List of Bangladeshi architects

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This list of Bangladeshi architects includes notable architects who were born in Bangladesh.

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publications

Jalal Ahmed

Born 1959

  • Scholastica School at Dhaka and Savar
  • Training And Resource Center BRAC at Faridpur, Rangpur and Bogra
  • Dominic Residence, Tanzania

Kazi Khaleed Ashraf

Born 1959

  • Designing Dhaka: A Manifesto for a Better City (Loka Press, Dhaka, 2012)
  • Made in India (AD, London, 2007) [3]
  • Sherebanglanagar: Louis Kahn and the Making of a Capital Complex (Loka Press, Dhaka, 2002)
  • An Architecture of Independence: The Making of Modern South Asia (Architectural League of New York, New York, 1997)
  • Pundranagar to Sherebanglanagar: Architecture in Bangladesh (Chetana, Dhaka, 1997)
  • National Capital of Bangladesh (GA Edita, Tokyo, 1994)

Rafiq Azam

Born 29 December 1963, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • SHATOTTO - architecture for green living
  • Emirates Glass Leading European Architects’ Forum (LEAF) Award 2012 [4]
  • SA Residence, Cityscape Architecture Award 2009 [5]
  • Meghna Residence
Salauddin Ahmed born 1967 in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Atelier Robin Architects
  • Karim Residence
  • Cafe Mango

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publications

Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury

Visiting Faculty:

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publications

Bashirul Haq

Born 1942 Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh Died 2020

  • Principal, Bashirul Haq & Associates

Projects:

  • Bhatshala House
  • Kalindi Apartments
  • Dhansiri Apartments
  • Chayanaut Bhaban
  • ASA Head Office Building

Publications:

  • Battling the Storm - Study on Cyclone Resistance Housing, published by the German Red Cross, 1999

Mubasshar Hussain

  • Grameen Bank Head Office Complex, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Proshika Head Office complex, Dhaka, Bangladesh [11]

Saif Ul Haque

Born 1958

  • Principal, Saif Ul Haque Sthapati

Projects:

  • BRAC Training Center at Faridpur, Bangladesh [12]
  • Camp House for an Archaeological Team, Bogra, Bangladesh; IAB Award 2006
  • Govinda Gunalanker Hostel, Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • Banchte Shekha Training Center, Jessore, Bangladesh

Publications:

  • Sherebanglanagar: Louis Kahn and the Making of a Capital Complex (Loka Press, Dhaka, 2002), co-author [12]

Syed Mainul Hossain

Born 1952 in Munshiganj, Bangladesh Died 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publications

Muzharul Islam

Born 25 December 1923, Murshidabad, British Raj Died 15 July 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Projects:

Awards:

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publications

Fazlur Rahman Khan

Born 3 April 1929, Dhaka, British Raj Died 27 March 1982, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Resting place Chicago, Illinois, USA

Ehsan Khan

Born 1964 Bangladesh

  • Bachelor of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publications

Enamul Karim Nirjhar

Born 1962 in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

  • Bachelor of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
  • Principal architect and CEO, System Architects

Projects:

  • British American Tobacco Corporate Headquarters
  • Ninakabbo Epyllion Holdings
  • Shudha Sadan
  • Shakha-Proshakha (residence of Faridur Reza Sagar)
  • Voot Restaurant
  • WE - The Restaurant (Hampshire, UK)
  • Fera (residence)
  • Epyllion Style Industry

Awards:

  • AYA JK Cement Architect of the Year Award (2005)
  • Berger Commendation Award for Excellence in Architecture (Ninakabbo)
  • IAB award

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publications

Yafes Osman

Born 1 May 1946, Chittagong, Bangladesh

  • Bachelor of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

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P

NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publication

Mustapha Khalid Palash

Born 1963 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Visiting faculty:

Projects:

Awards:

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publication

Marina Tabassum

Born 1970 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • In 1995 Tabassum founded URBANA with Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury
  • Marina Tabassum Architects
  • Director of Academic Program at Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements since 2015

Visiting faculty:

Projects:

  • J.A. Naser Residence. North Avenue Gulshan. Dhaka. Completed in September 2001
  • Anjuman. Block E. Lalmatia. Dhaka. Bangladesh. Completed in June 2001
  • BEN Bangladesh ltd. Factory Building at DEPZ Dhaka Completed in September 2001
  • Liberation War Museum and Independence Monument. Suhrawardy Udyan. Dhaka.
  • A-5, Architects residence. Lalmatia. Dhaka. Completed in February 2002
  • Exhibition Design and Execution on the Birth Centenary of Loius I Kahn
  • Baitur Rauf Jame Mosque, Dhaka.

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publications
Mohammad Foyez Ullah Born 1967 in Dhaka, BangladeshNotable Projects:

Notable Awards:

  • Multiple NBR Awards to being listed as the highest tax-paying architect in Bangladesh from 2018, 2019 to 2020.
  • Ahsanur Rahman Gold Medal for the Masters of Architecture, from BUET in 1997.
  • IAB Design Award.
  • Citation Award-winning entry, organized by IAB and PICL Authority in 1998.
  • Top 50 Designers of the World by McGraw Hill, N.Y. in 1999.
  • Berger Excellence in Architecture Award.
  • Global Brand Excellence Award, 2007.
  • Honourable Mention for Designing Liberation War Museum, Dhaka, November 2009.
  • ICE-Today Aqua Paints Interior Design Awards
  • Holcim Green Built Award.

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NameBirth and deathEducationFirm/organizationNotable projects, awards and publication

Shamsul Wares

Born 1946 in Bangladesh

  • An architectural consultant at Shisrikkhu Sthapati

Faculty:

Projects:

  • University of Asia Pacific - UAP (City Campus)
  • Vacation House, Vurulia, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

Awards:

  • IAB Gold Medal (2017)

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