Aga Khan Award for Architecture: A dome-less mosque designed by a Bangladeshi woman architect is a “spiritual refuge” | PBS Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Today (November 6) the Aga Khan Award for Architecture will be presented in Al Ain to six recipients, including architect Marina Tabassum for her amazing Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The citation for the mosque reads “a refuge for spirituality in urban Dhaka, selected for its beautiful use of natural light.”

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