Still in the most architecture schools we learn “your architecture has to be a jewel..”
Now we should think it in a bit different way “your architecture has to come at real benefit for the community… (becoming a jewel is not mandatory!) and all your design will serve the whole world as an open source resource.”
On the upcoming Discourse we’ll see two interviews on of the superstar architect of contemporary picturesque architecture Frank Gehry who is more fit in the first line “your architecture has to be a jewel…”
and another one is a presentation by Architect Cameron Sinclair. Still his name is not very familiar to everyone. However he’s doing a great work being the founder of ‘Architecture for Humanity’ and ‘Open Architecture Network’. He is the winner of the TED award of 2006. And you just have to see the video to know what he is and its called Sustainable Open Source Architecture

Now the decisions will be open to the participants which they like and which style they like to follow…. Gehry or Sinclair?

(The videos are collected from TED.)
You all are invited to participate in the Discourse.

When? > at 17:30 on 16th February, Saturday
Where? > The Open Studio, Dept. of Architecture, The University of Asia Pacific,
House 51, Road 4A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Call or sms: +8801711013557 for any further information.
Keep looking discourse98.com and archsociety.com for updates.
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Mohammad Tauheed,
Communications Coordinator, Discourse

ideas are expected.
as we are trying to give a new look to discourse its ideal to share ideas. everything called idea should be practical, charming and comfortable.

it should speak architecture. country, nation and beyond .

its necessary to explore . dear all my fellow homo-sapiens related to architecture, do contribute. please/

m nafisur rahman

Architect Nurur Rahman Khan will present a speech tomorrow after his visit to two great projects by Le Corbusier, the Sarabhai House and the Mill Owners Association Building.
He has photographed these masterpieces from different perspectives and out of different interests and intensions, which may not be found anywhere else in any publication on Corbusier.
So tomorrow’s Discourse is going to be a new revelation of these projects of Corbu for the participants. There will also be a presentation on a surprise project of Corbusier which you have never seen before (most probably!). It’s a recently built project, an amazingly off-track design by Corbusier.

So why to miss all these? Join in and rock the event!

When: at 1800 sharp on 26th July 2007 (Thursday)
Where: The Open Studio,
Dept. of Architecture, The University of Asia Pacific,
H#51, R#4A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

well Discourse is coming back , for you. with lots of new fresh looks, inshallah!
last thursday we get back to our secreteriate office and discussed a whole bunch of new ideas, about the seasons coming for discourse and about its fresh start. Discourse successfully will soon appear 10 yrs old, and its a great achievement for the people, friends, architects, and sincere hands in backdrop un-noticed, but cared. from deep core of heart we all remember them, thank them, and moreover miss many of them quite often.

architecture as i believe, is complicated but rational, yet emotional! its nothing about only thinking, its all about how people percieves. students are always as powerful as anything, they can commit and they can do it. as founder & chief advisor of Discourse architect N.R.Khan believes its time to re-discover Discourse with enormous zeal, commitements and enthusiasm, BY STUDENTS’ BODY!

in near future, im telling you, very soon, Discourse will publish its new managing body officially, agenda and fresh brain storming sessions under team consisting young architects and senior students from various schools of architecture stream. it has been discussed and architect khan rendered his wishes, and students shared their views and thoughts.

we are now thinking unitedly, with more notions, creative selections of new and ideal discussions, architects with students sessions, and more. so stay tuned, Discourse is coming back!

with loads of passion. students, be there. we are nothing without you, and without your commitments.

muhammad nafisur rahman
architect. TKNRK

for whom who believes..
architecture is not cursed!