Bashirul Haq | |
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Haq at studio
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Born |
Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India |
24 June 1942
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater |
National College of Arts University of New Mexico |
Occupation | Architect, educator |
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 |
Bashirul Haq (born 24 June 1942) is a Bangladeshi architect, planner and educator. He is noted for ideological environment-responsive architectural style.
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.
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 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.
MIDAS Tower, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Asra Apartments, Dhanmondi, Dhaka