Architecture Discipline

Welcome to the Architecture Discipline, Khulna University

With a profound commitment to the unique culture and architectural heritage of Bengal and its deltaic landscape, Architecture Discipline, Khulna University (ArchKU) produces a new generation of architects prepared to meet the emerging local, regional and global challenges. The discipline creates a stimulating learning environment that promotes imagination, inquiry and experimentation reflecting upon the context-bound design problems within the present decontextualized knowledge base. As one of the leading architecture schools in Bangladesh, we attract extraordinary students, staffs and visitors from home and abroad. With expertise in diverse fields, our tutors are dedicated to research and teaching, encompassing responsive pedagogical praxis, interdisciplinary collaborations and multidisciplinary work methodologies. Our graduates are the most sought after in the job places, and especially known for their commitment, creativity and skills. Works produced by our graduates and students are regularly awarded for their outstanding quality and originality and are exhibited at renowned galleries and events. The discipline’s Degree Show attracts visitors from around the country and represents key event in Khulna University campus. ArchKU offers resources, including libraries, labs and ICT facilities. It also organizes lectures and seminars, while hosting numerous informal learning events, dialogues and workshops. We welcome to ArchKU Prof. Rumana Asad, PhD Head Architecture Discipline Khulna University.

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Dr. Rumana Asad

Architecture Discipline, Khulna University (ArchKU) has one of the earliest undergraduate architecture programs in Bangladesh. It is also one of the first four disciplines, based on which the academic journey of this globally ranked university began three decades ago. During these decades, ArchKU’s accomplishments have remained manifold. Our graduates have been leaving their mark within the core profession as architects while frequently winning national and international awards and recognition's, and also serving as influential academics in HEIs both home and abroad. Many of them have also excelled in allied but diverse professional arenas which include but are not limited to urban design and planning, archaeology, geography, sustainable development, research, computation and visualization, project management, public service and policy making, photography and graphic design, and social activism.With its aim to produce leading professionals in the field of architecture and built environment as a whole, the discipline adheres to a design studio centered pedagogic methodology through an intensive and engaging student-mentor environment. This is reinforced by the supervision of a dynamic blend of seasoned and young faculty members who boast academic and professional excellence, commitment and pedagogic skills. The works are further informed by extensive context-based research, fieldwork and community participation, application of state of the art technologies, local and international collaboration and expert engagement, and cross-disciplinary knowledge from a range of theoretical courses taught here. Maintaining a close reference to the rich cultural heritage of Bengal, ArchKU graduates stand out to be a novel breed of professionals equipped to meet local, regional and global challenges, especially in the context of present and imminent socio-environmental crises. Sitting beautifully on the lush green campus of Khulna University, ArchKU makes all necessary learning ingredients available that include expansive design studios, libraries/e-resources, ICT facilities and equipment labs, informal dialectic events like lectures, seminars, competitions and workshops, and merit scholarships and awards. These all, however, are profoundly influenced by ArchKU’s inclusive, equitable, tolerant and participatory philosophy, and Khulna University’s liberal academic culture. ArchKU certainly embodies a stimulating learning environment through the nurturing of imagination, inquiry, experimentation and innovative creation. I warmly invite you to explore these all at ArchKU!