Rafiq Azam

Rafiq Azam
রফিক আজম
Azam in 2011
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Occupation	Architect

Muhammad Rafiq Azam is a Bangladeshi architect.

Career

Rafiq Azam is a graduate from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 1989. His practice “SHATOTTO architecture for green living” was established in May 1995.[1][2][3]

Exhibitions

• 2008: Architectural Excellence in Bangladesh, RAIA exhibition in Sydney, Australia.
• 2009: "Two Men Show" at Gallery Hittite, Yorkville art district Toronto, Canada[4]
• 2014: "Water in Light" at Bengal Art Lounge, Gulshan, Bangladesh[5]

Awards

• 2007: Berger Award for Excellence in Architecture for the project 'Meghna Residence'[6]
• 2012: Winner of Emirates Glass Leading European Architects' Forum (LEAF) Awards Residential Building of the year award (multiple occupancy)[7]
• 2012: Winner of World Architectural Community Award, 11th Cycle [8]
• 2012: The South Asian “Architect of the Year” Award, 2011[9]

Projects

• 
  S.A. Residence
• 
  South Water Garden
• 
  South Water Caress
• 
  Meghna Residence
• 
  Alif Breeze

References

1. Mankani, Zain (November 2011). "Architect Rafiq Azam". Archi Times (Interview). Karachi.
2. Falvo, Rosa Maria. "Rafiq Azam's Architecture in Bangladesh". The Culture Trip.
3. "RAFIQ A painter first". The Daily Star. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
4. Radhika, V. (13 April 2009). "Bangladeshi community a portrait of growth". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
5. "Water In Light - An exhibition of architectural works". The Independent. Dhaka. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
6. "Berger honours young architects". The Financial Express. Dhaka. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
7. http://www.arena-international.com/leafawards/winners-of-the-leaf-awards-2012/1433.article
8. http://www.worldarchitecture.org/main/winners.asp?winarchive=11thcycle&cyc=11
9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2014-02-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Further reading

• "Kazedewan Apartment Building On-site Review Report". ArchNet.
• "Mizan Residence On-site Review Report". ArchNet.
• Yoong, Yvonne (29 July 2006). "The (he)art of an architect". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. p. 8.
• Slessor, Catherine (December 2007). "Breeze block: this Dhaka apartment block leads by example". The Architectural Review. p. 70. Rafiq Azam was a student of Glenn Murcutt and Murcutt's philosophy of sitting lightly on the ground finds expression in an architecture of simple, unadorned materials (burnt brick, terrazzo tiles and mango wood). It also draws on traditional Bangladeshi precedents, such as the khilkee, louvred shutters that act as permeable, folding walls to demarcate space. Apartments are carefully oriented to take advantage of sun, views and, most crucially in a humid climate, cooling breezes.
• Hossain, Takir (20 December 2008). "Lush green architecture". The Daily Star.
• "Delving into the charms of rural Bengal". Dhaka Courier. 26 December 2008.
• Falvo, Rosa Maria, ed. (2013). Rafiq Azam: Architecture for Green Living. Random House. ISBN 978-88-572-1780-2.
• "Building on beauty and sustainability". The Sunday Times. Colombo. 2 February 2014.
• "From brushes to scales!". DNA. Mumbai. 21 February 2014.
• "Screening of Architecture for Green Living". The Daily Star. 14 May 2014.
• Alom, Zahangir (3 May 2014). "Living close to nature". The Daily Star.
• Hasan, Shazia (23 October 2014). "Architecture for green living launched". Dawn. Karachi.
• "Shatotto". Architectural Digest India. 9 February 2016.
• Parvez, Sohel (22 November 2016). "NBR names 141 top taxpayers". The Daily Star.

External links

• http://www.361degrees.net.in/?q=speakers/rafiq-azam-principal-architect-shattoto