Marina Tabassum
| Marina Tabassum | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970/1971 (age 45–46)[1] |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
| Occupation | architect |
| Website |
mtarchitekts |
Marina Tabassum is a Bangladeshi architect. In 2016, she won Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the design of Bait-ur-Rouf Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2]
Education
Tabassum graduated in architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1994.[3]
Career
Tabassum founded URBANA in 1995 with Kashef Chowdhury.[4] She serves as the founder and principal architect of Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA). She has been a visiting professor at the BRAC University since September 2005.[3]
Tabassum was the designer of Bait Ur Rouf Mosque which was completed in 2012.[5]
Awards and honors
- Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2016)
- Second runners-up of Nishorgo Architectural Competition (2006)[6]
- Finalist of Aga Khan Award for A5, a pavilion apartment (2004)[5]
- Top Ten Women of Bangladesh by Ananya (2004)[3]
- Architect of the Year Award, by the Indian Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (2001)
- First prize for The Independence Monument and The Liberation War Museum by the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (1997)
References
- ↑ "Bangladeshi mosque architect smashes glass ceiling". The Daily Star. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ↑ Fixsen, Anna (October 3, 2016). "BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects Among 2016 Aga Khan Award Recipients". Architectural Record. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "MTA Profile". mtarchitekts.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ↑ Hockin, Rowena (June 17, 2014). "Marina Tabassum: Ideas over gender". Architecture AU. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- 1 2 Karim, Naimul (June 17, 2016). "Marina Tabassum: An architect in search of roots". The Daily Star. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Nishorgo Architectural Competition Winners awarded". The Daily Star. August 10, 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
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