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Research Publications

A selection of research publications by faculty and students of the Department of Architecture, Sonargaon University, spanning urban design, heritage conservation, sustainable design, and more.

95 Publications

Marginal Religious Spaces and Heritage of Dissonance: Exploring Negotiating Adaptive Agencies at Mausoleums and Dargahs in Dhaka and Delhi

Imamur Hossain

Conference Article · Published in IIHS Urban ARC 2024: Unpacking Marginalities, 2023

Articulating Architecture

2023

Khandakar Mahaty

Seminar · Speaker: Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta, India, 2023

Rules and Regulations for Submitting CDA Drawings and Code of Ethics

2023

Khandakar Mahaty

Seminar · Speaker: Ar. Md. Golam Rabbani Chowdhury, Senior Architect, CDA, 2023

Architecture: Where to Go

2025

Khandakar Mahaty

Seminar · Speakers: Ar. Wong Mun Summ (WOHA), Ar. Farooq Amin (USA), Ar. Saif Ul Haque (Bangladesh), 2025

Evaluating the Performance and Sustainability of Glass Façade Materials for Office Buildings: A Comparative Analysis of Single and Double-Glazed Glass in Bangladesh

Maumita Adhikary

Journal Article · Southeast University Journal of Architecture, Vol. 02, Issue 03

Research on Domestic Energy-Use Perception of Occupants

Maumita Adhikary

Research Project · DRE Project, CUET (review paper draft in progress)

Kamalapur Railway Station: Erasing a Tropical Modernist Legacy?

2026

Tashdeed Yasar

Conference Article (Second Author) · Docomomo 19th, Los Angeles, 2026

Machine Learning-Driven Intelligent Facade Design for Personalization in Residential Apartment

2025

Tashdeed Yasar

Conference Article (Second Author) · ICGRA, Bangladesh, 2025

Mechatronic Responsiveness in Building Envelopes: Enhancing Daylighting and Energy Performance Through Adaptive Design in Educational Buildings

2024

Tashdeed Yasar

Conference Article (First Author) · ICAM4E, Singapore, 2024

Association between Parental Fear of Stranger Danger and Neighborhood Socio-Physical Attributes in Dhaka City

2016

Akmal Hakim

Journal Article · Journal of Environmental Psychology (under review; manuscript accepted October 2016)

Place Marketing within the Paradigm of Place Making and Place Attachment: A Study of Inner-City Waterfront Redevelopment in Dhaka

2015

Akmal Hakim

Journal Article · Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 13, pp. 1–10, June 2015

Study of Environment-Behavior to Examine Intervention Impact at the Lakefront Landscape and Neighborhood Residents’ Response at Dhanmondi, Dhaka

2015

Akmal Hakim

Journal Article · International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture (JLPA), Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 9–18, 2015

Appraisal of Interventions in the Inner-City Neighborhood Lakefront: A Case Study of Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka

2015

Akmal Hakim

Journal Article · Southeast University Journal of Science and Engineering (SEUJSE), Issue 8 (ISSN 1999-1630), 2015

Dichotomy of Planned and Unplanned Colonial Dhaka and Transformation of its Urban Aesthetics

2014

Akmal Hakim

Journal Article · Journal of Architectural Education in South Asia (JAESA), ISSN 2311-4878 (submitted April 2014)

Adaptive Reuse: Its Legal and Socio-cultural Issues

1996

Akmal Hakim

Conference Article · Future of the Past: Architectural Heritage of Dhaka, International Seminar, Dept. of Architecture, BUET, 13–14 January 1996 (Book of Abstracts, ed. Dr. M. Rahman, p. 18)

Research Publications

Marginal Religious Spaces and Heritage of Dissonance: Exploring Negotiating Adaptive Agencies at Mausoleums and Dargahs in Dhaka and Delhi

Articulating Architecture

Rules and Regulations for Submitting CDA Drawings and Code of Ethics

Architecture: Where to Go

Evaluating the Performance and Sustainability of Glass Façade Materials for Office Buildings: A Comparative Analysis of Single and Double-Glazed Glass in Bangladesh

Research on Domestic Energy-Use Perception of Occupants

Kamalapur Railway Station: Erasing a Tropical Modernist Legacy?

Machine Learning-Driven Intelligent Facade Design for Personalization in Residential Apartment

Mechatronic Responsiveness in Building Envelopes: Enhancing Daylighting and Energy Performance Through Adaptive Design in Educational Buildings

Association between Parental Fear of Stranger Danger and Neighborhood Socio-Physical Attributes in Dhaka City

Place Marketing within the Paradigm of Place Making and Place Attachment: A Study of Inner-City Waterfront Redevelopment in Dhaka

Study of Environment-Behavior to Examine Intervention Impact at the Lakefront Landscape and Neighborhood Residents’ Response at Dhanmondi, Dhaka

Appraisal of Interventions in the Inner-City Neighborhood Lakefront: A Case Study of Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka

Dichotomy of Planned and Unplanned Colonial Dhaka and Transformation of its Urban Aesthetics

Adaptive Reuse: Its Legal and Socio-cultural Issues

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Research Publications

Marginal Religious Spaces and Heritage of Dissonance: Exploring Negotiating Adaptive Agencies at Mausoleums and Dargahs in Dhaka and Delhi

Articulating Architecture

Rules and Regulations for Submitting CDA Drawings and Code of Ethics

Architecture: Where to Go

Evaluating the Performance and Sustainability of Glass Façade Materials for Office Buildings: A Comparative Analysis of Single and Double-Glazed Glass in Bangladesh

Research on Domestic Energy-Use Perception of Occupants

Kamalapur Railway Station: Erasing a Tropical Modernist Legacy?

Machine Learning-Driven Intelligent Facade Design for Personalization in Residential Apartment

Mechatronic Responsiveness in Building Envelopes: Enhancing Daylighting and Energy Performance Through Adaptive Design in Educational Buildings

Association between Parental Fear of Stranger Danger and Neighborhood Socio-Physical Attributes in Dhaka City

Place Marketing within the Paradigm of Place Making and Place Attachment: A Study of Inner-City Waterfront Redevelopment in Dhaka

Study of Environment-Behavior to Examine Intervention Impact at the Lakefront Landscape and Neighborhood Residents’ Response at Dhanmondi, Dhaka

Appraisal of Interventions in the Inner-City Neighborhood Lakefront: A Case Study of Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka

Dichotomy of Planned and Unplanned Colonial Dhaka and Transformation of its Urban Aesthetics

Adaptive Reuse: Its Legal and Socio-cultural Issues