Architecture

Dr. M. A. Muktadir

Research Interests

• Climate Aspects of Buildings in the Tropics
• Environmental Technologies in Building Design

Educational Background

• Ph.D, (Architecture), University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
• Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), (Architecture), University of Florida, USA
• Bachelor in Engineering (BEngg), (Civil), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka

Honors and Achievements

• Architectural Advisor, National Sports Control Board of Bangladesh, 1980
• Member, Advisory Committee on Museum of Science and Technology, Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh, 1980
• Member, Committee of Experts for Rural Housing Scheme,Ministry of Public Works and Urban Development, Government of Bangladesh, 1977
• Member, Board of Trustee, Dhaka Improvement Trust (DIT), 1977

Publications

1. SOCIOLOGICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ARCHITECTURE AN INTRODUCTION, 2013, Swasti Printers.
2. AXIOMS ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE AN INTRODUCTION, 2012, Swasti Printers.
3. DESIGNING BUILDINGS IN THE TROPICS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES IN ARCHITECTURE, 2010, AUST.

1. Industrial Noise, a Case Study in Dhaka; a paper published in the Faculty Journal of BUET, Dhaka, 1987.
2. An Approach to Climatic Assessment for Designing Building Shells Against Airborne Moisture Penetration; a paper published in the BUET Technical Journal, Dhaka, 1983.
3. Wind Tunnel Investigations of Groups of Porous Buildings in Turbulent Flow; a paper published in the Edinburgh Architectural Research Journal (EAR), Scotland, 1975.
4. Wind Tunnel Investigations of Groups of Porous Buildings in Turbulent Flow; a paper published in the Edinburgh Architectural Research Journal (EAR), Scotland, 1975.
5. An Approach to the Investigation of Built-forms in Relation to Climate; a paper published in the EAR, Scotland, 1974.

1. Acoustics of the Assembly Chamber of Louis I. Khan's National Assembly Building in Dhaka; a paper published in the ENVIRONMENT, 1987.
2. Traditional House-Form in Rural Bangladesh: A Case Study for Regionalism in Architecture; a paper presented in the 2nd Regional Seminar on Architecture and the Role of Architects in South Asia, held in Dhaka, December, 1985.
3. Perception of the Spatial Environment and its Design Implications; a paper presented to the Institute of Architects Bangladesh, 1984.
4. An Estimation of the Annual Material and Labour Inputs in the Rural Housing Sector of Bangladesh; a study conducted and report produced for the Planning Commission of Bangladesh, 1980.
5. Experimental Studies on Airflow Building Interactions in Urban Mass Housing Layouts in the warm-humid Tropics; a paper presented in third annual Bangladesh Science Conferance held in the University of Chittagong, 1978.