Architecture

Architecture

Cover Story / Experiencing architecture around us

Architecture exists all around us, effecting our daily lives.

2y ago

What students can expect from a major in Architecture

Architecture is a lot more than just drawing buildings and designing interiors.

2y ago

Architect Rafiq Azam wins Robert Mathew Life Time Achievement Award

Bangladeshi Architect Rafiq Azam has won the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) Robert Mathew Life Time Achievement Award for 2022.

2y ago

413-year-old Atia Mosque needs urgent renovation

upazila has been in a dilapidated condition for long due to lack of care and maintenance.

2y ago

An office in tune with nature

Around four years ago, right in the middle of concrete-covered Gulshan, one particular premise started welcoming visitors with the chirping of birds, the rustling of leaves, and the whistling of wind.

2y ago

World’s Best New Building: Bangladesh’s rainwater-harvesting hospital wins UK award

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced Friendship Hospital project -- designed by architect Kashef Chowdhury, director of Bangladeshi architecture firm Urbana -- the winner of the 2021 International Prize for the World’s Best New Building.

2y ago

Country’s first art school building faces extinction

The Maheshwarpasha Art School was established in 1904 by artist Shashibhushan Pal, the first of its kind for the East Bengal region.

2y ago

The language of architecture

Architecture is a form of art that is most present in our lives. We are surrounded by urban design every day and while some buildings are more functional than decorative, others are designed to display architectural finesse and an abundance of skilfully crafted ornaments. Whether their appearance appeals to one’s personal liking or not, we can’t escape the effect architecture has on us.

3y ago

Govt takes over 300-year-old building in Ctg

The government has decided to take over a 300-year-old building located on Nazu Miah Lane at port city’s Patharghata for preservation due to its archaeological importance.

3y ago

1000-yr-old temple excavated

The unearthing of a 1000-year-old sculpture of Mohini, the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, in Madhabgaon village of Dinajpur's Kaharol upazila has archaeologists excited. Not only is the discovery of Mohini unexpected, but the temple itself is designed in navaratha, nine-projection style, an architectural form commonly associated with the Kalinga temples of Odisha as well as temples in Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, rather than Bengal.

8y ago

Negligence leaves 300-yr-old Kurigram temple in ruins

A ceturies-old Payradanga temple at Kachari Payradanga village under Nageswari municipality of Kurigram has remained neglected for

8y ago

The terracotta marvel of 18th century

Kantaji Mandir, a national heritage site, has been hosting raaspurnima mela, an annual festival dedicated to the divine love of Lord

9y ago