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Sayed Ahmed

Sayed Ahmed

Narayanganj, BD

 
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About 

Ar. Sayed Ahmed is a Bangladeshi practicing architect and academician. He studied architecture from the first science and technology university of that country, SUST; Sylhet. He is now a lecturer in the department of architecture, Bangladesh University, Dhaka; where he conducts art appreciation courses, design classes and seminars and also researches as a free scholar. He successfully got his master’s degree at Monumental heritage from Anhalt university of Applied Sciences, Bauhuas of Dessau, Germany. He specializes cultural studies, philosophy of art and architectural history, urban collective memory, material and climatic issues regarding vernacular architecture and so on. He has already published articles on architecture and art from several journals around the globe which includes countries like UK, USA, Australia, Nigeria, India, China and Indonesia. He is also in editorial board of ATINAR journal from Greece and CHITROLEKHA journal from India. His recent study published from ARCASIA journal of 19th forum, the largest platform of Asian architects. The title of the paper was, ‘Vernacularism in the vibrant courtyard space of Bangladesh: the architectural art of happiness.’

Employment 

Bangladesh University, Dhaka, BD, Lecturer

conducting design, theory and seminar classes.

Nov 2012 - Oct 2015
 

Arcaid design studio, Dhaka, BD, junior architect

project design, working drawing, cost estimation and site visit

May 2014 - Sep 2015
 

Education 

Anhalt university of applied sciences, Bauhaus, DE, Masters, MMH

Masters of Monumental Heritages (MA)
Subject : Architectural Heritage Conservation
Result : 1.6 in 120 credits, (in German scale) ECTS- A

Oct 2015 - Jul 2017
 

Shahjalal University Of Science & Technology, Sylhet, BD, BArch, barch

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arc)
Subject : Architecture
Result : 3.24 CGPA out of scale 4.00 (2nd in merit)

Nov 2006 - Dec 2012
 

Awards 

DAAD-Anhalt University Stibet, Grant

German foreign ministry‟s DAAD-Anhalt University Stibet I scholarship for outstanding international student‟s commitment for leading the group at world architecture festival in berlin from April up to July, 2017. Around the world only 8 student projects were selected to present at WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL, BERLIN 2016; and jurors like Willy Alsop appreciated our work on urban context which relates water with an industrial monument. I took the lead to for my group consisting of students from China and Indonesia; and our teachers were from Iran. We represented MMH of Anhalt University of applied sciences, Dessau under the banner of concept “SpreeMix.” Explorable at: https://www.competitionline.com/en/posts/144467

2017
 

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