Literary And Built Spaces: A Conjunction | Spring 2026

Wed 11 Mar - Sun 5 Apr' 26

A four-week intensive architectural writing workshop that explores the relationship between literature and the built environment. Through lectures, readings, discussions, and guided writing exercises, the workshop examines how writing shapes architectural history, theory, critique, and practice. How do written words inform, influence, and reframe our understanding of architecture? In what ways can writing become a tool for analysis, persuasion, and envisioning future architectural practices? Participants will engage with these questions to develop critical, reflective, and expressive approaches to writing about architecture and the built environment.

Faculty: Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta (Author, Architectural Journalist, Curator, Editor, Educator)

Goals and Objectives

This workshop will include theoretical lectures, interactive sessions, reading, and writing exercises with feedback. It will highlight the channels, approaches, processes, tools, and outcomes of integrating literary and built spaces. The workshop is designed for individuals with an architectural background interested in architectural design writing. It will benefit architecture students, faculty members, and practising architects who recognise the importance of writing in their practice. Additionally, it will be valuable for anyone passionate about writing on architecture and the built environment.

Written words play a vital role in informing readers about architecture. Beyond sharing knowledge, they can persuade, inspire, influence, and reshape perceptions of the built environment, encouraging meaningful discussions and helping shape future visions of architectural practice. By enabling the exploration of different aspects of an idea, written communication promotes an analytical approach to understanding, expressing, and sharing concepts, and supports research and inquiry.

Important Information

1. Date: 11 March – 5 April, 2026
Workshop meetings: 2 sessions per week
Total number of classes: 6 sessions

2. Venue: Online (Details will be shared with the selected participants)

3. Workshop Fee: USD 100$
[1] Applicants residing abroad (regardless of their nationalities) should pay in USD
[2] Applicants residing in Bangladesh should pay with a dual currency-enabled credit/ debit card that would deduct the equivalent amount in BDT in real time

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4. Important Dates:
Application starts: January 8, 2026
Application Deadline: January 29, 2026
Selection Announcement: February 3, 2026
Payment Deadline: February 23, 2026

5. Application Requirements
The workshop is designed for individuals with an architectural background interested in architectural design writing. It will benefit architecture students, faculty members, and practising architects who recognise the importance of writing in their practice. Additionally, it will be valuable for anyone passionate about writing on architecture and the built environment.

Payment Information
Selected participants must complete their payment by February 23, 2026.
Payment Link: bengal.portwallet.com/subscription/

How to Apply
To apply for the workshop, please fill out the application form:
https://forms.gle/ZKG85mnNDfV3ZeH5A

For any queries, please contact:
[email protected]

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Image Release Waiver

By participating in this workshop, participants consent to allow the Bengal Institute to use photographs and videos taken during the event for publicity purposes, including print materials, the Bengal Institute’s website, and its social media platforms. Photographs and videos remain the property of the Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements.

Release of Liability

By participating in the “Literary And Build Spaces: A Conjunction” workshop by the Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements, participants release the Institute, its elected officials, officers, directors, employees, agents, volunteers, affiliates and all others acting on its behalf from any claims, actions, causes of action, and complaints of any kind which they have or may in the future have, whether known or unknown, arising out of or relating to their participation in the “Literary And Build Spaces: A Conjunction” workshop on 11 March – 5 April, 2026.

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