Born in South Africa, Lara Camilla Pinho studied in Lisbon and Paris and is co-founder of the design studio blaanc borderless architecture. One of blaanc’s main goals is to work with sustainable building and affordable design with a special approach in contributing to better living conditions.

Lara is also former co-founder of the non-profit humanitarian association Adobe for Women which was based on three fundamental pillars - Construction, Sustainability and Empowerment.

Lara coordinates undergraduate and postgraduate studios that respond to global humanitarian issues using sustainable solutions and also undertakes research focusing on the use of traditional construction methods and local building materials.