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IAB QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH 2021 iab.com.bd STREAMLINE SPOTLIGHT ACHIEVEMENT HAPPENING 24th Executive Council Reverence Kahn ARCASIA Award 100th Birth Anniversary of on Steering for IAB Centre Father of the Nation evsjv‡`k ¯’cwZ Bb&m&wUwUDU INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS BANGLADESH Ar. Mubasshar Hussain Ar. Khan Md. Mustapha Khalid Ar. Md. Ishtiaque Zahir President Vice President, National Affairs Vice President, International Relations Cover: The Travelling Exhibition on 120th Birth Anniversary of Louis Ar. Farhana Sharmin Emu Ar. Dr. Sajid-Bin-Doza Ar. Masud Ur Rashid I Kahn at the promenade-Manik General Secretary Assistant General Secretary Treasurer Mia Avenue adjacent to his magnum opus, the National Parliament Building, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photograph: Ar. Asif Salman IAB NEWSLETTER TEAM Ar. Mohammad Arefeen Ibrahim Ar. Bayejid Mahbub Khondker Ar. Md. Shahid Hasan Rabbani Secretary, Education Secretary, Profession Secretary, Membership Editor Ar. Sheikh Itmam Soud Secretary, Publication & Publicity 24th Executive Council, IAB Editorial Board Ar. Khan Md. Mustapha Khalid Ar. Md. Ishtiaque Zahir Ar. Nurur Rahman Khan Ar. Farhana Sharmin Emu Ar. Sheikh Itmam Soud Ar. M. Taufiqur Rahman Khan Ar. Mohammad Sazzad Hossain Secretary, Publication & Publicity Secretary, Seminar & Convention Secretary, Heritage & Culture Members Ar. Sakib Ahsan Choudhury Ar. Saima Sonali Ar. Syeda Saikha Sudah Ar. Mohammed Ehsanul Alam 24th Ar. Shahriyar Hasan Ar. Salman Rahman Executive Council Graphics & Layout (2021-2022) Ar. Sheikh Itmam Soud Ar. Md. Nafizur Rahman Ar. Ashiq Imran Ar. Shahriyar Hasan Secretary, Environment & Urbanization Chairman, Chattogram Chapter Ar. Salman Rahman IAB Newsletter 1/2021 Issue Publisher Institute of Architects Bangladesh Ar. Jalal Ahmed scan for online version Immediate Past President, Advisor Contents 04 Editorial Note 05 Message from the President 1STREAMLINE 2SPOTLIGHT 3ACHIEVEMENT 4HAPPENING 22 IAB Participates to the ARCASIA Fellowship Webinar, 16 IAB celebrates the 06 Reverence Kahn: 50 years of ARCASIA: Swearing in of the 24th Executive Travelling Exhibition and Online 12 IAB Ensures Consent Reflect–Reveal–Reaffirm Council and the Farewell Film Screening on the Occasion from Different Actors and Ceremony of the 23rd Executive of 120th Birth Anniversary of Stakeholders Related to Its 23 IAB Participates in Council at IAB Centre Master Architect Louis I Kahn Proposal for World Heritage Memorial Symposium to Tentative List Remember and Pay Tribute to Ar. 24 IAB Presents the First 26 IAB’s Effort to Save the Ahmad Djuhara (1966-2020) Report on AHPG in ACSR Session Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) 20 ‘IAB Centre’ Receives the Honorary Mention in ARCASIA 32 Birth Centenary of the Award 2020 Father of the Nation 24 IAB Pays Homage to the 28 IAB’s Effort to Save the Martyrs of the Language Kamalapur Railway Station Movement 21 Bangladeshi Entry 33 Celebrating Golden Awarded Bronze at the ACAE Jubilee of the Independence 30 IAB’s Efforts on Inswing Design Competition of Bangladesh Proposed IAB 24 DAP (2016-2035) Committees for 2021-2022 19 The Rajapur Centre - A 34 Oath Taking Ceremony Community Participatory 10th Executive Committee, IAB 25 Hon'ble Minister of LGRD Architecture Receives Many Chattogram Chapter visits IAB Centre International Awards 35 IAB Chattogram 31 IAB Plays Active Role Chapter Signs an MoU for with Key Actors to Control the Architectural Design Unplanned Development in the Competition Heritage Sites and its Surrounding Areas 35 Obituary Ar. Dewan Mahbub Hasan Your comments matter to us. So keep them coming! We look forward to hearing from through [email protected]. All content is copyrighted by the Institute of Architects Bangladesh. Reproduction without prior consent from IAB is prohibited unless written permission has been obtained. © Institute of Architects Bangladesh iab.com.bd IAB Quarterly Newsletter: Jan-Mar 2021 04 Editorial Note Greetings from the 24th Executive Council of the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB). A very warm welcome to the first IAB QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER of this year! A new year means fresh starts and in keeping with the new direction across the entire IAB brand, this edition is all about New Beginnings The objective of IAB NEWSLETTER has always been to foster closer ties among members and to create a greater sense of community bonding within the architects’ fraternity. As such, quarterly highlights within each segment will remain the anchor of our content but presented in a more cohesive and reader-friendly manner visually. The current issue covers news of the key events and activities of IAB and its Chattogram Chapter covering the month of January to March 2021. Giving emphasis on the profession’s relevance and resilience, the 24th Executive Council together with different the NL committees newly formed, playing a proactive role in multiple TEAM sectors. The celebration of Louis I Kahn’s 120th birth anniversary is a milestone effort by the institute. This issue also covers IAB’s efforts to save Teacher-Student Centre at Dhaka University and Kamalapur Railway Station. Further it also features the suggested reviews on the proposed Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for Dhaka. Besides covering vibrant events like Reverence Kahn 120 and a number of webinars, the issue also portrays the Bangladeshi Architects’ achievements on international areas. On behalf of the Editorial Board, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the EC members, contributors, and the whole Newsletter Team for their relentless supports and contributions. I would also acknowledge Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited for patronizing this Newsletter. Amidst the constraint caused by the prevailing global Covid 19 pandemic, sincere attempt has been made to bring out this Newsletter. Lastly, I would like to wrap up this note with condolence to the demise of Ar. Dewan Mahbub Hasan and all the great souls who left us during this Covid-19 pandemic. That is all from this time. We welcome feedback and new ideas at [email protected]. Stay safe! Ar. Sheikh Itmam Soud Editor IAB Newsletter Message 05 from the President Fellow Architects, Greetings from the 24th Executive Council of the Institute of Architects Bangladesh. As you all know, we took charge during this troubled time of the global phenomenon. The prevailing COVID-19 pandemic took the world into an unprecedented cessation of works causing a global economic plummet. Due to this pandemic, most of our regular works are at standstill or at a sloth rate. Keeping in mind the recommended health guideline, we are mostly depending upon online activities for our regular purposes avoiding in-person contacts. The permanent secretariat of the institute is providing limited but emergency services in-person according to the state directives. We must address this situation with the utmost caution and accountability. None of us should be the reason for the further spread of the contamination. We have lost a number of fellow architects at home and abroad, as well as our closed ones and fellow countrymen, we cannot afford more. We believe that the brave nation who fought for our great independence will be victorious again in this current phenomenon. Our prayers are with you all as we ask for your assistance and kind cooperation. Ar. Mubasshar Hussain, FIAB President Institute of Architects Bangladesh 06 Spotlight Reverence Kahn 120 YEARS of KAHN Reverence Kahn: Travelling Exhibition and Online Film Screening on the Occasion of 120th Birth Anniversary of Master Architect Louis I Kahn On the auspicious moment of the the capitol complex taken by Ar. night, a feature film on Kahn’s work Global Master, Architect Louis I Enamul Karim and Ar. Dr. Nurur called “The Tigers City” aired on a Kahn's 120th birth anniversary, Rahman Khan. member only zoom session through Institute of Architects, Bangladesh IAB. Ar. Md. Ishtiaque Zahir (IAB) organized a pop-up public A public conference in presence of introduced the film maker and art exhibition "��াঘ �� কান - Reverence the media, notable number of historian, Sundaram Tagore to the KAHN" at the promenade adjacent architects, students, volunteers and audience to spoke before the to his magnum opus, the National city dwellers, happened beside the screening. Ar. Saif Ul Haque & Ar. Parliament Building, Manik Mia ongoing exhibition. Ar. Prof. Shamsul Marina Tabassum also spoke of the Avenue, Dhaka featuring notable Wares presented a mesmerizing occasion. Secretary - Seminar & drawings by Kahn, scaled model, keynote speech. Among the Convention Ar. M Taufuqur Rahman essays and interview on Kahn, rare presence, Chief Architect, Dept. of Khan conducted the session. The photographs of the Capitol Architecture, Ar. Mir Manzurur exhibition remained open for all for Complex etc. The exhibition, Rahman, Aga Khan Laureate Ar. Saif next five days. The event was also supported by the "Louis I Kahn's Ul Haque, Past Presidents of IAB Ar. covered by national dailies and 120th Birth Anniversary Celebration Kazi Golam Nasir & Ar. Jalal Ahmad, featured on satellite televisions. Council (Kahn120)", is a traveling Ar. Dr. Nurur Rahman Khan and kind which is planned to occur at Co-Conveners of Kahn120, Ar. Md. During this prevailing pandemic, the various places of the country. Wahiduzzaman Ratul & Ar. Sakib exhibition has designed and Ahsan Choudhury spoke on the curated keeping the social The first event was opened to occasion. Beforehand, President of distancing guideline in mind. The 12 public from 10am to 10pm on 20 IAB, Ar. Mubasshar Hussain solid plywood monoliths each February 2021 on the day of the welcomed the audience and commemorating a decade since maestro’s 120th birth anniversary. General Secretary of IAB, Ar. Kahn’s birth has a triangular base The exhibition attracted a number Farhana Sharmin Emu concluded which ensures the social distancing of Kahn enthusiasts as well as the the session with a Vote of Thanks. of spectators abreast. These events city dwellers. The exhibition featured The session was moderated by the were sponsored by Vistaara essays from Ar. Prof. Shamsul Wares, Vice President (International Architects Pvt Ltd, Vitti Sthapati Ar.