Government vis-a-vis Architecture

Wed 13-Jan-2021

Muzharul Islam, Kazi Khaleed Ashraf and Saif Ul Haque presented a second paper at the 1985 Aga Khan Seminar in Dhaka "Regionalism in Architecture." This text is another example of Muzharul Islam's clear thinking and writing on the role of the government, educational institutions and the professional body in the production of better architecture. Taken from the Proceedings of 1985 seminar.

Introducing Bangladesh—A Case for Regionalism

Sat 26-Dec-2020

On the occasion of the 97th birth anniversary of Muzharul Islam, we republish here a text of a lecture presented by Muzharul Islam, along with Kazi Khaleed Ashraf and Saif Ul Haque, in 1985.

Marina Tabassum Receives Honorary Doctorate

Wed 9-Dec-2020

Technical University of Munich's Department of Architecture conferred Marina Tabassum with an honorary doctorate.

Will New Orleans vanish like Atlantis?

Wed 28-Oct-2020

This article is part of a collection of articles from 'The Ashraf Archives' and was originally published in The Daily Star in 2005.

Sadarghat: Designing the Beginning

Thu 22-Oct-2020

Kazi Khaleed Ashraf looks at how a historic riverbank can be given a much-needed face-lift

The City is the Challenge

Sat 17-Oct-2020

Kazi Ashraf wrote about the key criteria for a livable Dhaka that can be implemented without ecological damage.

Is There Good Architecture in Dhaka?

Sat 17-Oct-2020

If we were concerned about the common good, about the greatest benefit for the most, and if we accept architecture as a collective art whose value is shared and benefitted by many, then it will be really futile to look for such things in Dhaka.

Housing is the Fabric of the City

Mon 12-Oct-2020

From the Ashraf Archives: In March 1999, The Daily Star published a writeup on housing challenges in Dhaka and the strategies behind successful housing complexes, written by Kazi Ashraf.

Porosity, Paradox and Practice - A Conversation Between Balkrishna Doshi and Kazi Khaleed Ashraf

Thu 8-Oct-2020

Balkrishna Doshi and Kazi Khaleed Ashraf partake in a converstation organised by Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad

Letter to a Young Architect—Marina Tabassum on the Architectural Review

Sun 13-Sep-2020

The Architectural Review asked Marina Tabassum to write an open letter to a young architect, it is originally published in their September 2020 issue.

Ecography—Home and House in the Time of Coronavirus

Tue 1-Sep-2020

Submit "something" that captures your new awareness of home!

Five Years of Bengal Institute

Wed 19-Aug-2020

Bengal Institute completes five years of its journey.

Bengal Institute Welcomes Salauddin Ahmed as the Director of Curatorial and Design Program

Mon 10-Aug-2020

The Regional Politics of East Pakistan and Architecture by Doxiadis

Thu 9-Jul-2020

Farhan Karim uses Constantinos Doxiadis’s work as examples to show how the birth of nationalism is connected to other parameters. He provides historical background to the architect's work, details his works, and its influence during and after he was working in the subcontinent. He also provided context to the scene in which Doxiadis was working, his companions and intentions of the controversial architect.

The Mughal Miniaturist of Jorasanko

Wed 1-Jul-2020

Farhat Afzal writes about Abanindranath Tagore based on the lectures by Sonia Amin, February 2017.

Balkrishna Doshi in a conversation with Kazi Khaleed Ashraf

Tue 23-Jun-2020

Kazi Ashraf and Balkrishna Doshi converse about the connections that bind us culturally and architecturally and where we go from here.