Architecture

Architecture students should be asked to design flood-resistant homes for coastal communities, not just museums and skyscrapers, as part of their assignments. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

The future architects: Shaping classrooms to combat climate change

To advance climate justice and empower vulnerable communities, we need to rethink architectural education. Climate resilience and social equity should be embedded as foundational pillars of our...

Peri-urban land developments are mushrooming without any planning permission, worsening the situation in smaller cities and municipalities. Photo: TBS
Thoughts

Urban planning in Bangladesh: Can it shed its elitist past?

Illustration: TBS
Splash

A place of tea, art and architecture

Unlike traditional horizontal campuses that require vast land, a vertical campus allows for efficient land use while having all necessary facilities within a compact space. Photo: Imama Karim
Habitat

A towering legacy: Brac University’s vertical campus

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Rethinking the ‘built environment’ in aftermath of Bangladesh’s historic floods

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Using environmental experience design to prevent crime in Bangladesh

According to Dr Piyush Mathur, Ahsan Manzil’s upper-frontal view with the large dome and the grand stairs, expresses a statement of ‘grandeur’ and ‘authority.’ Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Habitat

Understanding the gender implications of architecture

The ancestral home of the Bose family stands as another testament to Meherpur's storied past. It is adorned with engraved letters and weather-worn facades and serves as a living monument to India's freedom struggle. Photo: Anushka Banerjee
Panorama

The colourful history of Meherpur’s last old mansions

While the foliage covering the entire front face of the factory was initially planted by humans, it has now developed its own self-sustainable ecosystem.
Habitat

Karupannya: A factory designed to be a sanctuary

Creating dialogue among structures: A conversation with award-winning architect Mahmudul Anwar Riyaad
Habitat

Creating dialogue among structures: A conversation with award-winning architect Mahmudul Anwar Riyaad

In the last few decades, the haphazard construction of concrete buildings has destroyed the skyline of Dhaka. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Habitat

How energy efficient are Dhaka’s buildings?

The complex is built on a 7,466 square metre site, which is almost rectilinear in shape, with the western arm skewed by eight degrees. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Habitat

A building with a soul: Inside GP corporate headquarters

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Architectural science for greener future: Rethinking architectural education in Bangladesh