Faculty Profile

Md Arifur Rahman

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Assistant Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801674302536
  • Email: ar.kaushik-arc@sust.edu

Biography

Md Arifur Rahman received his B.Arch. degree in 2016 from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, obtaining the first merit position in his class. He was awarded the prestigious 'Certificate of Excellence' for his performance in the urban design and housing studios. Later, he worked as an architect at ‘Shatotto, Architecture for Green Living' with Ar. Rafiq Azam for a period of one and a half years. He worked on several urban design projects, including award-winning projects in the UIA 2030 and Eurasian Prize 2020 for the urban development category. In 2019, he joined as a lecturer at the Dept. of Architecture at SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Since 2021, he has been serving as an assistant professor.

Education

  • B. Arch (2016): Department of Architecture, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • HSC (2010): Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • SSC (2008): Ashuganj Tap Bidyut Kendra High School, Comilla Board,Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Climate Resilience in Architecture
  • Bioclimatic Architecture and Sustainability
  • Informal Settlements and Justice
  • Co-production and Participatory Design

Active Research Project

  • An Empirical Study on the Settlement Pattern and Architectural Features of Rural Housing in the Haor-basin Region of Bangladesh. Role: Co-Investigator.

Previous Research Project

  • Assessment of fire safety in mixed-use high-rise buildings in Sylhet city in terms of building position, height, means of egress and size, shape and orientation of atrium. Funded by University Research Centre, SUST. Role: Co-Investigator.
  • A syntactic analysis on the effect of morphological transformation on the changing land-use pattern of Sylhet city, Funded by University Research Centre, SUST. Role: Principal Investigator.

Journal Publish

  • 1. Rahman, M. A., Nahyan, H. M., & Rahman, M. M. (2022). Portraying the ethnographic landscape of the tea workers' communities in Sylhet: a morphological approach. Khulna University Studies, Special Issue (ICSTEM4IR), 936-951. DOI: 10.53808/KUS.2022.ICSTEM4IR.0247-se
  • 2. Ahmed, S., Rahman, M. A., and Ravhee, S. (2021). An Exploratory Study on Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings with Mixed Occupancy in Urban Areas: Case of Sylhet City, Bangladesh. Architecture Research, 11(1), 11-21. DOI: 10.5923/j.arch.20211101.02
  • 3. Rahman, M. A. (2021). Optimizing the spatial configurations of an urban open space: syntactic analysis of the restored Hatirjheel wetland, Dhaka. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Architectura, 20 (2), 3–16. DOI: 10.22630/ASPA.2021.20.2.10
  • 4. Das, S., Rahman, M. A., and Hossain, M. S. (2021). Change in Adaptability of Residential Architecture: Spatial Analysis on Traditional and Contemporary Houses of Bangladesh. Journal of Architectural Environment & Structural Engineering Research, 4(4), 31-47. DOI: 10.30564/jaeser.v4i4.3865
  • 5. Sohaana, A, I and Rahman, M. A. (2021). Challenges in sustaining resilience in the coastal settlements of south-eastern Bangladesh: Achieving self-sustenance through architectural synthesis. ALFA, Architectural Papers of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU, 26 (4), 3-17. DOI: 10.2478/alfa-2021-0020

External Affiliations

  • Associate Member (2018- present), Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB)
  • Former Education, Research & Skill Secretary (2020- 2022), Architecture SUST Alumni Association (ASAA)
  • Former Assistant Provost (2019-2022), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, SUST.

Awards & Recognition

  • DAAD-EPOS Postgraduate Scholarship 2023-2024
  • Certificate of Excellence, Best Designer Award 2016, Category 02, Dept. of Architecture, SUST
  • Former Vice President (2015-16), Arc Society, SUST
  • Certificate in French (January-June 2020), Institute of Modern Languages, SUST
  • Certificate in German (June-December 2021), Institute of Modern Languages, SUST
  • Student delegate from Bangladesh, ARCASIA Student Jamboree 2016, Hong Kong

Conference

  • 1. Rahman M. A., Nahyan, H. M., and Rahman M. M. (2022). A study on ethnographic landscape and spatial morphology of the Tea workers communities in Sylhet. In the proceedings of International Conference on STEM and the Fourth Industrial Revolution 2022 (ICSTEM4IR 2022). Khulna, Bangladesh: Khulna University.

Teaching

  • ED I: Climate and Design
  • ED II: Visual and Sonic Environment
  • ED III: Design in the Tropics
  • DT III: Architecture Design Method
  • Architectural Research Methodology
  • Vernacular Architecture & Settlements
  • Design Studio I, IV, V, VI
  • Architectural Graphics I-II
  • Computer Application I
  • Art & Architecture III: South Asian Architecture
  • Architectural Sketching and Modelling

Graduate Supervision

  • Cyclone resilient settlement design for the vulnerable community of south-eastern coastal region, Banshkhali, Chattogram. B. Arch thesis by Anika Imraana Sohaana, completed in July-December, 2020.
  • A water sensitive urban design for creating a commercial and recreational hub, Karnaphuli west bank, Chattogram. B. Arch thesis by Ishrar Haque, completed in July-December, 2021.
  • Eco-friendly electric vehicle industry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City, Chattogram. B. Arch thesis by Sagar Sarker, completed in July-December, 2021.
  • Climate Adaptive Learning Center for the School Dropout Children of the Vulnerable Southern Coastal Community: Proposing Typology-based Solution through Modular Design. B. Arch thesis by Mardia Rahman, completed in July-December, 2022.
  • KDA Inter-district Bus Terminal, Khulna. B. Arch thesis by C. M. Arif, completed in July-December, 2022.
  • DoICT#21: Zero-carbon Multi-storied Research Lab and Office Building, Purbachal, Dhaka. B. Arch thesis by S. M. Rafsanzani, completed in July-December, 2022.