Foyez Ullah: Dhaka's Tropical Expressiv Architecture

Foyez Ullah, a legendary architect, has a deep connection with Dhaka, Bangladesh, inspired by its rich history and eclecticism. He has played a significant role in shaping the city's architectural landscape for nearly three decades, creating responsive and contextual designs that reflect its cultural and historical context. This volume proposes a framework for such architecture in the 21st century.

Format: Hardback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2022
Publisher: Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers Limited

On occasion, an artist is not only from but of a place. Imbued with the very spirit of a locale, and thus inspired to return the favor. Such is the nature of the relationship between the legendary architect Foyez Ullah, and Bangladesh capital city, Dhaka. Dhaka is a city rich with history; borne of eclecticism, and her tremendous growth post-independence has been extraordinary, both culturally and architecturally. From the early Mughal architecture to the Indo-Saracenic style of the colonial era, to the sheets of steel and glass that characterize a modern metropolis, there's an aesthetic battle for the city's very soul being waged. Dhaka is a city rich with history; borne of eclecticism, and her tremendous growth post-independence has been extraordinary, both culturally and architecturally. From the early Mughal architecture to the Indo-Saracenic style of the colonial era, to the sheets of steel and glass that characterize a modern metropolis, there's an aesthetic battle for the city's very soul being waged. Foyez Ullah has played an active role in this conversation for nearly three decades, weaving a tapestry of work within Dhaka's realm that declutters her chaotic whims and sets revealing insight into context-specific architectural response. Through a series of his architectural benchmarks, as well as texts from the architectural critics Vladimir Belogolovsky and Byron Hawes, this volume posits a framework for responsive and contextual architecture for Dhaka in the 21st century.

Weight: 4770g
Dimension: 247 x 321 x 78 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781946226327