Aristotle once said, “Those who know, do. Those who understand, teach.” Shamsul Wares understood, and hence taught.
FCC should not be viewed simply as one of the cadet colleges; it is a heritage campus that can be showcased to the world.
Dhaka should be readied for a nighttime culture that offers a potpourri of entertainment options to people.
The status city often serves the privileged, while the huddling masses eke out a minimal existence
Our brains are being reprogrammed to look for the easiest solutions to our most vexing social and political questions.
Our experience of designing Brac regional offices across rural Bangladesh.
After completing his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the University of Oregon, Eugene, in June 1952, the 29-year-old Muzharul Islam (1923-2012) returned home to find a postcolonial Pakistan embroiled in acrimonious politics of national identity.
The legend of Louis Kahn remains strong.
Do we need the 24/7 hustle and bustle of Dhaka – the cacophonous dramas of this sleepless city – reproduced in its parks too?
We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.
Governments are trying to control what could or could not be taught about their past.
A “new” type of urban mobility comes to fruition in the month of the country’s emancipation
Walking, sadly, is not part of our shared value system, and there are many reasons behind this.
We need new research methodologies to understand the complex nature of the rural change in Bangladesh in the last two decades.
A resilient and adjustable urban development policy for mid-sized cities is necessary to decentralise Dhaka.
The streets of rural Bangladesh should value the safety and wellbeing of its users.
The traditional mental image of rural Bangladesh that we have is no longer a reality.
The notoriety of Dhaka’s traffic is now daily news. Civil society members have been venting frustration about this maddening crisis.
