On the first day of the Dhaka Workshop Dr. Abu Sayeed M. Ahmed gave a lecture on the overall evolution of today’s Dhaka starting from historic period.
Here is the lecture (three .wav audio files zipped) ready to download.
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The slides incorporated with lecture will also be published soon. In the first day of the workshop 4 teams were formed, they are:
1.The Drawing Collectors team
2.New map generation team
3.Sketch team
4.The Buriganga Panorama team
Interested students or architects may still join in any of the teams to participate in the works. Actually the workshop needs more and more KAAMLA than we have. Call Jumu sir at +8801711520037 to join in.

On the upcoming Discourse (29.06.2006) ‘Dhaka Workshp’ will be held.
Dr. Abu Sayeed Mustaq Ahmed will give a talk on the history of Dhaka city after which participants will distribute themselves in four groups to cover different aspects of the city history.

Maps and drawings photographs historical survey ending in a redrawn map with all historical sites sited.
Redrawing or drawing such as the first panorama of Buriganga River.

The groups will make a presentation for review on the next discourse and a final presentation will be exhibited for everyone in the next discourse.
Everybody from any region of Architecture is invited to join in the workshop.

When: On 29.06.2006 Thursday, at 18:00 sharp. (The time schedule will be strictly followed)

Where: The Open Studio, Dept. of Architecture, The University of Asia Pacific, H. no#51, R. No# 4A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

Call for any query: +8801711013557 (Discourse98.com admin), +8801711520037 (Arc. NR Khan Jumu).

Somehow this week also Discourse is not being held.
Architect Dr. Abu Sayeed M. Ahmed with Architect NR Khan and Architect Khondoker Abdal Hossain were to deliver an important lecture this week. But for some unavoidable reasons this event is postponed to next Thursday (29.06.2006).
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