{"id":9970,"date":"2026-09-28T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/six-civic-projects-by-kashef-chowdhury-that-put-people-first\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:00:52","slug":"six-civic-projects-by-kashef-chowdhury-that-put-people-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/ar\/six-civic-projects-by-kashef-chowdhury-that-put-people-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Six civic projects by Kashef Chowdhury that put people first"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dev95-1498122310\" class=\"dev95-- dev95-entity-placement\"><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl27862732.profitableratecpmnetwork.com\/2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"dev95-522183076\" class=\"dev95-before-content dev95-entity-placement\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stop wasting time on dead links! \ud83d\uded1 This smart platform automatically detects your device and country to give you the exact best offer instantly. Check it out now 100% free! \ud83d\udc47<\/strong><br data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-pl=\"|||[]\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profitableratecpmnetwork.com\/pvhx5mbcc?key=ff7d362db3c20bc86fad685cc94f1fc4\">\ud83d\udd17 <strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">[Click here]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x852.jpg?resize=852%2C852&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-homepage_article_featured size-homepage_article_featured\" alt=\"Cyclone Shelter by URBANA\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x852.jpg 852w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-411x411.jpg 411w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-822x822.jpg 822w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-1233x1233.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-213x213.jpg 213w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-1704x1704.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-191x191.jpg 191w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg 2364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\"><\/div>\n<p>Bangladeshi architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/kashef-chowdhury-urbana\">Kashef Chowdhury<\/a> has published a monograph collating works from his three-decade-long career. In this roundup, we spotlight six key examples.<span id=\"more-2368491\"><\/span><\/p><div id=\"dev95-4250344201\" class=\"dev95- dev95-entity-placement\"><center>\r\n<script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 50,\r\n    'width' : 320,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highrevenueformat.com\/4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n\t<\/center><\/div>\n<p>Published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.park-books.com\/en\">Park Books<\/a>, the Meditations in Entropy monograph sees the architect recount his years focused on creating sustainable infrastructure for those who need it most with his studio <a href=\"https:\/\/kashefchowdhury-urbana.com\/\">Urbana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to give service to people who have enough,&#8221; the architect told Dezeen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to build highly secured personal private properties,&#8221; Chowdhury reflected. &#8220;Those who cannot afford an architect, I think they are in need of an architect the most.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My simple condition is I don&#8217;t want to design a building where people cannot just walk in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book conceived as a &#8220;cultural document&#8221; for research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This dedication to creating shared community spaces is exhibited throughout Chowdhury&#8217;s book, which features 18 projects realised by the architect.<\/p>\n<p>Complimented by essays from architecture critic Kenneth Frampton and architectural historian William J R Curtis among others, the book presents each project as an independent case study.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to make this a cultural document,&#8221; the architect said. &#8220;I wanted to talk about not just the finished projects, but why we did it. The book should say why, how, when, where, for whom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All those answers should be very clear instead of one trying to find them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2368517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2368517\" style=\"width: 2123px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2368517 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C1425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Meditations in Entropy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-scaled.jpg 2123w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-1380x1536.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-1839x2048.jpg 1839w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-411x458.jpg 411w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-822x915.jpg 822w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-1233x1373.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-852x949.jpg 852w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-213x237.jpg 213w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-cover_dezeen_2364_col_0-1704x1897.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2123px) 100vw, 2123px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2368517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meditations in Entropy presents Chowdhury&#8217;s works as a series of case studies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chowdhury&#8217;s extensive portfolio consists largely of public buildings from community centres to cyclone shelters, driven by his personal commitment to serve the people and a reluctance to design for the wealthy.<\/p>\n<p>He said another priority of his studio is designing good-quality buildings that focus on sustainability. This goes beyond low-carbon building, and also means ensuring affordability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project cost &#8220;very important part of sustainability&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, cost is a very important part of sustainability,&#8221; Chowdhury said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many of our clients are NGOs and let&#8217;s say somebody who really needs a good building at a nominal budget, so we have to be very careful that we address all their needs within that given budget.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With many of his projects in the geographical region of Bengal, designing in this way has led him to utilise and specialise in local materials such as load-bearing masonry walls. In turn, this has given rise to buildings that he believes respond appropriately to local climatic and social context.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-in-article-wrapper\" id=\"recommended-item-single-story\">\n<article class=\"related-in-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2022\/01\/25\/friendship-hospital-bangladesh-riba-international-prize\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Can this image be in the exclude lightbox list? --><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-191x191.jpg?resize=191%2C191&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brick hospital building in Bangladesh\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-191x191.jpg 191w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-411x411.jpg 411w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-822x822.jpg 822w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-1233x1233.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-852x852.jpg 852w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-213x213.jpg 213w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3-1704x1704.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/friendship-hotspital-kashef-chowdhury-urbana-architecture_dezeen_2364_sq3.jpg 2364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article-text\">\n<h1>Read:<\/h1>\n<h2>Rural hospital in Bangladesh named world&#8217;s best building by RIBA<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We have to be careful about history and culture because we are in the region of Bengal, which has a very distinct culture,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want a building to be alien.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We try to optimise cost wherever we can, and bricks are locally available \u2013 they&#8217;re handmade, they have these beautiful imperfections, and I love to use them,&#8221; Chowdhury added.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for a closer look at six civic projects by the studio:<\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2368499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2368499\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2368499 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4.jpg?resize=1280%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Samdani Art Centre and Sculpture Park\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-411x411.jpg 411w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-822x822.jpg 822w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-1233x1233.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-852x852.jpg 852w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-213x213.jpg 213w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-1704x1704.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-191x191.jpg 191w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_4-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2368499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Kashef Chowdhury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Srihatta \u2013 Samdani Art Centre and Sculpture Park, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meandering brick walls envelop this arts complex in rural Sylhet, a city in Bangladesh. It was completed by Urbana as a home for the cultural institution Samdani Art Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Containing artist residences, its programmes are divided across a series of volumes and courtyards nestled into the surrounding rural landscape<\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2368496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2368496\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2368496 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1.jpg?resize=1280%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Friendship Hospital\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-411x411.jpg 411w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-822x822.jpg 822w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-1233x1233.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x852.jpg 852w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-213x213.jpg 213w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-1704x1704.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-191x191.jpg 191w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_1-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2368496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by He\u0301le\u0300ne Binet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Friendship Hospital, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Friendship Hospital is a low-cost and remote medical institution composed of a series of low-lying brick pavilions, located in Bengal, southwest Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2022\/01\/25\/friendship-hospital-bangladesh-riba-international-prize\/\">Awarded the RIBA International Prize in 2021<\/a>, it was created for Friendship, a non-governmental organisation, and provides healthcare services for people living in the region.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2368495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2368495\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2013\/08\/21\/friendship-centre-by-kashef-mahboob-chowdhuryurbana\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2368495 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_0.jpg?resize=1280%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Friendship Centre\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" 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id=\"caption-attachment-2368495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by He\u0301le\u0300ne Binet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2013\/08\/21\/friendship-centre-by-kashef-mahboob-chowdhuryurbana\/\"><strong>Friendship Centre, 2012<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also created for Friendship, Chowdhury designed this open-air community centre with a man-made embankment to protect its low-lying structure from flooding.<\/p>\n<p>Completed in 2012, the complex accommodates training programmes for the charitable organisation within the building&#8217;s labyrinth of brick walls, arches and courtyards.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2368498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2368498\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2368498 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_3.jpg?resize=1280%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Museum of independence and Independence Monument of Bangladesh\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_3.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_3-191x191.jpg 191w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_3-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2368498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by He\u0301le\u0300ne Binet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Museum of Independence and Independence Monument of Bangladesh, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An underground museum topped with a public square and an adjacent, glass-covered tower make up this national memorial complex in Dhaka.<\/p>\n<p>Urbana won the national design competition for the complex in 1997, with the project&#8217;s construction spanning over a decade before being completed in 2013.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2368497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2368497\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2368497 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_2.jpg?resize=1280%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gulshan Mosque\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_2.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_2-191x191.jpg 191w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup_dezeen_2364_col_2-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2368497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Maruf Raihan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Gulshan Mosque, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>White-coloured concrete forms the stacked, six-storey volume of this mosque, designed by Chowdhury to accommodate a large congregation on an urban plot in Dhaka.<\/p>\n<p>Informed by jali screens, its patterned, open-air facade draws light and ventilation into the mosque&#8217;s interior while also shielding it from rain.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2368503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2368503\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2368503 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0.jpg?resize=1280%2C1280&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cyclone Shelter by URBANA\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0-191x191.jpg 191w, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kashef-chowdhury-meditations-in-entropy-roundup-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2368503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by He\u0301le\u0300ne Binet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Cyclone shelter, Kuakata, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh in 2007, Urbana designed this concrete shelter to help mitigate the impact of future disasters. After 11 years of trying to source funding for the shelter, the project was eventually realised in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The structure is designed as a two-storey cruciform, wrapped with a circulation ramp, which protect four light and ventilation wells from high winds and flying debris.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/09\/28\/kashef-chowdhury-book-roundup\/\">Six civic projects by Kashef Chowdhury that put people first<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/\">Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_9970\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only  \" data-element-id=\"9970\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon large\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev95.site\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"dev95-1846218844\" class=\"dev95-after-content dev95-entity-placement\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Finally, a link that actually works for your region and device! \ud83c\udf0d Get instant access to the top exclusive offers tailored just for you right now. 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