Architecture

Prof. Dr. Farida Nilufar

Designation: Professor

Email: faridanilufar.arch@aust.edu

Office Extension:

Room No: 3C01-6

Research Interests

• Urban Morphology
• Urban Design
• Landscape and Water Urbanism
• Architectural Morphology

Educational Background

• PhD, (Architecture), University College London
• Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), (Architecture), Department of Architecture

Honors and Achievements

• Bangladesh University Grant Commission Research Grant, Bangladesh University Grant Commission (UGC), 2014
• Jahanara Majid & Mahbub Alam Research Grant of Asiatic Society, Asiatic Society Bangladesh, 1999
• Commonwealth Scholarship, UK Commonwealth, 1993
• Commonwealth Scholarship, UK Commonwealth, 1993
• Shamsun Nahar Khanam Gold Medal, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 1991

Publications

1. Spatial Logic of Morphological Transformation: The Planned areas of Dhaka City in an Unplanned Context, Dhaka: An Urban Reader, 2016, University Press Limited (UPL).
2. Old Airport in the Green Network of Dhaka, Book: Creating an Urban Oasis, 2015, Association of BUET Aumni, BUET.
3. Process of Morphological Transformation and the Emerging Pattern of Built-Form along Gulshan Avenue in Dhaka, CITIES IN TRANSFORMATION RESEARCH & DESIGN: Ideas, Methods, Techniques, Tools, Case Studies; EAAE Transactions on Architectural Education no 57, ILPOLIGRAFO, 2014, Politecnico di Milano, European Association for Architectural Education, Architectural Research Cent. URL
4. Gardens, Parks and Open Spaces in Capital Dhaka: Mughal Period, Environment of Capital Dhaka - Plants Wildlife Gardens Parks Air Water and Earthquake, 2010, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. Urban Morphology of Dhaka City: Spatial Dynamics of Growing City and the Urban Core, 400 Years of Capital Dhaka and Beyond , Volume- III, Urbanization and Urban Development, 2010, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
6. Architecture of Pakistan Time, Cultural Survey of Bangladesh Series-2, Architecture: A History Through the Ages, 2007, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
7. Nimtali Deuri and Asiatic Society Complex, Architectural Conservation, Bangladesh, 1993, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

1. Adaptability in Interior Space: Public Housing for Lower-Middle Income Group in Dhaka, Journal Interiority, 2023, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia. URL
2. ARCASIA COVID-19 Guideline Interventions for Built Environment (13 ACGs), Architecture of Asia, 2020, Architects Regional Council Asia. URL
3. Transforming Urban Landscapes: Dhanmondi Lake redevelopment in Flood-prone Dhaka, Bangladesh, Topos - The International Review of Landscape Architecture and Urban design, 2009, Topos. URL
4. The Architecture of the City – City as evaluated by Aldo Rossi, Protibesh:Journal of the Department of Architecture, 2006, Department of Architecture, BUET. URL
5. Hidden Morphological Order in an Organic City, 2004, Department of Architecture, BUET. URL
6. Urban Grid of Dhaka City and the Morphological Order of its Local areas, Journal of Social Studies, 2001, Centre for Social Studies, Dhaka University.

1. Morphological adjustments of domestic spaces: Spatial adaptations in the apartments of the lower-middle-income group in Dhaka, Proceedings of the 13th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2022, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway. URL
2. Urban Grid and Accessibility of Proposed Metro Stations in an Organic City: Using Space Syntax as an Analytical Tool, Proceedings of the 13th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2022, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway. URL
3. Morphological properties of the spatial layout of factories – A key determinant in setting the emergency escape routes for evacuation, 12th Space Syntax Symposium (SSS12), 2019, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing. URL
4. Searching the Genotypes: Architectural morphology of urban houses in the ancient city of Panam, 10th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2015, University College London, UK. URL
5. Preserving Open Space for Livability of Dhaka, Public Space for All: on ‘World Habitat Day 2015’, 2015, Housing and Public Works Ministry, GoB.
6. Analyzing City Agglomeration in terms of Local Economic Development Hierarchy with the use of Space Syntax, Making built environments responsive’: 8th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU), 2015, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. URL
7. Drug Crime and Urban Activity Pattern: The locational choice of drug crime in relation to street type and land use, Making built environments responsive’: 8th International Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU), 2015, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. URL
8. Reviving the inland waterways of Dhaka: A morphological approach towards an Integrated Transportation System, 9th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2013, School of Architecture, Sejong University, Korea,. URL
9. Integrating the Recreational Spaces of Rangpur City Corporation, Bangladesh: A Perspective from Space Syntax, 9th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2013, School of Architecture, Sejong University, Korea. URL
10. Integrating Land with Water routes: Proposal for a Sustainable Spatial Network for Keraniganj in Dhaka, 9th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2013, School of Architecture, Sejong University, Korea. URL
11. Understanding Privacy in Domestic Space: A Study of Transformation of Urban Houses in the context of Dhaka, International Conference on Architectural Research ‘Cities in Transformation: Research and Design, 2012, European Association for Architectural Education – Architectural Research Centers Consortium.
12. Spatial Logic of Morphological Transformation A Paradigm of Planned - Unplanned Areas in Dhaka city, 7th Space Syntax Symposium, 2009, School of Architecture, KTH. URL
13. Actions for Sustainable Built Environment, Asia Link-Urbs Conference, 2007, University of Moratuwa, in collaboration with KU Leuven [Belgium], TU Eindhoven,.
14. A Morphological Transformation and Evolution of Panthapath as a Commercial Belt, 2007, Department of Architecture, BUET.
15. Spatial Structure of Urban Core and the Process of Transformation in Dhaka, Sixth International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF 1999), 1999, UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI, Departmentimento di Progettazione dell' Architettura, via Covour.
16. The Evolution of the Urban Grid of Dhaka and Its Socio-Spatial Adaptability, Seminar 'Safer Cities' on the 'World Habitat Day', 1998, Housing and Public Works Ministry, Government of Bangladesh.

1. Enhance the Cityscape with Urban Design and Landscape, DRAFT DHAKA STRUCTURE PLAN (2016-2035) RAJUK, 2015, Rajdhani Unnayan Kortipakhya, RAJUK. URL
2. Preserving Open Space for Recreation, Livability and Identity, DRAFT DHAKA STRUCTURE PLAN (2016-2035) RAJUK, 2015, Rajdhani Unnayan Kortipakhya, RAJUK. URL
3. Regeneration of Pavements as an effective Urban Space, Center for Urban Studies (CUS) BULLETIN, 2002, Center for Urban Studies (CUS), Dhaka.