ARFA ISLAM
Email ID: arfa.islam@arch.mist.ac.bd
Lecturer
Architecture Department
Military Institute of science and Technology.
RESEARCH INTEREST:
Context and gender responsive built environment, Addressing the humanitarian crisis through design and policy, Urban design process and public spaces.
TEACHING INTEREST:
Urban design, Informal settlements and Housing, Architectural graphics, and construction details.
ACADEMIC PROFILE:
- MSc in Urban Design and International Planning (2020)
University of Manchester, UK.
- Bachelor of Architecture (2015)
Khulna University, Bangladesh.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), September 2021 – to date.
- Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), February 2019 - June 2019.
- Sr. Executive Architect, Developers Consortium Ltd. (DCL), July 2016 - December 2018.
- Dealing with the iconic megaprojects such as Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City at Gazipur.
- Gaining experiences of master planning, Landscape design, Commercial and Residential projects.
- Apprentice, Insync Design Studio, November 2014 - September 2015.
INVOLVEMENT BESIDES TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
- Assistant course coordinator, Level 04, Department of Architecture, MIST.
- Committee Member, Webinar on ‘Architecture Now and Beyond’, MIST.
- Committee Member of yearbook publication named ‘Facere 3’, Department of Architecture, MIST.
- Member, Question & Moderation Committee, Department of Architecture, MIST.
AWARDS:
- Fully Funded Prime Minister Fellowship Scholarship of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to support the SDG goals in the year of 2019 to pursue MSc.
- Board Scholarships for the result of HSC and SSC.
PUBLICATION:
- Essay writing on ‘Women Welfare Led Rohingya Refugee Camp Design in Bangladesh’.
Book Publication_ Next 50: Collective Futures with the collaboration of Open Studio and Context BD.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION:
- Associate Member of Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB). Member ID: AI-164.
- Member of University of Manchester Alumni Community. Member ID: 10543006.
- Member of Architecture Alumni Association of KUAD. Member ID: 090122.
INTERNATIONAL VISIT
For study & research, visited different places in the following countries:
- England: London, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield.
- Scotland: Glasgow, Edinburg, Highlands.
- India: Calcutta, Aurangabad, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Jaisalmer, Chandigarh, Shimla.