Nationality Bangladeshi Role Architect | Name Bashirul Haq Occupation Architect
educator | |
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Born 24 June 1942 (age 81) ( 1942-06-24 ) Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh Alma mater National College of Arts
University of New Mexico Awards Aga Khan Award for Architecture Three times nominated Practice Bashirul Haq and Associates Buildings Bhatshala House
Kalindi Apartments
Chayanaut Bhaban
ASA Head Office Building | ||
Education National College of Arts | ||
Knowing bashirul haq an architect a thinker a critic and more
Bashirul Haq (born 24 June 1942) is a Bangladeshi architect, planner and educator. He is noted for ideological environment-responsive architectural style.
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- Knowing bashirul haq an architect a thinker a critic and more
- Bashirul Haq
- Early life
- Career
- Residential
- Office
- Physical planning
- Institutes
- Consultancy
- Awards and honors
- Publications
- References
Bashirul Haq
Early life
Haq was born in Brahmanbaria. His father was a Deputy Collector of Sylhet district. For the reason, Haq spent a lot of childhood time there. He completed his Bachelor of Architecture from National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan in 1964. He received ′John Heimrich Tuition, Scholarship′ and Teaching Assistantship at University of New Mexico, US in 1971 and completed his Master of Architecture from the university in 1975.
Career
Fazlur Rahman Khan, partner of SOM requested Haq to join there. But he returned to Bangladesh and established Bashirul Haq & Associates in 1977 and started practicing architecture. In 1989, he visited Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an invited design critic.
In his 45 years of professional career Haq has designed more than 300 buildings. He admits that, at his young age, the works of Alvar Aalto and Aldo Rossi inspired him most. Haq's architectural style is celebrated for holding cultural roots, respecting local context, urban sustainability and the use of natural light and air. His designed buildings are characterized by extensive use of tactile materials such as hand made brick, rough concrete and natural woods.