Marina Tabassum

Marina Tabassum (born 1968 or 1969) is a Bangladeshi architect. She is the principal architect of Marina Tabassum Architects. Tabassum won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture twice—in 2016 for the design of Bait-ur-Rouf Mosque in Dhaka, and again in 2025 for the design of Khudi Bari in various locations in Bangladesh. In 2020, Tabassum was listed by Prospect as the third-greatest thinker for the COVID-19 era, with the magazine writing: "At the forefront of creating buildings in tune with their natural environments, this Bangladeshi architect is also embracing the design challenges posed by what we are collectively doing to the planet." Tabassum was the first South Asian to receive the "Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award" (2022). She was named on Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2024. In 2026, she was awarded with the Ekushe Padak, for her special contribution to architecture.

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