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Marina Tabassum is a Bangladeshi architect known for the Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Dhaka, which won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016.
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What makes Marina Tabassum's Bait Ur Rouf Mosque unusual?
The Dhaka mosque avoids the standard dome-and-minaret silhouette and instead uses brick, geometry, air, and natural light. Completed in 2012, it won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016.
Where is Bait Ur Rouf Mosque located?
It is in the Faidabad area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The project is closely tied to Tabassum's family story because her grandmother donated land for the mosque.
What is Khudi Bari in Marina Tabassum's work?
Khudi Bari is her low-cost, movable house system designed for flood-prone communities in Bangladesh. The project uses light materials such as bamboo and became one of the works associated with her climate-adaptation practice.
Is Marina Tabassum mainly a mosque architect?
No. Bait Ur Rouf Mosque is her most internationally famous building, but her practice also includes housing, museums, community projects, and climate-resilient design. She founded Marina Tabassum Architects in Dhaka after earlier co-founding URBANA.
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