AARONG 40 YEARS EXHIBITION

Type: Professional Centre for Inclusive Architecture and Urbanism (Ci+AU)

Status: Completed (03 days)

Role: Project architect, master plan, design, construction drawings, estimation, consultant coordination and on-site supervision

Lead Architect: Adnan Z Morshed

Team Members: Shafaiet Mahmud, Tahseen Reza, Rukaiya Karim

An exhibition master plan in Dhaka and design its individual pavilions for different iconic products, from Jamdani and silk fabric to jewellery and leather merchandise. The concept was to choreograph a loop of pavilions with the informal spatial organization of a Bengali village bazaar. While each pavilion retained its individuality, the master plan sought to create a holistic experience of one central theme: the evolutionary story of Bangladesh’s rural handicrafts. Time constraints required a quick installation and dismantling. Hence, bamboo was the ideal choice for the structure of the pavilions. As it is the most ubiquitous traditional building material throughout the world’s tropical and sub-tropical regions.

Exploded structural detail: AutoCAD, Sketchup

A night view of the pavilions