Bangladeshi Contemporary Architectural Design and Projects with Context and Details of Works

Marina Tabassum graduated from the Department of Architecture at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka.  She founded Marina Tabassum Architects, after her ten year partnership as founder partner of another firm called URBANA.  Marina Tabassum Architects or MTA started its journey in the quest to establish language of architecture that is contemporary to the world, yet rooted to the place.  MTA’s philosophy and work culture stands against the global pressure of industrial materials – that are easy and quick - fast breed of buildings, confused, impersonal, out of place and context.  Their pledge is to root architecture to the place, and their material palette is the climate, the location, the culture of the people and the history of the land.  The firm’s projects done and at hand are varied, ranging from master planning of industry to eco resort to workers low budget housing, commercial and residential blocks.  The projects, apart from Bangl

Name: Kazi Castle Location: Road No 3 Dhaka - Sylhet Hwy, Purabi R/A 3100, Bangladesh Area: 8 Acres Of Land Owner: Md. Mahtabur Rahman Nasir CIP  Owner Of Al Haramain Perfumes Group of Companies  Founder President of Bangladesh Business Council  Rooms And Facilities: Bed Rooms: 29(decorated with 29 counties local tradition) Living Rooms: 14 Kitchen Home Theaters: 2 Helipad For Chopper Recreation Area Party Hall Tennis Court Badminton Court Modern Swimming Pool Meeting Area Event Area Spa Treatment Area Luxurious Bathrooms Fitness Area With Gym Steam Bath Jacuzzi Sauna Private Garden Outdoor Dining Entertainment System Two Luxurious Lift Construction Started: 2008 Construction Ended: 2016 Worker: 250(per day)                                                        

Location: Rudrapur, Dinajpur district, Bangladesh Architects: Anna Heringer & Eike Roswag Structural Engineering Ziegert Roswag Seiler Architekten Ingenieure Bürogemeinschaft Construction Dipshikha / METI (Modern Education and Trainig Institute) with local labourers and own training workshop Footprint Area: 275 sqm Area: 325.0 sqm Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Kurt Hoerbst From the architect. Context: Bangladesh is a fertile alluvial land in the Gulf of Bengal and the land with the highest population density in the world. On average nearly 1000 people live in every square kilometre and over 80% of the population live in rural areas. Much of the vernacular built tradition uses earth and bamboo as a building material, however, construction techniques are error-prone a