Md. Rafiqul Islam
Sr. Lecturer
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Master of Science in Urbanism and Landscape Planning (M.Sc.), KU Leuven, Belgium
2. Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
3. Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC), Birsreshtha Noor Mohammad Rifles Public School and College, Dhaka.
4. Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Motijheel Government Boys’ High School, Dhaka
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University; 2023- Present
2. Guest Faculty (Online), Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University; 2021
3. Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University; 2017-2019
4. Architect, Studio Morphogenesis Ltd.; 2017-2018
5. Architect Associate (Contractual), caf-BRTC, BUET. March 2017- August 2017
Area of Interest
Urbanism and Landscape Planning, Habitat Design, Community Architecture, Earth Architecture, Vernacularity, Alternative Building Material.
Research Work
RESEARCH (Ongoing):
1. Reclaiming the Public Realm: A Spatial Design Toolkit for Humane High-Density Living in Informal and Peri-Urban Dhaka
2. Study and design work for selected VP and Khas ponds of Dhaka
3. TransBXL: Brussels North Quarter as an Inclusive Arrival City for Migrants, Trans-migrants and Refugees.
4. Towards a Shared Future: Cities (Brussels and Ghent) in transition as an urban melting pot of arrival infrastructure.
5. The Phantasmagoria of Sustainability: The impact of politics in Urban Ecology and the misguided journey towards Modern Utopia
6. Critical Review of the Ice Stupa Project of SECMOL and its Impact on the Sustainability of the Rural Himalayan Agriculture