The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam

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The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia is part of the Tentative list of Bangladesh in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam comprises 16 buildings representing Tropical Modern Architecture. Muzharul Islam (1923-2012) was a student of Louis Kahn and became the most influential modern architect of Bangladesh. He designed governmental and educational buildings in a new style for a country that had just gained independence. His style was influential all over South Asia.

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Kurt Lauer

USA - 22-Feb-24 -

Muzharul Islam is a 20th Century Bangladeshi architect.  I never heard of him until I saw that Bangladesh had added a number of his buildings to the TWHS list.  
Three of these buildings are on the campus of Dhaka University.  Dhaka University was an enjoyable place to visit.  It is quite spread out and is a mixture of buildings from the British era built in the 1920's and more modern buildings built in the 1960's when Bangladesh was East Pakistan. The three buildings by Islam were built in the 1950's and 1960's.  It is hard for me to make an informed judgement of these buildings as I tend to find modern 20th century architecture not that exciting and my least favorite WHS tend to be these modern 20th century architectural sites. From my perspective I didn't think Islam's buildings stood out from all the other modern buildings on campus, and I found the original 1920 British buildings to be the most attractive.  Though I didn't see anything special in Islam's buildings, I did really enjoy walking around campus, looking at the students, and enjoying the walk around Bangladesh's biggest University. 

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Full Name
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia
Country
Bangladesh
Added
2023
Type
Cultural
Categories
Urban landscape - Asian
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2023 Added to Tentative List

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Unesco Website: The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia

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The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: The Faculty of Fine Arts. Dhaka University [1953-1955] (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Central Library (Old Building) University of Dhaka. [1953-1955] (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) [1962] (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Building 75 and Ladies Club of Azimpur Housing Estate (1962) (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: The Faculty of Business Studies. University of Dhaka (Formerly The National Institute of Public Administration or NIPA) [1963] (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Bangladesh Road Research Laboratories (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Pabna Polytechnic Institute (1964) (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Bogura Polytechnic Institute (1964) (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Barishal Polytechnic Institute (1964) (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Sylhet Polytechnic Institute (1964) (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Rangpur Polytechnic Institute (1964) (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Jahangirnagar University (1964) (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (1965) (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Chittagong University (1965) (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: Joypurhat 'Girls' Cadet College (Formerly Jaipurhat Lime Stone Factory Housing) [1980] (T)
The Architectural Works of Muzharul Islam: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement in South Asia: National Library (1980) (T)

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