Saif Ul Haque Explained

Saif Ul Haque
Birth Date:	1958 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Bangladesh
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Alma Mater:	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Occupation:	Architect, educator
Practice:	Saif Ul Haque Sthapati
Significant Buildings:	Arcadia Education Project at Keraniganj, Dhaka (2015) Gyan BIgyan Kendro, Modhupur (2003) Govinda Gunalanker Hostel at Chittagong (1999) Camp-house for an Archaeological Team at Bogra (1996) Banchte Shekha Training Center at Jessore (1994) BRAC Training Center at Faridpur (1992)
Awards:	IAB Award, ARCASIA Award, Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Saif Ul Haque (Bengali: সাইফুল হক) is an architect and educator based in Dhaka. He received Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2017-2019 cycle.

Career

Saif Ul Haque completed his bachelor of architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and established Diagram Architects in 1984 with two other partners. He later started his own practice Saif Ul Haque Sthapati.

Notable works

• Arcadia Education Project, South Kanarchor, Bangladesh (2016)^{[1] [2]}
• Design Development Center, Chittagong (2012-)
• Paramount School and College, Rajshahi (2009)
• Gyan BIgyan Kendro, Modhupur (2003)
• Govinda Gunalanker Hostel at Chittagong (1999)^[3]
• Camp House for an Archaeological Team at Bogra (1996)
• Banchte Shekha Training Center at Jessore (1994)
• BRAC Training Center at Faridpur (1992)

Awards

• IAB Design Award (2002)
• ARCASIA Award (2002)
• J.K. Cement Award (2001) ^[4]
• Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2017-2019 cycle,^{[5] [6] [7]} for the Arcadia Education Project.^[8]

Exhibition

• Dhaka Art Summit (2015)

Publications

• Sherebanglanagar: Louis I Kahn and the Making of a Capital Complex (2002)
• Pundranagar to Sherebanglanagar: Architecture in Bangladesh (1997)

Notes and References

1. News: This 'waterproof' bamboo school in Bangladesh could be the solution to rising sea levels due to climate change. India Today. en. 2019-09-19. Ist.
2. Web site: A Modular Structure from Bangladesh - Aga Khan Awards Focus. Scale. en. 2019-09-19.
3. Web site: Worldview  - Saif Ul Haque . Worldviewcities.org . 2011-11-04.
4. Web site: Winners Since Inception. aya-jkcement.com.
5. Web site: Saif Ul Haque Sthapati Wins Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements.
6. Web site: Bangladeshi project wins Aga Khan Award. 30 August 2019 . The Daily Star.
7. Web site: Winners of prestigious Aga Khan architecture award announced. 29 August 2019 . CNN.
8. Web site: Arcadia Education Project. Aga Khan Award for Architecture.