Department of Architecture

Manjima Shabnam

Lecturer, Department of Architecture

Teaching / Research Interest:

Architectural Design, History, Theory and Criticism, Comparative Global Studies in Art and Architecture

 

Educational Qualification:

  • Bachelor of Architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, BUET

 

Professional Experience:

 

  • Lecturer, Department of Architecture, MIST, since June 2017.
  • Adjunct Faculty, Department of Architecture, MIST, February 2017- May 2017.
  • Junior Architect, Cubeinside Design Ltd., August 2016- April 2017.

 

Administrative Services at the University level:

 

  • Member, Institute of Architect (IAB) Accreditation Committee, Architecture Department, MIST. Since February 2018.
  • Member, Admission Test Question Pattern Reformulation Committee, Architecture Department, MIST. Since February 2018.
  • Member, Table of Organogram & Equipment, Department of Architecture, MIST. Since June 2017.
  • Organizing Committee Member and Co-ordinator, Architectural Model Making Workshop, Department of Architecture, MIST.
  • Organizing Committee Member and Co-ordinator, Arch Fest 2017, Department of Architecture, MIST.
  • Organizing Committee Member and Co-ordinator, Arch Fest 2018, Department of Architecture, MIST.

 

Graphics Design Experience:

 

  1. Graphic Designing and Editing for Studio Book III 2018 titled ‘Facere 2’ published by Department of Architecture, MIST, February 2018.

 

Research:

 

  1.  Research on “Green Networking: Integrating Green Infrastructure with Dhaka’s Urban Fabric” carried out as undergraduate thesis project, under Department of Architecture, BUET.

 

Publication:

 

  1. Published paper on “Green Networking: An approach to apply a landscape ecology model in reviving the ecological networks of Dhaka Metropolitan city” in the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) Forum 20 conference.

 

Projects:

 

  • Served as an architect member in the design  generation, survey and specification team of the project “Jol Shobuje Dhaka’’ by Dhaka South City Corporation under Cubeinside Design Ltd.

 

  • As a freelance Architect, carried out different architectural projects like: School design for special children, single & multiple family houses, commercial office buildings, interiors etc.

 

Awards & Recognitions:

 

  • Received 2nd position at ‘Kendro: Fire Dekha’ , a one-day design charrette organized by Department of Architecture, BUET  in 2010.

 

  • Received Berger Travel Grant Award for the students of Department of Architecture, BUET in the year 2017

 

 

Participatory Activities:

 

  • Participated at “Challenges of teaching Architectural History”, organized by Institute of Architects Bangladesh on 21 July 2018, at IAB center, Dhaka.
  • Participated as student volunteer at the 20th CAA conference and general assembly held in Dhaka from 19th to 24thFebruary, 2013.
  • Participated as a student volunteer for the exhibition and seminar celebrating “ 50 years of Architecture in BUET’’
  • Served as a student volunteer and photographer for Institute of Architects, IAB for the “Unity Complex” design competition.
  • Participated the ARCASIA Forum 20 conference, organized by Institute of Architects Bangladesh on 2-7 November, 2019.
  • Participated and exhibited project in ‘Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) 4.0’, organized by Department of Architecture, BUET on 6-8 December 2019, as  a part of UN-Habitat’s World Urban Campaign.

 

Exhibitions:

 

  • Participated and exhibited a project at the “Urban Design Thinkers’ Campus” (UTC) , 2015 held in Department of Architecture, BUET
  • Participated and exhibited a project at the “Urban Design Thinkers’ Campus 4.0” (UTC) , 2019 held in Department of Architecture, BUET
  • Organized and participated in exhibitions for Architecture Department Photographic Society (ADPS), held in Department of Architecture, BUET.
  • Organized and participated in exhibitions for BUET Photographic Society (BUETPS), held in Drik Gallery , Dhaka

 

Affiliation:

 

  • Associate Member (AS-384), Institute of Architects, Bangladesh.

 

International visit:

 

For the purpose of study & research, visited different places in the following countries: India( Delhi, Agra, Calcutta, Shimla, Manali, Mumbai,  Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Pondicherry, Kochi, Trivandrum, Meghalaya) ; Malaysia; Thailand (Bangkok); Indonesia, South Korea ( Seoul); Turkey ( Istanbul , Ankara) ; UK (London, Edinburgh), Italy( Rome), Germany (Munich), Switzerland (Zurich), France (Paris).