Architecture

Architecture

The front balcony has French-style coupled-columns on the first floor. Photo: Wikimedia

Balihar Rajbari: A 350 year old window into the past

The palace, located in Naogaon Sadar upazila, is built over 3.5 acres of land and there were once three buildings and two temples. One of the buildings completely collapsed and in 2007, a temple...

The home is bright, naturally lit, and aerated as possible, resonating the namesake ‘Noor’. Photo: Noor A Alam

Noor residence: A retreat to fond memories

The open-to-sky bridge diagonally leads to the double-height open courtyard in the middle of the complex. Photo: Maruf Raihan

Institute of Architects Bangladesh: An oasis for Bangladeshi architects

The two-storied mosque has no windows. Photo: Courtesy

The well-lit, well-ventilated windowless mosque of Lakshmipur

Photo courtesy- Asif Salman

Satkhira hospital named world's best new building

Amirabad Clinic in Faridpur was built with earthen block and bamboo

Bangla Bari: Building sustainable structures for our rural Bangladesh

Anonymous residential building, Manhattan, New York. Photo: Paul Brouns

The architectural beauty of New York

The 4.5-acre property on which Intercontinental stands was initially a part of Ramna park. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

History, luxury and rebirth: Hotel Intercontinental Dhaka’s evolution over 55 years

An image from architect V. Mitch McEwen’s “R:R,” which envisions an alternative New Orleans. Photo: Bloomberg

Confronting architecture’s complicity with racism

This simple yet unique piece of architecture has been designed keeping in mind the sanctity of the Khanqah and the original tone of the surrounding natural environment. Photo: Mahbub Ikbal

Spirituality in architecture: A Fakir’s Khanqah in focus

When Khan Jahan Ali built it, the Shat Gambuj Mosque was one of the largest mosques at that time. Photo: Collected

Incredible Bagerhat

The facade of the building is designed metaphorically with verses of poems of 12 leading poets of Bengali literature. Photo: Daniele Domenicali

Ninakabbo: Translating poetry into architecture

Sultani Mosque after conservation. Photo: Author

Ruaylbari Fort: An architectural wonder from Mediaeval Bengal