A Rangpur rug factory built around its workers won the RIBA International Prize
Nakshabid Architects' seven-storey factory in Rangpur, with courtyards, a clinic, and daycare, received the 2026 prize.
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A seven-storey rug factory in Rangpur, designed by Nakshabid Architects, has received the 2026 RIBA International Prize. ArchDaily reported the award on October 19. The prize itself was announced on October 15 at the Stirling Prize ceremony.
The factory is at Robertsongonj and was planned for about 5,000 workers, most of them women. ArchDaily described natural ventilation, courtyards, a daycare, a clinic, a grocery, a prayer room, a canteen, and a single entrance, so daily needs sit inside the same building as the work. The prize recognizes that design.
The prize is for that building. It is not a report on wages, and it does not say the rug industry's other factories have changed.
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