Dhaka, April 19 -- Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has been named in influential US weekly TIME magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world for 2024.
Tabassum was named in the Innovators section of the list for her commitment to sustainable design that "prioritises local cultures and values, as well as the perils faced by our shared planet.", reports UNB.
The citation for Tabassum, written for TIME by Sarah Whiting, dean of the Harvard School for Design, says: "Tabassum's altruism even extends to buildings themselves.
She cares for her creations as creatures partaking in the resources of our earth: describing her Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which won the prestigious Aga Khan Award, she said a build...