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

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Architects: Shatotto Area: 16500.0 ft² Year: 2018 Photographs: Mike Kelley Manufacturers: BSRM, Mirpur Ceramic, Nasir Glass, RAK, Supercreat Architect In Charge: Rafiq Azam Design Team: Ikramoon Nisa, Mohammad Akter Hossen, Mohiminul Islam Client: Dhaka South City Corporation Engineering: Mustafizur Rahman Landscape: Rafiq Azam Consultants: Shatotto Architecture for Green Living This mosque on a land area of 16,500 sft belongs to Dhaka South City Corporation situated in Azimpur, Old Dhaka, one of the most densely populated cities in the world.  The location of the mosque is in Azimpur area which is on the fringe of historical Lalbagh area established by the Mughals 400 years back.  So the inspiration of the new mosque came from Azam Shah Mosque built by the Mughals in the ‘Lalbagh Fort’. The beauty of the Mughal mosque is its ‘Shaan’ means the extended open-to-sky terrace attached to the main hall on the east at the entrance.  This terrace/Shaa...

Blues Communication ltd Solmaid, Vatara. Dhaka . Architect : DEHSARWORKS Construction : WORKSHOP Photography : Noufel Sharif Sojol

Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament House is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh,located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka. Designed by architect Louis Kahn,the complex is the largest legislative complexes in the world, comprising 200 acres (800,000 m²). Louis Kahn designed the entire Jatiya Sangsad complex,which includes lawns,lake and residences for the Members of the Parliament. The architect’s key design philosophy was to represent Bangladeshi culture and heritage,while at the same time optimizing the use of space. The exterior of the building is striking in its simplicity,with huge walls deeply recessed by porticoes and large openings of regular geometric shapes. The main building,which is at the center of the complex,is divided into three parts – the Main Plaza,South Plaza and Presidential Plaza. An artificial lake surrounds three sides of the main building of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban,extending to the Members of P...