Kanak Kanti Saha
Sr. Lecturer
Academic Qualifications:
1. Master of Arts (Architecture), Dessau Institute of Architecture, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
2. Bachelor of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh.
Professional Qualifications:
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University, Dhaka. (2024-present)
2. Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Leading University, Sylhet. (2022-2024)
3. Architect & Co-founder: Wriddhi Architects Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2019-Present)
4. Associate: Graphic Designer & Illustrator: Brandquisite Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2018)
5. Junior Architect: Dasein Architects Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2017)
Professional Membership:
1. Associate Member, Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB), Bangladesh.
Area of Interest
My research interest lies at the intersection of urban studies, human geography, and postcolonial urbanism theory – with a particular focus on public spaces as sites of political contestation, identity formation, and spatial justice.
I am interested in how postcolonial identity narratives, socio-economic dynamics shape the urban design, planning, governance and everyday use of civic spaces in Global South cities. My research also engages in diverse meanings and contextual understandings of publicness along with emerging forms of alternative publics including digital and virtual public spaces, to understand the new ethics and participation modes.
1. Saha, K. K. (2025). From indigeneity to homogeneity: impact of urban transformation on residential neighbourhood spaces in Dhaka. International Planning Studies, 30(1–2), 171–190. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563475.2025.2460710
2. Saha, K.K. (2025), Between ideals and inequality: spatial justice in Dhaka's redeveloped public spaces. Journal of Architecture, 20 (1), Department of Architecture, BUET, Dhaka.
3. Saha, K. K. (2025). An urbanism of our own: facilitating communal living in urban neighbourhoods. In Next 50 Collective Futures: Critical-Creative Perspectives on the Built Environment in Bangladesh (1st ed., pp. 129–133). The University Press Limited, Dhaka. ISBN-10 : 9845064620.
4. Saha, K.K.; Shil, A.; Champa, A. D. (2024), Discriminatory Developments: Unveiling Marginalisation in Revitalised Public Spaces in Dhaka City, Unpacking Marginalities 2024: IIHS Annual Research Conference Proceedings. India. Indian Institute of Human Settlement (IIHS). http://dx.doi.org/10.24943/UM2IARCP8.2024
5. Shil, A.; Saha, K. K.; Chowdhury, A. (2024), Evaluating Sidewalk-Based Informal Urban Spaces in the Context of Chittagong City. SUPTM 2024 conference proceedings sciforum 082487. Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Spain. https://doi.org/10.31428/10317/13569
6. Saha, K.K.; Shil, A.; Tabassum, A. (2023), Assessing the Publicness of Recently Developed Public Spaces in Sylhet City Corporation Area, International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering 2023, Bangladesh. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387894472_Discriminatory_Developments_Unveiling_Marginalisation_in_Revitalised_Public_Spaces_in_Dhaka_City
7. Mehrotra, R., Devasree, S., & Thole, P. (2024). Bidyanondo Sampriti Orphanage School (Part of Chapter: Emergent practices). In Architectures of Transition: Emergent Practices in South Asia (1st ed., pp. 265–268). Altrim Publishers. https://altrim.net/books/architectures-of-transition-emergent-practices-in-south-asia/