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06 TEMPORARY URBAN INTERFACE
Professional 2020
Role: Project architect
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Collaboration: Studio Platform
Site: Polo Ground, Chattogram
Temporary architectures have been increasingly appearing and disappearing in urban spaces with transient events and situations. These structures have extended the opportunities for architects to test their understandings of urban spaces and human behavior by challenging the boundaries of architecture. Through the masterplan of Chattagram International Trade Fair (CITF), we have tried to explore the possibilities to integrate contextual analysis into the design and re-evaluate the idea of a Trade Fair to craft an experiential environment for the visitors
To design the main entrance, the concept of the gate was reevaluated from a doorway to a spatial experience. A circular bamboo installation was designed (20m diameter, 10m in height) that acted as a transitional space to lead the visitors into the plaza. All the materials were locally sourced and reused after demolition.
The design process was flexible to address the challenges during construction and to collaborate with various professional and local technicians.
CITF is an annual event in Chattagram city for the last 27 years. It’s the second-largest trade fair of Bangladesh with an estimated 2 million visitors yearly. In contrast to a short construction period (approximately 30 days), the design and organization phase takes several months. The event runs for 40 days
Layers of fabric
CITF is an annual event in Chattagram city for the last 27 years. It’s the second-largest trade fair of Bangladesh with an estimated 2 million visitors yearly. In contrast to a short construction period (approximately 7 days), the design and organization phase takes several months. The event runs for 40 days.
The inception of the design started from collecting memories of the city dwellers through a podcast called Chattagram Echoes. Most of the stories narrated the nostalgia of green terrain landscape, open spaces, less traffic in the city. However, rapid urbanization has barely left any of those memories and places intact. These conversations guided us to pursue negotiations on placemaking focusing on people’s experience in urban spaces.
Beyond Housing
Finding the low cost housing solution to Dhaka crisis
IAB Competition entry 2019
Role: Lead researcher and designer
Team: Paraa
Site: Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Site area: 28,600 sft
Built area: 1,11,000 sft
In the rapidly growing economy of Bangladesh, housing should be a significant factor in both maintaining and supporting the economy. While sectors like infrastructure, industry and connectivity enjoy prioritised attention, we feel that housing as a foundational sector of development deserves a much bigger, thoughtful and creative focus.
This requires a bolder, and important innovation in the urban housing sector, one that cuts across and goes beyond housing, creating a multi-layered approach that embodies the needs of diverse people to live in dignity, and being sensitive to the needs of the environment in terms of sustainable use of energy and material, in short - to make housing future-proof!
Fundamentally, our proposal encourages the development of a neighbourhood, who support each other, and learn to manage their housing as a community. Therefore, a productive, collective form of housing, with open accessible shared spaces - looking to the vernacular Bengal’s notions and use of central open-spaces, with activities to support inter generational exchange and encounters, and opportunities to learn and grow together, in growing productive gardens and communal workshops.
The evolution of form development considering the scopes for the ‘Connect space’
Recognizing individual aspirations & allowing customization
Spatial considerations for morphological expression
Integrated strategies and critical considerations for long term sustainability
Spatial schematics of the community building toolkit
Mohsin Club
Municipal youth leadership and wellness center
Professional (Construction ongoing) 2019
Role: Project Architect
Team: Paraa
Site: Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Site area: 1,360 sft
Built area: 5,800 sft
In the rapidly growing economy of Bangladesh, housing should be a significant factor in both maintaining and supporting the economy. While sectors like infrastructure, industry and connectivity enjoy prioritised attention, we feel that housing as a foundational sector of development deserves a muchbigger, thoughtful and creative focus.
This requires a bolder, and important innovation in the urban housing sector, one that cuts across and goes beyond housing, creating a multi-layered approach that embodies the needs of diverse people to live in dignity, and being sensitive to the needs of the environment in terms of sustainable use of energy and material, in short - to make housing future-proof!
Fundamentally, our proposal encourages the development of a neighbourhood, who support each other, and learn to manage their housing as a community. Therefore, a productive, collective form of housing, with open accessible shared spaces - looking to the vernacular Bengal’s notions and use of central open-spaces, with activities to support inter generational exchange and encounters, and opportunities to learn and grow together, in growing productive gardens and communal workshops.
SOIL
R.C.C CASTING
3 4" BRICK CHIPS FOR LEVELING GEOTEXTILE
1'' OR 1.5" BRICK CHIPS (PICS ZAMA)
ROOF +41'-6"
PERFORATED 3"DIA PVC PIPE AS MUCH REQUIRED FOR THE AREA FOR WATER DRAINAGE
HOMOGENEOUS TILE (EL-A)
HOMOGENEOUS TILE (EL-A)
3RD. FLOOR +31'-6"
HOMOGENEOUS TILE (EL-A)
PART. SECTION - L SCALE [ 1/2"=1'-0" ]
4"x 2.5" ALUMINUM SECTION
- TO BE CONFIRMED BASED ON VENDOR SPECIFICATION AND DRAWING
4" ALUMINIUM SECTION WITH SLIDING GLASS
10mm TEMPERED GLASS (FIXED)
3"X 1.5" MS BOX SECTION HOMOGENEOUS TILE (EL-A)
10mm TEMPERED GLASS (FIXED)
3"X 1.5" MS BOX SECTION
1ST. FLOOR +11'-6"
1 2" MORTAR
BRICK IN-FILL
HOMOGENEOUS TILE (EL-A)
HOMOGENEOUS TILE (FL-A)
G. FLOOR +6'-6"
SOIL
1 2" MORTAR
HOMOGENEOUS TILE (EL-B)
GRAVEL
F.G.L +1'-6"
CITY CORPORATION ROAD
R.L ± 0'-0"
2'
4"x 2.5" ALUMINUM SECTION
4" ALUMINIUM SECTION WITH NET & SLIDING GLASS
4"x 2.5" ALUMINUM SECTION
10mm TEMPERED GLASS (FIXED)
HOMOGENEOUS TILE (FL-A)
1" MORTAR 1'-6"
PART. SECTION - J SCALE [ 1/2"=1'-0" ]
Section reveals the scope of natural ventilation and visual connection within the building
Unlimited dream in a limited site: The functinoal layout at ground level
Disruptive Fashion
Fashion show as movement against Bangladesh RMG crisis
Fashion show + set design 2020
Role: Project Architect
Team: Paraa
Site: Former Utah apparels(Decommissioned), Tejgaon, Dhaka
Site area: 30,000 sft
Built area: 4,000 sft
In the middle of this pandemic, the launching event of ‘Chol’ was organized within a partly demolished, under construction site reusing / recycling the resources of the long-closed apparel industry in Tejgaon. We pushed the boundaries of fashion-set design to create new trend and uphold the message of Chol
Chol is a platform for designers and artisans to think beyond the constraints of ‘fast fashion’. Chol understands the need of preserving and pushing cultural boundaries. Chol is affordable, sustainable and hand-made fashion brand. Chol collaborates with bold designers and talented artisans of Bangladesh to create beautiful products. Chol pushes design boundaries.
On 24 April 2013, the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which housed five garment factories, killed at least 1,132 people and injured more than 2,500. Only five months earlier, at least 112 workers had lost their lives in another tragic accident, trapped inside the burning Tazreen Fashions factory on the outskirts of Dhaka. The show was intende to leave a strong message for labour rights in fashion industry as well.
This project has played an important role in supporting, enabling and pushing designers and artisans to create together. It will focus on the important role of the arts, the crafts and the people that intrinsically define the cultures of a place.
Sadiqul Islam Shehab
401 E 32nd Street, Apt 709, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
M: +1 (312) 273-7181 E: sshehab@hawk iit edu W: linkedin com/in/shehab-sdim
Portfolio: issuu com/sadiqulshehab/docs/2020 portfolio sis
Education
Illinois Institute of Technology, CoA, Chicago, IL, United States
In the middle of this pandemic, the launching event construction site reusing / recycling the resources the boundaries of fashion-set design to create new
Master of Architecture (M.Arch) - August 2022 - May 2024 (Expected) | CGPA: 3 66/4 00
Relevant Courses: Architecture studio, Structural analysis and systems, Global modernism, Environmental and building systems
Chol is a platform for designers and artisans to think the need of preserving and pushing cultural boundaries. fashion brand. Chol collaborates with bold designers products. Chol pushes design boundaries.
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, DOA, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch - 5 years) - April 2019 | CGPA: 2 98/4 0
Relevant Courses: Architectural design studio, Architectural graphics, History of art & architecture, Environmental design, Structural design and analysis, Urban Design, Building and nish materials, Professional Practice
On 24 April 2013, the collapse of the Rana Plaza factories, killed at least 1,132 people and injured workers had lost their lives in another tragic accident, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The show was intende industry as well.
Professional Experiences
Illinois Institute of Technology, CoA, Chicago, IL, United States
Graduate Teaching Assistant [January 2023 - Present]
● Assisting Prof. Paul Andres SE, FAIA with the development of course materials, student management, and technical support with Karamba3D for the rst-of-its-kind discourse: The Shape of Stress.
This project has played an important role in supporting, create together. It will focus on the important define the cultures of a place.
Yardzen, California, United States yardzrn.com
Landscape designer (Contractual), [July 2020 - December 2020]
● Developed and submitted multiple landscape design proposals and technical drawings for construction in California, and Texas.
● Successfully coordinated with project managers and clients to achieve optimum design solutions.
Paraa | Opuses, Dhaka, Bangladesh paraa.org.uk
Architect, Associate research coordinator [November 2018 - June 2022]
● Designed and constructed the 5 storied public building for a multi-purpose youth club in 2022.- Narajanganj, Bangladesh
● Designed an international public-domain art installation, and remotely coordinated the construction-assembly of the 1080 cft fabric-clad steel armature inside the Whitechapel Idea Store - London, United Kingdom in 2021.
● Design-built a 465 sft temporary urban play and activity space made out of locally sourced bamboo for the wider urban community in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Facilitated participatory design workshops and focus group discussions in 2020.
● Researched informal-micro-urban food systems, street vendors & grower communities in the four cities of Dhaka metropolitan with UN FAO under the 'UN SDG- Food Agenda 2030' - Bangladesh in 2020
Form.3 Architects , Dhaka, Bangladesh
Architectural Intern [April 2017 - March 2018]
● Won the IAB competition - ‘Historic Preservation and Landscape Design of Old Dhaka Central jail and Redevelopment of Surrounding Area’ in 2018 The project is now under construction
● Secured ‘Special Mention’ with design development and visualization in the IAB competition - The Urban Rendezvous Point2018
Jatiyo Mohila Sangstha (JMS), Ministry of Women and Children Affairs , Dhaka, Bangladesh Design Course Instructor, [2015 - 2016]
● Engaged in teaching and sharing experiences with women from Home-economics schools in Dhaka
● Conducted training sessions at the intersection of drawings, visual communication, documentation, and craft-making
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENT
● UIA - Friendly & Inclusive Spaces Award. - 2020-2021: -Bamboo Playspace, Dhaka Bangladesh
● President’s Scout Award: His excellency the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, 2010 event of ‘Chol’ was organized within a partly demolished, under resources of the long-closed apparel industry in Tejgaon. We pushed new trend and uphold the message of Chol think beyond the constraints of ‘fast fashion’. Chol understands boundaries. Chol is affordable, sustainable and hand-made designers and talented artisans of Bangladesh to create beautiful
LECTURES AND CONFERENCES
● ‘Bangla 50 and Whitechapel’ - Lecture at Central Saint Martins - University of the Arts London, UK -2021
● Guest Lecture - Open Lecture Series of the Leicester School of Architecture - De Montfort University, UK -2021
● ‘Smart Cities and Modern Mobilities’ - Conference: International Academy for Leadership (IAF), Germany - 2019
● DIU ‘Smart City’ - Seminar: Presented ‘Elevated Urbanism’ proposal - Dhaka, Bangladesh - 2019
PUBLICATION & EXHIBITIONS
● The Business Standard: Chhayanaut: An architectural take on restoring a cultural hub - 2021 Secured Link to publication
● ARCASIA Forum 2019: The annual event of the ‘Architects Regional Council Asia’ event in the National Parliament Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photographic exhibition of Bengal Delta | 5x curated photographs were exhibited
Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which housed five garment injured more than 2,500. Only five months earlier, at least 112 accident, trapped inside the burning Tazreen Fashions factory intende to leave a strong message for labour rights in fashion
● Rupkothar Boishakh: Annual photographic exhibition at Dept. of Architecture, BUET in 2018 | 3x selected for exhibition
● Beyond: ‘Celebrating 20 Years of BUETPS’ - Photographic exhibition held at BUET premise in 2017 | 1x selected for exhibition
CREATIVE EXPERIENCES supporting, enabling and pushing designers and artisans to role of the arts, the crafts and the people that intrinsically
● Fashion show/set design - Designed the launching event and product showcase performance space for the radical fashion brand ‘chol’ Dhaka, Bangladesh with Paraa/Opuses - 2020
● Automotive design - Designed and presented an ‘Armored remote detection and scanning vehicle’ for the Special Branch, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) - 2020
WORKSHOPS & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
● Open House Chicago 2022: Volunteered at the S R Crown hall supervised by Chicago Architecture Center
● CPD course: “Dhaka Mahanagar Imarat Nirman Bidhimala 2008” - Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) - 2020
● Tools matter - workshop: Computational design - history and the ideology of computational design & Rhino-Grasshopper
Basics Organized by Soft Lab & American International University, Bangladesh - 2017
● BTI Bamboo Workshop - volunteer: Healthy living center Hand-on design-built experience with local bamboo workers & artisans Organized by Building Trust International - 2015
SKILLS
● Communication: Community engagement, Participatory design workshop coordination, Icebreaking and energizer sessions, Focus group discussion, Survey and reporting, Visual research
● Software: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Sketchup, Revit, AutoCAD, V-Ray, Adobe Suite, ArcGIS, Autodesk Flow Design, 3DS Max, Blender, Lumion, Twinmotion, Python, Processing, Karamba3D
● Production: Laser-cutting, 3D printing, Woodworking, Metalworking, Casting, Drafting, Digital painting
● Music, Photography & Film making
LANGUAGES
English (Pro cient) | Bengali (Native) | Hindi (Fluent speaker) | German (Beginner)
