Tanha Tabassum Tisha

The Department of Architecture, BSMRSTU was established in 2018 under the Faculty of Engineering and since then the department educates its students in accordance with the shifting demands of contemporary society. The department endeavors to foster design education, research, and innovation capable of rendering imagined spaces on the socio-economic and cultural landscape of Bangladesh sensitively, responsibly and with critical eye toward global phenomena. The school signifies itself due to its commitment to the principles of the creative process and its grounding in the socio-cultural context that offers the learners depth and purpose. Local experiences of designing for changing society in a transforming landscape are adjacent to global advancements in knowledge and practice taking place within the allied fields of architecture.
The school stays true to its credo of simplicity and practicality while offering access to materials, cutting-edge technology, a dedicated architectural library and workshop, and the highly qualified educators to manage the studios and develop the philosophical foundation of the discipline. Consequently, the carefully choreographed journey through experimentation and self-discovery inherent in architectural education is punctuated here with study tours, lectures and seminars with experienced practitioners, workshops and hands-on experiences to connect the students to the ground realities.
The department currently offers a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree that is a 5 year course with required 180 credit from the offered 212 credit program with concentrations in studio, theory, optional and elective courses. Courses, such as sculpture, photography and music appreciation are offered that introduce learners to vast creativity and aesthetic knowledge. Again not only courses like structure, building and finish materials, construction details enrich the fundamental knowledge of the learners but also courses like design studio, working drawing, landscape and urban design open up a diverse field of further study, research and practice. To augment experiential knowledge of the students, several study tours are organized each semester: such as the, Bengal tour, Highrise tour and India tour. These tours help students understand and experience the heritage architecture and environment of different regions. With this pedagogical inspiration, our students become sympathetic to environmental and sustainable developments and contribute with their full effort and potential to serve the country as well as the global vicinity.