ABOUT
contextbd.com aims to bring together professional and young creatives from a diverse range of backgrounds. By publishing the projects, latest news and key issues in the fields of architecture, design, technology and art, we state the mission of unearthing the best projects and curating a selection of the most interesting aspects of traditional and contemporary culture, architecture and art of our country. Our primary aim is to serve local audience but we would , however, not want to limit our vision and will continuously develop our platform.
A team of professional architects and academics ourselves, we opt to work with architects, designers, artists, built environment professionals and other concerned persons from round the country , seeking out the most innovative projects with an equal emphasis on the most renowned and influential studios, emerging young professionals, undiscovered talents and never the less students.
THE CORE
SAIMUM KABIR
PhD (UniMelb), M.Sc (KULeuven)
architect and asst. professor
Founder, Editor & Admin
Saimum Kabir, an Architect and Assistant Professor, holds PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has research experience on settlement design and planning in Australia, Vietnam and Bangladesh context. His special interest governs around culturally rooted, socially motivated, ecologically sensitive , locally produced , context specific creative intervention that can foster positive change to society and its built environment.
AZIZUL MOHITH
M.Arch (University of Greenwich)
architect and asst. professor
Founder & Editor
Azizul Mohith has been teaching in different architecture schools since 2012. Completing his studies Mohith worked in architectural practices in Bangladesh and UK before starting to teach. As an active researcher Mohith has been conducting researches in broad spectrum of building environment funded by govt. and other agencies while having personal interest in theories and techniques in architecture.
MD. MIZANUR RAHMAN
M.Arch (DIA)
architect and asst. professor
Founder & Editor
Mizanur Rahman is an Architect and Academic working as an assistant professor in an accredited architecture school. Graduated from BUET and DIA Mizan has interest in architectural graphics, drawing techniques and digital architecture. Mizan’s focus on computational architecture encourages him to run groups and conduct workshops in digital field with likeminded faculties and students among the industry.
MD. RABIUL ISLAM
B.Arch (BUET)
architect and visiting faculty
Founder & Editor
Md. Rabiul Islam is a practicing architect and a self taught naturalist. His profound interest in ecology particularly Flora and Fauna has deeply influenced his architecture which is highly sensitive to context. In recent times he has done several ecological landscaping projects in different parts of the country including forest restoration. He has won several national and international awards in both architecture and wildlife photography.
REVIEWER/s
DR. ABU SAYEED
Ph.D (University of Karisruhe)
architect and professor
Reviewer ( Heritage)
DR. ZAKIUL ISLAM
Ph.D (North Carolina State University)
architect and assoc. professor
Reviewer ( Research Article)
HAROON UR RASHID
architect and professor
Reviewer (Human Settlement)
NURUR R. KHAN
architect and visiting faculty
Reviewer (Architecture)
COLLABORATOR/s
SUJAUL ISLAM KHAN
M.Arch (Washington University)
architect and asst. prof
Bangladesh
M D Sc (University of Sydney)
architect, former president (BAA)
Australia
ASHIK VASKOR
M.Arch (DIA,Germany)
architect and asso. prof
Bangladesh
M. Arch (University of Toronto)
architect
Canada
SAMI HASAN
MUD (Hong Kong University)
architect and faculty member
Hong Kong
PhD (Uni of Sydney)
Assoc. prof, Uni of Kansas
USA
DR. KISHWAR HABIB
Post Doc Researcher, UofA
AAA Intern Architect
Canada
PhD (U EVORA)
Assoc. prof & Head, SUB
Bangladesh
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR/s & WRITER/s
MASUDA JUI
BFA (DU), MFA (MSU,India)
artist and faculty member
Dept of Art History, DU
Editor (ART)
SHAJJAD HOSSAIN
PhD Scholar
University of Evora
Portugal
Contributing Editor
SHUVA CHOWDHURY
PhD Scholar
Victoria University
Wellington, NZ
Contributing Editor
DR. RASHED BHUYAN
PhD (NUS)
Research Fellow, SUTD
Singapore
Contributing Editor
MD. TAREK MORAD
M Sc (K U Leuven)
architect
faculty member, AIUB
Co-editor
REESHAM SHAHAB
B. Arch (BUET)
architect, illustrator
faculty member, SUB
Editor (SPOTLIGHT)
B.Arch (SUST)
graduate architect
Contributing Writer
MD ZIAUR OVI
illustrator
student, SUST
Contributing Artist
B.Arch (AIUB)
Academic Associate, BI
Contributing Writer
MD RAIHANUL HAI
B. Arch (SUST)
gradute architect
Contributing Artist
LOUISE BANI SARCAR
B.Arch (BUET)
graduate architect
Co-Editor
KAZI FARIHA TASNIM
illustrator
student, AIUB
Contributing Artist
ANUPAM BOSE
B.Arch (KUAD)
graduate architect
Contributing Writer
SADIA AFRIN
student, BUET
Contributing Writer
MOUSHUMI AHMED
MURP & B.Arch (BUET)
architect
Contributing Writer
NOSHIN TUBA
student, SUST
Contributing Writer
AIMAN ELAHI
B.Arch (BRACU)
graduate architect
Contributing Writer
SADEQUL AREFIN SAIF
student, BRACU
News Correspondent
CONTRIBUTOR X
graduate architect
Photographer
ATIK ISHRAK CHOWDHURY
student, SUST
News Correspondent
MUSTAFA T. HADI
B.Arch (BU)
graduate architect
Photographer
RUBAYAT TASNIM
B.Arch (AIUB)
graduate architect
News Correspondent
