Tracing the Roots of Memory of Dhaka

Tue 23-Oct-2018

During a Bengal Institute Academic session "Space is Society", Salauddin Ahmed and Najmun Nahar talked about relating the past with the present to build for the city while finding inspiration from the architecture of Dhaka to connect the dots of history.

Space!

Mon 22-Oct-2018

Kazi Ashraf spoke about the definitions of Space and Place and their distinctions in a lecture of the October Session of Bengal Institute's academic program 'Space is Society'.

Marina Tabassum to Speak at Barbican Centre

Sun 7-Oct-2018

Barbican Centre to host Marina Tabassum's talk on 15th October 2018

Jalal Ahmad and Ehsan Khan win awards at ARCASIA 2018

Sat 15-Sep-2018

Two of the members of Bengal Institute's Executive Board, architects Jalal Ahmad and Ehsan Khan won separate awards at the ARCASIA 2018 in Tokyo.

Renowned Singaporean-Australian Architect Kerry Hill Dies

Wed 29-Aug-2018

Bengal Institute's Master Faculty, Singapore Based ‘Australian architect behind some of Asia’s most innovative buildings,’ Kerry Hill, dies aged 75.

JK Architect of the Year Awards and Symposium 2018

Mon 13-Aug-2018

Saif Ul Haque, AKM Tanvir Hasan, Manifa Rehnuma and Nahid Akram from Bangladesh are among the winners of JK AYA; Balkrishna Doshi presided the ceremony, Kazi Khaleed Ashraf moderated a Symposium around the event.

Kazi Ashraf in China at the "Mountain and Mind" Conference

Wed 11-Jul-2018

Prof Kazi Khaleed Ashraf recently gave talks in Nanjing and Hangzhou in China.

Marina Tabassum wins the Jameel Prize 5

Sat 30-Jun-2018

Mehdi Moutashar and Marina Tabassum announced as first ever joint winners of Jameel Prize 5 from the Victoria & Albert Museum

Wisdom of the Land - Marina Tabassum's Installations at the Venice Biennale 2018

Sun 27-May-2018

Marina Tabassum and her team, curated various elements of the vernacular life of the delta to recreate and expose their traditional wisdom through the installations.

A Full-page Feature on Bengal Stream and Bengal Institute on Prothom Alo

Thu 5-Apr-2018

The leading national daily of Bangladesh, Prothom Alo did a full-page feature on Bengal Stream exhibition and book, and Bengal Institute on 5th April, 2018

An Interview and an Essay on Balkrishna Doshi by Kazi Khaleed Ashraf

Thu 22-Mar-2018

Marina Tabassum Joins the Steering Committee of Aga Khan Awards for Architecture

Wed 14-Mar-2018

Marina Tabassum, the Director of the Academic program at Bengal Institute, has been named as part of the steering committee for the next cycle of the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture.

Balkrishna Doshi wins the Pritzker Architecture Prize

Thu 8-Mar-2018

Balkrishna Doshi an honoured member of our Advisory Board, one of the most prominent figures of architecture in India and the subs-continent, has won the "Noble for Architecture" the Pritzker Architecture Prize this year.

Bengal Institute on The Daily Star's Supplement "Rethinking urban spaces: Dhaka and beyond"

Thu 22-Feb-2018

Bangladesh's most celebrated English daily The Daily Star published three articles that were contributed by Bengal Institute in their supplement "Rethinking urban spaces: Dhaka and beyond" to be published on print on February 24th 2018

MoU signed with University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Wed 7-Feb-2018

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh and Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements signed an MoU on February 6th, 2018 to initiate potential academic and research cooperations.

Marina Tabassum has been short listed for the Jameel Prize of V&A Museum London

Tue 6-Feb-2018

Marina Tabassum has been short listed for the Jameel Prize and will be exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London