Ar. Dr. Nurur Rahman Khan
Professor & Dean
Academic Qualifications
- B. Arch, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
- M. Arch, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
- PhD with Distinction, Università IUAV di Venezia, Venice, Italy
Professional Experience
- Dean, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh University (BU) From 18 September 2024 – Present
- Professor, Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University (BU)
- Visiting Faculty, North South University & BRAC University
- Adjunct Faculty, Stamford University
- Adjunct (Ex) Faculty, University of Asia Pacific
Research Work
Seminars and Presentations:
1. A presentation on Louis Kahn’s Assembly Building in Theatres of Decolonization, 1995A lecture on Kahn’s
philosophy of Architecture, The National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore.
2. Presenter of the paper, Dhaka workshop, USW2DA, Dhaka, 2005.
3. Guest speaker, The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
4. A lecture of Kahn’s work in Dhaka titled ‘Kahn in Context’, The National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore.
5. A presentation and detail analysis of Kahn’s Assembly Building in Dhaka, School of Architecture, La Défense ,
Paris, France.
5. Presentation on the work of Architect Louis I Kahn, Architect Muzharul Islam and own, Catholic University of
Washington, USA.
6. “The Foreigner” a lecture on Kahn’s work in the Subcontinent, Yale University, USA
7. A lecture on some selected work of Louis I Kahn and of own, Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard
University, USA.
8. A lecture on some selected work of Louis I Kahn and of own, Center for Environmental Planning and
Technology University (CEPT), Ahmedabad, India.
9. A lecture on some selected work of Louis I Kahn, IAB Lecture Series, USA. A lecture on Mughal Architecture, IAB Lecture Series, Pakistan.
10. A presentation on own work, ANGAN Lecture Series, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
11. A Lecture on Sufism, Embassy of United States, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
12. Main panel speaker, ARCASIA forum, Korea.
13. A presentation on Bengali Modernism, The Università IUAV di Venezia (IUAV), Venice, Italy.
14. Invited Speaker to the Years/s of Water/s (Water Life and Design) Conferencing RISD
15. Speaker of Interior Design Education Forum 2022, Taiwan
16. Speaker of The Muzharul Islam Centenary, Bengal Institute, 2023
17. Speaker of Exploring Muzharul Islam Lecture series, Bengal Institute, 2024
Publications:
1. ‘A Question of change’ at the UIA congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005- Author and presenter of the paper.
2. ‘The Bazaar Revisited’ at the UIA congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005- Author and presenter of the paper.
3. ‘The Assembly Building’ published on occasion of the 100th birthday of Louis I Kahn, 2006 First Edition- Author of the book.
4. ‘The Assembly Building’ Second Edition- Author of the book.
5. Muzharul Islam selected drawings First & Second Edition, Author of the book.
6. ‘Place, Time and Education’, Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) conference, 2001- Author and presenter of the paper.