Faculty Profile

Mohammad Shamsul Arefin

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Architecture, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801719482862
  • Email: msan_arch-arc@sust.edu

Biography

Mohammad Shamsul Arefin has been serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (www.sust.edu) in Bangladesh. He joined as a Lecturer here in 2009. He also served as a Guest Faculty in the Department of Architecture at Leading University (www.lus.ac.bd) in Bangladesh from 2012 to 2018. Mr. Arefin did his Master Degree in Landscape Architecture (MLA) from Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Germany, Bachelor Degree in Architecture (B.Arch) from Khulna University in Bangladesh. He has research interests in the field of Community Landscape and Conservation, Urban and Rural Housing, and Architectural Theory and Criticism. He has a one-year of professional working experience in Landscape Architecture in Germany.

Education

  • Master of Arts in Landscape Architecture (MLA), Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
  • Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch), Architecture Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh
  • Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (HSC), Ispahani Public School and College, Bangladesh
  • Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSC), Ghorashal Pilot High School, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Community Landscape and Conservation
  • Urban and Rural Housing
  • Architectural Theory and Criticism

Active Research Project

  • 1. "An Integrative Streetscape with Modular Design Guidelines of the Spinal Streets of Sylhet City Corporation Area, Bangladesh", Responsibility: Principal investigator, Funded by the University Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Previous Research Project

  • 1. "Cyberviolence Against Women in Bangladesh.", Responsibility: Co-investigator, Funded by the University Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 2. "An Analytical Observation of Street Landscape in Urban Area Focusing on Morphology and Environment. Case Study: Sylhet City Corporation Area, Bangladesh.", Responsibility: Principal Investigator, Funded by the University Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 3. "Discovering Sylhet: Spatial assessment framework to study the historic urban landscape of Sylhet city.", Responsibility: Co-investigator, Funded by the University Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

External Affiliations

  • Member, Institute of Architects, Bangladesh (MIAB: A 188).

Journal Publications

  • 1. Arefin, M.S., Saha, K., Haque, S.N., Uhrig, N., Kretzler, E., (2021), "A Modular Landscape Model for Low Cost Settlement. Case Study: Sylhet, Bangladesh", SUST Journal of Science & Technology, 31(1), pg: 44-56. ISSN : l682-895X
  • 2. Saha, K., Arefin, M. S., Dey, G., (2020), "Documentation and Architectural Interpretation of the Panishail Temple Complex, Maulvibazar, Bangladesh", SUST Journal of Science and Technology, 30(2). DOI : 10.20944/preprints202101.0174.v1.
  • 3. Chowdhury, S., Saha, K., Arefin, M. S., Haque, M., (2019), "Investigating the architectural origin of the gayebi mosque in Osmanpur, Sylhet, Bangladesh", Journal of Islamic Architecture, 5(4), 243-254. DOI:10.18860/jia.v5i4.7569

Conference

  • 1. Saha, K., Arefin, M. S., Salsabil, J., Dewan, C., Dey, A. K., Hossain, R., Shaha, R., (2019), "Cultural Mapping of Sylhet : A Spatial Approach", Proceedings of International conference on Engineering Research and Innovation (ICERIE), Sylhet, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, (pg. 213-229).
  • 2. Aziz, S., Arefin, M. S., (2019), “Extended responsive spaces beneath the flyover in Dhaka: The case of Kuril intersection”, 2019 BDI International Conference (Bangladesh in The Next 30 Years: Challenges and Prospects), Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, pg: 22 & 34
  • 3. Saha, K., Arefin, M. S., (2019), "Aesthetic and spiritual values of ecosystems: Recognising cultural ecosystem ‘services’ of tea agricultural landscape of Sylhet", Proceedings of 6th Annual Conference on Research Finding, University Research Centre, SUST, (pg: 4-5).
  • 4. Saha, K., Arefin, M. S., (2018), "Discovering Sylhet: A spatial assessment framework to study historic urban landscape of Sylhet City", 5th Annual Conference on Research Finding. University Research Centre. Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet.
  • 5. Saha, K., Arefin, M. S., Hasan, T., (2017), "Linking Nature-Culture in World Heritage Sites of Bangladesh: A sustainable Conservation Approach for Living Heritage", 19th ARCHASIA Forum Journal, Jaipur: ARCHASIA Conference. Available@ http://arcasiajaipur.com/pdf/arcasia-2017-final.pdf
  • 6. Saha, K., Arefin, M. S., Dey, G., (2017), "Historical and physical investigation of Panishail Temple Complex, Raznagar,Maulvibazar", Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE), Sylhet, Shahjalal University of Science and technology.

Teaching

  • Landscape Design and Conservation
  • Urban and Rural Housing
  • Architectural Theories and Criticism

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Paper Award, International conference on Engineering Research and Innovation, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet, Bangladesh, March 2017.

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Supervised several Undergraduate Theses by Design in B.Arch level