RIBA International Prize 2026: Bangladesh knocks it out of the park with Green Field Factory

Green Field Factory by Nakshabid Architects, Rangpur, Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: Mud Canvas Sprawling greens embracing a factory floor not as a forgotten ruin but as a living practice? Sounds unusual. Even uncanny it would be to imagine factory workers taking breaks to hang out in the lawns and the courtyards that remind one of the traditional old zamindari mansions of Bengal. In Bangladesh’s Rangpur, a seven-storey rug and textile factory has challenged the idea of how industrial designs can be reimagined.The Green Field Factory of Karupannya Rangpur Limited, designed by Nakshabid Architects, has recently won the prestigious RIBA International Prize 2026. Published - October 30, 2026 02:01 pm IST