Architects is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ustad Ahmad Lahori (1580 - 1649)
With an HPI of 53.83, Ustad Ahmad Lahori is the most famous Pakistani Architect. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Ustad Ahmad Lahori (c.1580–1649), also known as Ahmad Ma'mar Lahori, was a Mughal architect and engineer during the reign of Shah Jahan. He was responsible for the construction of several Mughal monuments, including the Red fort in Delhi, a World Heritage site. His architecture is a combination of Indo-Islamic and Persian architectural styles, and thus, a major instance of Indo-Persian culture.
2. Yasmeen Lari (b. 1941)
With an HPI of 40.47, Yasmeen Lari is the 2nd most famous Pakistani Architect. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Yasmeen Lari (Urdu: یاسمین لاری; born c. 1941) is Pakistan's first female architect. She is best known for her involvement in the intersection of architecture and social justice. Since her official retirement from architectural practice in 2000, her UN-recognized NGO Heritage Foundation Pakistan has been taking on humanitarian relief work and historical conservation projects in rural villages all around Pakistan. She was awarded the prestigious Fukuoka Prize in 2016 and the RIBA's Royal Gold Medal in 2023.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Pakistani architects born between 1580 and 1941. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Pakistani architects include Yasmeen Lari. The most famous deceased Pakistani architects include Ustad Ahmad Lahori. As of April 2024, 1 new Pakistani architects have been added to Pantheon including Yasmeen Lari.
