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).
Keep in touch for new updates.
Discourse98.com admin.

We are going to see a presentation by a group of students of level-4 term-2 of the University of Asia Pacific on tomorrow’s Discourse.
They studied on two apartment buildings of Dhaka city, Prioprangan at Poribagh by Architect Uttam Kumar Shaha and Kotibarsha at Dhanmondi by Vistaraa Architects. The multimedia presentation will show us different aspects of the apartments and some direct interview of the users of the apartments.
This presentation may be especially helpful for those who are working with apartments and housing projects. And the presentation may be an example of ‘what a true multimedia presentation can be’.
Everyone is invited to the Discourse.

When: at 18:00 on 25.05.2006
Where: Open Studio (2nd floor)
School of Architecture
The University of Asia Pacific.

H. No. 51, R. No. 4a,
Dhanmondi R/A. Dhaka,
Bangladesh.

For any further query please call at: +8801711013557 (discourse98.com admin) or +880189270900 (Arc. Khandoker Abdal Hossain)