Academic Qualifications:
Degree/
Examination |
Institution |
Year |
Doctor of Philosophy
(In Architecture) |
University College London , University of London , UK |
1997 |
Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) |
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology [ BUET] |
1991 |
Experiences
Position |
Organization |
Duration |
Professor |
BUET |
Since 1.9.2007 to date |
Associate Professor |
BUET |
Since 30.10.2001 to 30.8.2007 |
Assistant Professor |
BUET |
Since 18.09.1997- 29.10.2001 |
Lecturer |
BUET |
Since 19.06.1991- 17.09.1997 |
Part-time Faculty, Department of Architecture |
University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka |
Since Oct. 2000 - to date |
Membership/ Fellowship of Learned Societies. Professional Institutions and Other Noteworthy Affiliations, etc.
1. Member, Institute of Architects , Bangladesh , Since 1991 to date.
2. Member, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Since 2001 to date.
3. Ex-member, International Seminar on Urban Form, (ISUF) (1997- 1999).
4. Registered Architect of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakhaya (RAJUK) Since 2001 to date.
5. Registered Architect of Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA) Since 2006 to date.
Professional Awards/ Honors Received
1. Awarded Commonwealth Scholarship by the Association of Commonwealth Universities , UK . To undertake Ph.D in Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, University of London , UK . (September 1993 - July 1997)
2. Shamsun Nahar Khanam Memorial Gold Medal for securing highest marks in B.Arch. (BUET) 1991
3. 'Ahsanur Rahman' and other Merit Scholarships for Under Graduate Studies in BUET. (1984-1991)
Professional Work at National and International Levels:
1. ‘Detailed Area Planning of Dhaka City', Expert Member for Urban Design and Landscape, assigned by BUET to Ganibangla Ltd, Consultant to RAJUK, GoB. Since July 2006
2. ‘Uniform Design for Sonali Bank', Architectural Design Project of Nine Branches of Sonali Bank in Different Districts of Bangladesh and Formation of Guide lines for Uniform Design, Team Leader of Design Team, CAF-BRTC, BUET, Since September 2004 to date.
3. Architectural Design of Map of Bangladesh, ‘Mujibnagar Liberation War Memorial Project', Ministry of Liberation War, GOB, Member of Design Team, CAF-BRTC, BUET, Since September 2004 to date.
4. “Sony Memorial” in the memory of a deceased student of BUET, June 2002, Member Secretary of Architectural Design Team, Department of Architecture, BUET.
5. Construction Document for “Construction of Hostel Complex of Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training [BMET]”, Government of Bangladesh , Co-author: Prof. F. A. U. Khan, Department of Architecture, BUET, October-Dec. 2000.
6. 'Manual for Building Maintenance' for the Maintenance Branch of the Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh , Co-authors: Dr. Zebun Nasreen Ahmed (Architecture), Ms. Mobaswera (WRE), BUET. July 1993.
7. Technical Report on 'Evaluation of Science Buildings of High Schools in Bangladesh developed by Asian Development Bank', Co-author: Prof. F. A. U. Khan, Department of Architecture, BUET, March 1992.
Teaching Activities:
UG Courses Offered to - Architecture Department [2003 -2007] Internal / External Tutor
Theory Courses:
Arch- 141: Art and Architecture –I
Origin of architecture in prehistoric times. History of art and architecture as a perpetual process of evolution through ages. Critical Evaluation of architecture from political, social and religious viewpoints with examples from ancient Egypt , Mesopotamia and Persia . City planning and architecture in Indus civilization: Mohenjo-daro and Harappa . Comparative study with examples.
Arch- 143: Art and Architecture –II
Study of European art and architecture from the 4th to the 18th century. Early Christian, Byzantine, Romanesque, Medieval, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo periods with their context and background.
Arch-353 Urban Design -I
Principles of design- unity and space, proportion and scale, balance, uniformity and contrast and their application in urban design. Urban aesthetics - grain and texture, urban frame, fabric and function. Perception and meaning of urban spaces and form, order and time space relationships. Definition of urban design, its aims and objective. City planning according to artistic principles. Urban design approaches and levels of analysis.
Arch- 455 Urban Design –II
Responsive environment - permeability, variety, legibility, appropriateness, richness and personalization. From of a city and normative theories. Theory of good city form. Growth and conservation. Urban textures and networks. City models and city design. Urban design process. Urban quality of life.
Arch 445 Architectural Conservation
Conservation, its meaning, nature, scope and principles, Preservation, restoration, reconstruction, adaptation, area conservation. History of conservation. Conservation laws and practices. Issues of conservation, legislation, finance, regulating bodies, the role of government and public. Conservation of areas and buildings, Planning controls. Case studies.
Architectural Studios:
Arch- 402 Urban Design Studio (Level-4/Term-I)
Understanding of projects in urban and regional context. Urban design and master planning . Design of building complexes with reference to socio-cultural aspects associated with the use and user.
Arch- 504 Architectural Design Studio (Level-5/Term-II)
Design exercises of realistic complexities emphasizing professional level of achievement. Formulation of architectural programmms for given projects. Preparation of design solution and development through the various phases.
Arch- 506 Architectural Design Studio –Thesis (Level-5/Term-II)
Design exercises of realistic complexities emphasizing professional level of achievement. Formulation of architectural programmms for given projects. Preparation of design solution and development through the various phases.
Arch 324 Working Drawing II :Production Drawing (Level-3/Term-II)
Design and drawings specifying materials and instructions to manufacturers of building elements, components, fittings and fixtures which are industrially produced. Understanding manufacturing process to generate creative design. The production drawing will include designing with variety of materials and manufacturing processes of a range of building components like door, window, fitting and fixture of functional and decorative nature.
Arch- 522 Seminar (Level-5/Term-I)
Overview of current development in research related to art and architecture. Preparation of research papers including literature search, writing skills and referencing. Verbal and written presentation skills and techniques.
UG Courses Offered to - Urban and Regional Planning Department
Arch- 355 Urban De sign Theory
Historical overview of urban design - form tree dwelling to Renaissance. Definition of urban design, its aims andobjectives. Elements of design-unity and space, proportion and scale, balance, uniformity and contrast, etc. and their application in urban design. Urban aesthetics. Urban spaces and their types and perception. City planning and design according to artistic principles, approaches and levels of analysis.
Arch- 226 Landscape Planning Studio
Application of design and planning principles and techniques of landscape developments. Site analysis and study of landscape elements. Application of landscape conservation principles and strategies on regional level development process.
Post Graduate Course Designed and Offered to - Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning Department
Arch- 6403 Urban Morphology
Urban Morphology History; Spatial analysis of Urban Form; Theory of Space Syntex for configurational analysis of urban form. The Spatial Nature of Societies; Theory of space in the structuring of society; Philosophical debate about space; Social logic of the spatial morphology of urban form. Form of cities and how they function; Configuration of Urban Grid and Urban Core; Theory of movement economy; Problems in urban structure- Part and whole, Disurbanism; order and structure in urban design. Spatial Morphology of cities-Medieval, Islamic, Colonial; Geometry in Organic and Planned cities; Morphology of cities of Organic cities. Tranformation of Urban Form with particular reference to change in activity pattern and sustainable urban form; Modernizing Medieval cities, Urban transformation and the morphological characteristics of Dhaka .
Supervision of Graduate Research Work:
Level (Masters/Ph.D) |
Thesis Title |
Year |
Ph.D. |
“Morphological Study of Urban Houses with particular interest to Gender aspects in shaping the Domestic spaces.” by Catherine D. Gomes. |
Since April 2005 to date
|
M.ARCH |
‘Study of Morphological Transformation in the Planned Residential areas of Dhaka City ” by Nayma Khan. |
Since November 2004 to date
|
M.ARCH |
‘Morphological Study of Contemporary Apartment Designs in Dhaka City ” by Sudipta Barua. |
Since April 2005 to date
|
M.ARCH
(Completed) |
“A Morphological Analysis of indigenous spatial pattern in Old Dhaka with particular emphasis on Cultural Spaces” by Farhana Ferdous |
April 2005 –June 2007
|
M.ARCH |
“A Study on the Morphological Transformation and Emerged Built-Forms along Gulshan Avenue , Dhaka ”. by Nuzhat Zerin, |
Since April 2005 to date |
M.ARCH |
“A study of high-density high-rise development at Shegun Bagicha with reference to spatial transformation” by Rashed Iqbal |
Since March 2005 to date |
M.ARCH |
‘Street side Shop development in Mirpur Road ” by A.Q.M. Abdullah, |
Since April 2002.- discontinued since 15 October 2005 . |
Research Grants Received :
Organization Offering the Grant |
Project Title |
Period |
Jahanara Majid and Mahbub Alam Research Grant of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |
"Urban Life and Use of Public Space - Study of Responsive Public Open Spaces for supporting Urban Life in Dhaka City' |
September 1999 - December 1999 (extn. July 2000) |
List of Publications:
1. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, Principal Author , ‘Actions for Sustainable Built Environment' Abstract and Paper accepted and Published in the Proceedings of ‘ Asia Link-Urbs Conference' [Theme: “Emerging South Asian Urban Design Practices and Paradigms”.] held by University of Moratuwa, in collaboration with KU Leuven [Belgium], TU Eindhoven [The Netherlands], CEPT University [India] and NED UET [Pakistan]. In Colombo , Sri Lanka , on 7th - 9th of June 2007.
2. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, “The Architecture of the City – City as evaluated by Aldo Rossi”– Review Article in Protibesh, Journal of the Department of Architecture, BUET, ISSN: 1812-8068, July 2006 , Volume. 10, No. 1, p.55-61
3. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, Contributor of ‘Architecture of Pakistan Time in Bangladesh since 1947 to 1971' for “Cultural Survey of Bangladesh Project”, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , assigned 10 May, 2005 (Submitted in June 2006, and in process of Printing)
4. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, Principal Author of, ‘ A Market for Markets - the growing retail development at Mirpur Road of Dhaka City', Abstract accepted for the XXII World Congress of Architecture, uia 2005 istanbul congress - cities : grand bazaar of architecture, 3-7 July 2005
5. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, “ Hidden Morphological Order in an Organic City ” in Protibesh, Journal of the Department of Architecture, BUET, ISSN: 1812-8068, July 2004, Volume 9, No.1, p.33-40,
6. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, “ Regeneration of Pavements as an effective Urban Space ” Paper Published in the CUS BULLETIN, NO 43 July- December 2002, p-8-11. Published by Center for Urban Studies (CUS), Dhaka . (previously presented CUS 30 th Anniversary Conference)
7. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, Book Review of “ Pundranagar To Sherebanglanagar, Arhcitecture in Bangladesh ” (Published by: Chetana Sthapatya Unnoyan Society, 1997), in Sthapattya O Nirman. Issue: 09, July -Sept, 2002. p:74-75.
8. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, " Urban Grid of Dhaka City and the Morphological Order of its Local areas " in The Journal of Social Studies, Centre for Social Studies, Dhaka University, No 91, January - March 2001, p:1-13. (Previously paper was presented as the keynote paper in an IAB Seminar in November, 2000 with certain changes)
9.Dr. Nilufar, Farida, Unpublished Research Report on 'Urban life and use of Public Space - Study of responsive public open spaces for supporting urban life in Dhaka City', as a research called 'For Urban Life, specially Dhaka City: Its Past, Present, and Future', Submitted to The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 5 Nimtali, Old Secretariate Road, Dhaka. Submitted on July 2000.
10. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, " Exploration of a Hidden Morphological Order in Cognition - A Reflection Of Territorial Need For Identity And Sense Of A Place In A Megacity, Dhaka", Abstract and Paper accepted for the International Seminar on 'Megacities 2000', Centre for Architecture and Urban Design for China and Hong Kong, Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, SAR, 8 -10 February 2000. (Un-published due to non-registration)
11. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, Book Review of “ Design Reety and Sthapatya Dhara ” (Design Theory & Architectural Process, by: Professor Abu H. Imamuddin, Publisher: Shapaty Kala Kendra, 1997) in Sthapattya O Nirman, July- Oct 1999, Dhaka , and p: 51-52.
12. Dr. Nilufar, Farida, " Spatial Structure of Urban Core and the Process of Transformation in Dhaka " Abstract and Paper accepted and Published in the Proceedings of the Sixth International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF 1999), UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI, Departmentimento di Progettazione dell' Architettura, via Covour, 82-50129 Firenze, Italy. 23-26 July 1999.
13.Dr. Nilufar, Farida, " The Evolution of the Urban Grid of Dhaka and Its Socio-Spatial Adaptability ", Paper Published in the Proceedings for the Seminar 'Safer Cities' on the 'World Habitat Day' organized by Housing and Public Works Ministry, Government of Bangladesh, on 6 October, 1998, p: 41-47
14.Dr. Nilufar, Farida, " The Evolution of the Urban Grid of Dhaka, and the Consolidation and Dominance of Louis I. Kahnís Capital Complex over it's Organic Spatial Structure ", Abstract and Paper accepted for the International Workshop on 'Post-Colonial Capitals of South Asia: A Critical Analysis of Chandigarh, Dhaka and Islamabad', University of Liverpool, UK., 18-19 December, 1997
15. Nilufar, Farida, "The Spatial and Social Structuring of Local Areas in Dhaka City - A Morphological Study of the Urban Grid with Reference to Neighbourhood Character within Naturally-grown Areas". Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, The University of London , May 1997.
16.Nilufar, Farida, Co-author: Dr. Julienne Hanson, " A Syntactic Analysis Of The Spatial Pattern of The Ecological Area of Dhaka City over the Period of the Last Century " Abstract and Paper accepted for the International Seminar on 'Future of the Past: Architectural Heritage of Dhaka', Dhaka, 13-14 January, 1996
17. Nilufar, Farida, Book Review of “ Industrial Architecture for Developing Countries” (by: Dr. Nizamuddin Ahmed, Vikash Publishing House PVT LTD, 1992) in Sthapattya O Nirman, Dhaka , p:27-28. April- June 1994.
18.Imamuddin, A.H., Rahman, Mahbubur and Nilufar, Farida, " Nimtali Deuri and Asiatic Society Complex " in Architectural Conservation, Bangladesh , Publisher: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , Dhaka , p: 186-212, December 1993.
19.Imamuddin, A.H., Rahman, Mahbubur and Nilufar, Farida, ''Development of Asiatic Society Complex and Conservation of Nimtali Deuri" , Paper presented in the Seminar titled 'Architectural Conservation in Dhaka' organized by Asiatic Society of Bangladesh with the assistance of the Department of Architecture, BUET, 17 April, 1993. (Later an updated version was published with thepreviou title.)
20.Nilufar, Farida, Co-author of Unpublished Report on Survey of 'Private Clinics in Dhaka City' , submitted for M.Arch Course of Health Facilities: Planning and Design, Arch 6903, Department of Architecture, BUET, August 1992.
21.Nilufar, Farida, Unpublished Report on 'Low-Cost Rural Housing Program - proposed by Proshika - A Centre for Human Development', submitted for M.ARCH Course of Housing Problems and Policies, Arch 6301, Department of Architecture, BUET, July 1992.