Marina Tabassum received the 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for her project Khudi Bari (Tiny House), a modular, low-cost, and climate-resilient housing solution designed for displaced communities in Bangladesh. The award recognized her innovative use of bamboo and steel to create sustainable, portable homes for those facing flood-related displacement.
Key Details of the Project & Award:
- The Project: "Khudi Bari" (Small House) is a portable, two-floor structure built on bamboo stilts, allowing residents to live above flood levels and move the home if needed.
- Significance: It serves families in flood-prone areas, offering a sustainable, locally sourced, and affordable alternative to traditional, vulnerable housing.
- Award Cycle: The 16th Award Cycle (2023–2025) awarded this project for its ecological, humane approach.
- Historic Win: This marks her second time winning this prestigious award; she previously won in 2016 for the Bait ur Rouf Mosque.
The 2025 award was presented on September 16, 2025, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.