One of the research papers titled “A Study of Vernacular Building Materials in Bangladesh,” authored by Architect Shafique Rahman, Professor Lim Yaik Wah & Nabilah Nargis, was presented at the 3rd International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying (GBES 2023) and awarded as “The Best Paper.”
Abstract: Concerns over climate change have driven the need for decarbonization of the building sector worldwide. It is proven that manufacturing building materials consumes a substantial amount of non-renewable energy and releases carbon emissions. For this reason, it has become essential to find clean and energy-efficient alternative building materials. In Bangladesh, vernacular houses in rural areas ar
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One of the Technical Papers Titled “Retaining Cultural Heritage and Social Resilience Through Design: A Case Study of a Refurbished Residential Project at Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh,” authored by Ar. Shafique Rahman and Nabilah Nargis was presented as poster presentation at the ACA20 conference.
The ARCASIA 20th Asian Congress of Architects (ACA20), organized by the United Architects of the Philippines, took place on 17-23 September 2023 in Boracay Island, Philippines. The event was centered on the Asian response to transformative change introduced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which aims “to build a new culture: one that embraces complexity actively manages risk, continually adapts, and s
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