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Unbearable Lightness of Being Installation / Saiqa Iqbal Meghna and Suvro Sovon Chowdhury

Miwa Negoro — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a lightweight architectural installation conceived as both exhibition object and public pavilion, exploring how minimal structures, craft, and movement can create quiet spaces of gathering within Dhaka's dense urban fabric. Rooted in the environmental realities of the delta—marked by water, monsoon cycles, and fragile ground—the project responds to a context where architecture must remain adaptable, porous, and temporally aware. Designed with a dual life, it transitions from gallery artifact to urban canopy, negotiating between representation and use. Within a compact footprint of just 113 square feet, it achieves spatial generosity through lightness, reversibility, and ease of assembly, disassembly, and relocation.

Weekend Retreat / Lightscape Architects

Hana Abdel — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:00:00 +0000

The project symbolizes a fusion between urban-rural environments. It has been designed for a small family living in the midst of urban chaos, who are deprived of fresh air and a sense of freedom but very much willing to reconnect with the bucolic life. The core idea of this built environment is to preserve the essence of the simplicity our ancestors once had back in their times and transcend some of that to the next generations through contemporary design approaches that recognize regional context, culture, and vernacular strategies.

General Manager’s Bungalow Complex / SILT

Hana Abdel — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Tea estates- an active remnant of the British colonial period, present a unique context, carrying with them stories of pride and grandeur as well as inequality, oppression, and struggle. This is acutely reflected in the overall spatial planning of the estates and their architectural styles- ostentatious bungalows for authorities and humble huts for tea workers.

ETP for Reefat Garments / SILT

Hana Abdel — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:00:00 +0000

The Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) is a part of a Ready-Made garments (RMG) complex in a brownfield site banked by the river Shitalakhya. Muslin Cotton Mills was a state-owned industry established during the 1950s which was auctioned off to a private industrialist in 2013, to be redeveloped. The previous industrial presence had led to extreme groundwater depletion in the area as well as river pollution due to direct effluent discharge.

Blues Head Office / Dehsar Works

Andreas Luco — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 01:00:00 +0000

The place where “Blues H. Office” is standing today, was simply occupied by a warehouse before. When “Blues” decided to shift their office right beside there warehouse, the primary plan was simple. They wanted to build a normal work space where they can accommodate 30 to 40 workstation. After building the foundation, they gave it a second thought and decided to do something different with it.

Ajo Idea Space / Dehsar Works

Hana Abdel — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:00:00 +0000

AJO, in Bangla is often used to describe something old, left out or irrelevant to its time. The word was used by the restaurant’s Founder and ideator Khaled Mahmud, as the idea was to convert a left over space and turn it into a unique cafe near an art gallery. It was a very popular hangout space among people including artist, thinkers and designers. It acted as a platform where any one could meet and talk with artists and intellects.

Kola Bhaban Prangon at University of Dhaka / STHANIK Consultants

Hana Abdel — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000

The premise of Faculty of Arts at Dhaka University is regarded as a center of historic and cultural significance which contains the most substantial monuments representing the Liberation War of Bangladesh, a landmark sculpture named Aparajeyo Bangla (meaning Unvanquished Bengal) and historic Bot-tola (a large Banyan Tree). The university authority wanted to address some issues by creating designated spaces for users through landscaped design interventions for the site. The premise was divided into;

Shomaj Biggyan Chattar at University of Dhaka / STHANIK Consultants

Valeria Silva — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Surrounded by significant landmarks like the Central Mosque, Central Library, Central Student Union Building, a historic Canteen and also the new building of the Faculty of Social Science, the original open space had failed to create any significance regarding the usage. Despite being located at the heart of university of Dhaka, the area remained ‘unattended’ for years. The place itself had nothing to offer to the users, and was being used for shortcuts and dumping zone of construction debris for several years. Natural setting was random but guided by the influences like sunlight, condition of the soil and less human intervention.