AFH-Dhaka,Bangladesh

“AFH-Dhaka” is a local chapter affiliated by “Architecture for Humanity” a non-profit organization, founded in the United States in 1999 registered 501(c)(3) non profit organization concerned with the built environment.

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                                                        AFH-Dhaka Projects

For next two years we are trying to introduce some new idea for the first time in some untouched crisis but potential sector for community development along with professional design services.


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Project Title: Life in 1.5’ x 30’ - Changing SEMIOTICS of urban grey space

Location: Dhaka

Community Served: Small Micro entrepreneur and Tea stall owner

Status: Completed


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Project Title: low cost, Energy Efficient mobile TEA-STALL for Street vendors

Location: Bangladesh

Community Served: Small Micro entrepreneurs

Status: 1st phase Completed


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Project Title: Design of a mobile classroom for the BEDE Community- a new protagonist approach to re-connecting water & land-based development.

Location: Dhaka

Community Served: Bede (River Gypsy) Community and Riverside Community

Status: Honareble Mention in open architecture challenge 2009 (design development)


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Project Title: Introducing prefabricated and Retractable two storied Building with wood & Bamboo for urban informal slum settlement.

Location: largest Karail slum in Dhaka

Community Served: slum dwellers

Status: Study level





AFH-Dhaka Research work


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Research Title: "Learning from the root"- De-Fragmentation of traditional architecture in Bangladesh

Location: Countrywide, Bangladesh

Community Served: Compilation of Heritage, Educational Resource, Government rural housing policy.

Status: looking for sponsors


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Research Title: "Livelihood of Urban Micro Entrepreneurs"-Street vendors as A new citizenship and a protagonist of Urban dynamics.

Location: Countrywide, Bangladesh

Community Served: Street Vendors like Micro Entrepreneurs and Government policy making

Status: looking for sponsors


AFH-Dhaka Publication

Currently we are editing a book on Earthen Structure in Bangladesh as a alternative sustainable building material.
Status: Editing
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AFH-Dhaka Workshop and Exhibition

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Workshop: Support and facilitate the workshop on Environment Development For Low cost Sustainable Housing and Tree plantation organize by SAFE a local Ngo.

Location: Dinajpur district, Bangladesh

Supported by: Housing and Hezard group, UK and AFH-Dhaka, Bangladesh

Resource person: AFH-Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tele conference translator: Rumana Kabir

Community Served: carpenter, labor, and local builders

Status: Completed


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Workshop: Documentation, Photography and sort film producing of an International Hands-on workshop on Modern Earthen Structures and Architecture lead by Martin roach (European Mud Expert) & Ar. Anna Herringer

Venue: Eco-Housing project,HBRI

Organizer: BASE habitat project studio of the university of Art Linz,Austria,
Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) and Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB)

Documentation ,Photographs and short-film by:
Architecture for Humanity-Dhaka,Bangladesh.

Community Served: Architectural student, Professionals, researcher

Status: Completed



Exhibition: Travel Exhibition on 52 best panels of Open Architecture Classroom Design challange-2009

Location: Dhaka

Community Served: Students, Teachers, Architects, Engineers and other Institution

Status: coming soon


Fundraising events : Photography exhibition and Art Auction on November for four days in DRIK Gallary

Location: Dhaka

Status: coming soon
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