Academic Programs

The all Programs will offer a Seminar Program in the Study and Design of Settlements and Landscapes. Seminar Program in the Study and Design of Settlements and Landscapes. Our academic program have 2 Sequences per year, Spring runs generally from February to May, and Fall Sequence is offered from August to November.

Leplastrier-Stutchbury Master Class 2018 at Panigram, Jessore

BI provided the wonderful opportunity for professionals to learn from renowned architects and thought-leaders, in the form of intense activities, discussions and workshops.

Tue 10 Apr - Wed 18 Apr' 18

Architecture Landscapes Water

March 2018: Histories and Theories

The session in March 2018 on "Histories and Theories." was a two-weeks long academic session set to shed light on the History and Cultural background on the art and architecture of the subcontinent.

Sun 18 Mar - Thu 29 Mar' 18

History Philosophy Theory

Fall 2017: September - November Session: Scale Is Everything: LARGE/MEDIUM/HUMAN

A seven week long special session brought renowned architects, landscape architects and academics for a fantastic series of design workshops, seminars and other special events.

Mon 18 Sep - Thu 16 Nov' 17

Architecture Culture Geography and Maps History Landscapes Settlements Urbanism

Fall 2017: August Session: Scale is Everything ‘LARGE’

From house compounds to neighbourhoods, and from villages to rice-fields and regions with rivers and rivulets, we organize our surroundings in shifting scales and scopes...

Sun 6 Aug - Tue 29 Aug' 17

Architecture History Landscapes Settlements Theory Urbanism

Spring 2017: April - May Session: Complex/ity & Landscape Operations

April-May Session invited architects and thinkers to present their thoughts and works on the making of complexes from both rural and urban situations.

Sun 23 Apr - Thu 25 May' 17

Architecture Landscapes Settlements

Spring 2017: March Session: How to Read the City and Other Things

The March Session offered a brilliant, diverse lineup of global faculties.

Sun 12 Mar - Wed 5 Apr' 17

Environment Geography and Maps Landscapes Settlements Urbanism

Spring 2017: February Session: The Fabric of Culture

February Session was a month-long session that explored how culture is interwoven with our society in every aspect of our lives. As always, we had a fantastic line-up of faculties, both from home and abroad.

Sun 5 Feb - Tue 28 Feb' 17

Art Culture

Fall 2016: October - November Session: A for Architecture, C for City

The upcoming academic session at Bengal Institute is 'unmissable,' as Peter Buchanan, Balkrishna Doshi, Juhani Pallasmaa and several other important faculties are joining us at the classroom, design-studio and public events.

Sun 16 Oct - Thu 17 Nov' 16

Architecture Urbanism

Fall 2016: September Session: Architecture in the Landscape

A month long special program designed to bring out the best thoughts around designing for Bangladeshi landscapes

Mon 19 Sep - Thu 6 Oct' 16

Architecture Landscapes

Fall 2016: August Sesssion: "Theory?"

August Session: “Theory?” was organized as a special seminar on “Theories of Architecture and Urbanism”.

Sun 21 Aug - Wed 31 Aug' 16

Architecture Theory

Spring 2016: May Session: Landscape Forms and Formations

Theories, designs and techniques were presented for working with a hydro-geographic landscape as the Bengal delta. Seminars, design workshops and forums addressed various scales of operation.

Sun 8 May - Thu 2 Jun' 16

Environment Landscapes Urbanism

Spring 2016: April Session: House, Cluster, Matrix

The theme of “House, Cluster, Matrix” addressed the range of rural and urban housing forms

Sun 3 Apr - Thu 28 Apr' 16

Architecture Culture Landscapes Philosophy Settlements Urbanism