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.com

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

1. "Bangladeshi mosque architect smashes glass ceiling". The Daily Star. October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
2. Fixsen, Anna (October 3, 2016). "BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects Among 2016 Aga Khan Award Recipients". Architectural Record. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
3. "MTA Profile". mtarchitekts.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
4. Hockin, Rowena (June 17, 2014). "Marina Tabassum: Ideas over gender". Architecture AU. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
5. Karim, Naimul (June 17, 2016). "Marina Tabassum: An architect in search of roots". The Daily Star. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
6. "Nishorgo Architectural Competition Winners awarded". The Daily Star. August 10, 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2016.