Anta S. Chowdhury Architect & Landscape Architect
Anta S. Chowdhury Architect and Landscape Architect
INFORMATION Location: Bergen, Norway e-post: antasharif@gmail.com cellphone: +47 97397455 CAREER GOALS Cultural + Urban Projects Climate adabtability Research Project Management Landscape Photography + Narration INTERESTS Traveling Photography Music Reading Swimming PORTFOLIO www.issuu.com/antasharif/docs/ portfolio__anta_sharif_chowdhury Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/anta-schowdhury
EDUCATION
2015- 2018 Master in Landscape Architecture, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2004- 2010 Bachelor in Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
EXPERIENCE
2019 January- Present, Landscape Architect, Akasia AS, Bergen 2018 July- December, 6 mos. Project Assistant, Don Lawrence Architect AS, Oslo 2013 November -2015 July, 1 yr 9 mos. Associate Architect, Form.3 architects, Dhaka 2013 July- October, 4 mos. Architect, VITTI, Dhaka 2010 June- 2013 May, 3 yrs. Associate Architect, Volumezero Limited, Dhaka 2009 August- November, 4 mos. Intern Architect, Volumezero Limited, Dhaka
LANGUAGES
English Bengali
Hindi
Norwegian
Master
SKILLS
AutoCAD SketchUP Photoshop Illustrator Autodesk InDesign 3Ds
Master
Learning
Civil 3D
ArcGIS QGIS
ArchiCAD
Learning
Contents
Selected works The Earth Experience- Rethinking Oslo Botanical Garden Wet (ter)- A landscape strategy for bengal delta Urbanising Siera Nevada - Columbia Transition with nature - international cricket stadium AMI - Design competition Landscape Photography
Sofienbergparken
Sunken garden + Botanisk hage
Toyenparken exhibition area
Munch museum
Earth Experience Olso Botanisk Hage Entrance Master work: Studio 1 The project is inspired by the beauty and diversity of the plants and its expansion, dominance, direction and relation to the ground. The project emphasises on creating a vibrant public space in the intersection of botanical garden and toyen park. The two enormous green pockets in the city are detached by parking area and motorway. The project proposes new pedestrian connections and bike movements through a sunken gardena and open exhibition park area.
Sofienbergparken
Sunken garden +
Botanical Garden
exhibition area
Munch museum
Toyen park
The sunken garden is excavating the existing parking ground and then creating little mounds as relaxation areas by filling with the cut out soil. The retaining wall holding the higher grounds works as an exhibit surface, which displays different roots and soils. The proposed plaza works as an extended entrance to the botanical garden.
Exhibition of roots and soil
Wet(ter) Landscape Strategy in Bengal delta
Imagining a wet(ter) future, this project explores how landscape strategies can generate adaptive and dynamic livable spaces in the Bengal Delta coastline. The coastal area will gradually loose much of its land under the sea, forming a series of new islands due to sea-level rise. Millions of climate change refugees have begun to migrate to higher land, however it has been predicted that by the year 2100 approximately 5 million people will continue to live in the coastal delta. How can the local traditions be adapted so people can inhabit the future landscape of the delta? Finding itself placed upon an island in the delta, the project investigates the interplay between protective-productive landscapes, transportation infrastructure and urbanity.
Investigation Landscape Morphology and Migration in Bengal delta 1776- 2100
The Shifting Landscapes of Bengal Delta: The Ganges Brahmaputra Watershed
Design Strategy: Seasonal connection of internal and external water Pukur, Haor, Baor: (Pond, Oxbow lake, Depressed land) Seasonal connection to river Fresh water reservoir Connected to internal water network Potential aquaculture
Urbanizing Sierra Nevada with flower botanical garden Sierra Nevada contains most of the climate zones in Colombia and thus makes it a perfect platform to explore the possibilities of species invasion and adaptation along its different altitude.
12,2 m per decade
The four indiginous groups of the region believe that Sierran Nevada de Santa Marta is the bebating heart of the world. What happend there happens everywhere
With climate changing, most species shift upwards, to reach optimum temperature conditions
Grasses, herbs and short lived species shift the most in search for perfect temperatures and conditions. it can be predicted that endemic species are least prone to movement.
Movement of the species shuffles the most basic relationships in nature, between what plants are found where with what other plants. Distribution and size of the populations will change with an impact on functiong of the ecosystems and for humans who are dependent on them
At the same time there is the factor of soils at higher elevations being thinner and poorer in nutrions, might be inadequate to sustain species from lower elevations
A factor also affecting the response to cliamte change is the shape of the mountain (meaning how much room is there on different elevations)
Palomino river in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta could be seen as forecasting station for the responses of different species to climate warming
By implementing species from higher altidudes to lower systems, it can be observed how do the species respond in competion of flora from lower altitudes
few shuffle scenarios
the traveling system doesn`t survive
“traveling� ecosystem
ecosystem on higher elevations
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the traveling species from lower alitudes takes over
There is little information on the affects of climate change from the tropics (for historical, political and economical reasons) though the tropics are the first to encounter historically unprecentened climates...
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Exhibition The exhibition was held at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design Using Lightbox + Photgraphs
Transition with nature Cricket Stadium, Cox’s bazar Thesis Project: Bachelor in Architecture Site: Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Supervisors: Dr. Md. Zakiul Islam, Dr. Khandakar Shabbir Ahmed, Dr. Md. Shahidul Ameen, Patrcik D’Rozario Being a popular tourist destination, the town faces increased pressure of urban activities. The natural beach and resorts are the only recreational facilities. Hence there is a need for public recreational facilities. The proposed complex meets the recreational needs as well as offers a large dynamic and seasonal public park for the locals.
Plan at 7.2 m Entry and Plaza
Plan Media and VIP level
Plan upper level
The idea of the project was to break the convention of concentric stadium structures that create centrifugal activities within the enclosed structure; by desiging a structure that communicates with the surrounding and proposes an eventful setting. The residual spaces outside the main event space are designed to be public plaza and spaces for ocassional seasonal festivals; while some of the terrain become part of the gallery.
AMI Extention of a park on a high-rise Project Associate : Form.3 architects, National Design Competition Project Location: Kakrail, Dhaka, Bangladesh The design challenges the conventions of commercial architecture without compromising the functional needs of modern day office building and the spirit of Anjuman Mufidul Islam (AMI).
The roof garden is just a piece of Ramna park elevated almost 50 m above from ground level. The rooftop cafe just beside the garden is not a usual one but it rather is more penetrable, more green, adorned with the magical effect of light with vista of the whole city from here with a view of a piece of Ramna Park beside. This little piece of ramna park thus is an interesting and desired termination point added to the city skyline.
Landscape Photography
PUBLICATIONS 2017 Autumn Published Diploma Project ‘Wet (ter)’, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2017 Spring Published work studies of ‘Behind the Hill/ Into the Wild’ studio, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2016 Autumn Published work studies of ‘A motorway named RIO’ studio, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2016 Autumn Barrio Esponjita in A motorway named RIO, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2016 June Featured project ‘The Earth Experience’ in Park and Anlegg Landscape magazine.
AWARDS 2016 AHO Student Award for Urban Design and Planning as ‘A Motorway named Rio’, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2015 Finalist in Design Competition ‘Re-branding of DBBL bank’, Dhaka 2014 Finalist in research category, Next Landmark contest, AMI National Design Competition, with Form.3 architects 2008 Selected Research for seminar presentation on the ‘Urban Evolution of Kamrangir Char’, BUET 2004-2009 Student grant for Architecture studies, BUET
WORKSHOPS 2018 Exhibition Installation workshop, Dark ecology 2, SALT, Oslo 2016 Two-week Design Workshop in UASLP, Mexico 2014 Workshop on Emergency Earth-bag Shelter, HBRI + Cal Earth
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