S2 — EP20

Marina Tabassum

Tim talks bricks, nation building and temporary architecture with Marina Tabassum, the architect of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1969, Tabassum was listed in TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in 2024. Her Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Dhaka won the Aga Khan Award in 2016.

 

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