Bashirul Haq is a Bangladeshi architect. He was born in 1938 at Bhatshala, Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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. He is known for his ideological place-responsive architectural style. He completed his Bachelor of Architecture from National College of Arts

National College of Arts

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, Lahore

Lahore

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, Pakistan

Pakistan

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 in 1964. He completed his Master of Architecture from University of New Mexico

University of New Mexico

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, USA in 1975 and then joined there as a teacher. He worked with Fazlur Rahman Khan and SOM

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

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 for several years. At 1989, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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 invited him as a design critic and he joined there. He was also a visiting professor of architecture at BUET and SUST. He established Bashirul Haq & Associates in 1977 and started practicing architecture. Haq was nominated for Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Aga Khan Award for Architecture

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 of 1999-2001 cycle.

Architectural projects

• 1981 Architect’s Family Home & Studio
• 1987 BCIC Head Office Building
• 1989 Bhatshala House ( Architect’s Village Home )
• 1990 Century Apartments, Ramna Estate
• 1990 Shegunbagicha Apartment Complex
• 1992 Century Tower
• 1992 Kalindi Apartments At Indira Road
• 1992 Additional Facilities For Secondary School, American International School
• 1992 Shabuj Shona Centre At Manikganj
• 1994 Cyclone Shelter / Community Development center
• 1995 Gulshan Pride Apartment Complex At Gulshan
• 1997 Dhanshiri Apartments At Indira Road
• 1998 Cyclone Shelter / School
• 2000 Hostel Cum Seminar Facilities At Savar
• 2003 Training Centre For Nijerakori At Bogra
• 2003 Asra Apartments At Dhanmondi
• 2006 ASA Head Office Building
• 2006 Chhayanaut Bhaban
  Chhayanat
  Chhayanat is a cultural organization in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1961 in Dhaka, Chhayanat remains one of the most influential cultural groups in the country. As in the case of many similar organizations, it was established during the Pakistani rule in Bangladesh to promote and nurture the...
  
   At Dhanmondi
• 2007 Sunbeams School At Uttara
• 2008 MIDAS Center (Under-Construction)
• 2008 East West University
  East West University
  East West University is a private university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1996 by the Private University Act, 1992 by Dr. Mohammed Farashuddin...
  
  ( Under Construction)

Publications

• 1994 “Battling the Storm - Study on Cyclone Resistance Housing“. Published by the German Red Cross, 1999.