Bangladesh
Negotiating Thresholds
by Md Ehsan Alam, BRAC University, Bangladesh
‘Negotiating Thresholds’ is an investigation into the nature, impact and implications of thresholds in the built environment of Dhaka. This exploration examines thresholds across residential neighborhoods, commercial districts and public places of the city.
Foreroom
by Shahriar Ahmed Shad, BRAC University, Bangladesh
‘Sompura Mahavihara’ is one of the finest archeological establishments in Bengal. The goal of this project is to create ‘Cultural Heritage’ awareness among the people that will come in handy to ‘Heritage Conservation’ and to cater facilities for tourists, archaeologists, young researchers, and art enthusiasts as well.
Goyna Gram: Reviving an Artisan Community
by Rubaiat Kamal Meem, BRAC University, Bangladesh
Explores a place called Bhakutra, commonly recognized as “Jewelry Village” for making copper and brass ornaments for over 300 years. However, this art is now threatened for various reasons. such as urban sprawling, less expensive alternatives, limited market exposure, and a time-consuming manufacturing process.
Infusing the Void
by Md Zahidur Rahman, Khulna University, Bangladesh
A Mud Tale: Estuaries Tourism Complex
by Nowreen Islam, Khulna University, Bangladesh
This project is an attempt to understand the context of the area and arrange the tourism facilities. Rural Bangladesh is uniquely beautiful. The mud is the natural construction material that has always been there. It feels like a crime to invade this silence with the roaring noise of Architecture.
A University of Visual Performing Arts
by Bappy Chandra Barman, State University of Bangladesh
Digital Fabrication for Asrayon in Charlands of Bangladesh
by Fahad Been Monsur, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
In active delta regions of Bangladesh the lands eroded came back as accredited char land, but people’s habitat and lost lands do not come back that easily. So, the question arrives, “How can we resettle these climate refugees quickly and in a sustainable way?”
Magic School: A Place for Learning and Experiencing Magic
by Sazzad Hossain, American International University, Bangladesh
Mahbuba Siddiqa Moumi
by Sheikh Hasina Nakshi Polli, South East University, Bangladesh |
Kingdom of Hilsha
by Mahabubul Hasan, South East University, Bangladesh
Designing Rural Market_Paikgacha Growth Center
by Tasnova Taher Prokriti, American International University, Bangladesh
Growth center can be described as the Central Business District (CBD) in any developing rural area. These places are where people share development and marketing ideas with neighbors to regenerate a sustainable and developed model throughout the area which further creates its zone of influence within nearby other rural areas.
Museum of Senses
by Rahinur Islam Rakib, American International University, Bangladesh
Kopilmuni Growth Center: A Village Exposition (sustainable model from socio-spatial perspective)
by Zabid Ahasan Tarafder, Khulna University, Bangladesh
Jamaica
L’Habitat: Incubateur de vie
by Anthony G. Hyatt, Caribbean School of Architecture
University of Technology, Jamaica
L’Habitat is situated in Guadeloupe’s capital city of Pointe A’ Pitre, is a life incubating social housing project. The concept is based on integration and autonomy, referencing the site’s proximity of the Parc de Henri IV to the north and the urban activity to the south. Autonomy is achieved with the user’s ability to participate in all stages of the project.
The Creative Centre
by Jhamaria Hewell, Caribbean School of Architecture
University of Technology, Jamaica
The Creative Center is intended to provide a place for local artisans and artists to learn, make and sell their crafts. This thesis will look at how architecture, when approached as a craft, may interpret the essence of craftsmanship, while also encouraging hands-on learning and practice.
Self Reliant Agricultural Community
by Orvin Brown, Caribbean School of Architecture
University of Technology, Jamaica
The concept is to create an interlocking system between humans and their environment allowing for a pattern to create a tangible weave of inter-dependent dynamics between the individuals, their community and the environment. This will promote a sense of being resonant as a part of a living system.
Pakistan
Hazara Cummunity Cultural Square
by Sajjad Ali, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
Breaking the Cracks of the Walls of Architectural Denial.
Totalitarian regimes and obscurantist elements make their statement targeting people in the public sphere. Participation in the social activities of Art and Culture in the public sphere symbolizes political and cultural freedom. It makes possible the temporary groupings within a community that extend the feeling of solidarity beyond daily relationships and thus permits emergence of ‘the imagined community’.
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