Architectural designs on display at AFD

A weeklong architectural exhibition titled Archiprix Bangladesh Exhibition 2018 by the Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Archiprix International has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD). The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on May 25.   

Eminent architect Professor Shamsul Wares graced the occasion as chief guest. Professor Dr Khandaker Shabbir Ahmed, Head, Department of Architecture, BUET and Asif Bhuiyan, Marketing and Commercial Transformation Director, Lafarge Holcim Bangladesh Limited also attended the opening ceremony.

Archiprix Bangladesh Exhibition 2018 is a display of 15 selected projects submitted by the Bangladeshi students for Archiprix International from 2000 to 2017, along with the 23 best entries from all over the world for the 2017 edition. It is being showcased for the first time in Dhaka, giving students of architecture schools, faculty members, practising architects, entrepreneurs and local communities the opportunity to discover a broader insight of international architectural projects.

Archiprix International is a biennial competition with each edition presenting a new generation of nonpareil architects, urban designers and landscape architects alongside their graduation projects to form an expanding international platform for training colleges and newly graduated talented designers. The platform opens opportunities to get insights in current global design thinking in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.

The exhibition, opening from Monday to Thursday from 2:30 pm to 8.30 pm, and on Friday and Saturday (10 am to12 noon and 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm) will conclude on June 1.

Source: Alliance Française de Dhaka