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Name:

SARAH BASHNEEN SUCHANA

Father’s Name: H.A.M Elahi Dad

Mother’s Name: S.N Suraiya Begum

Job Title:

CHAIRMAN [ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR], Department of Architecture

Stamford University Bangladesh

Contact info:

Email – s_bashneen@stamforduniversity.edu.bd

Mobile +8801716111838

Education

Education:

Masters of Architecture [M.Arch]

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology [BUET], 2013

Bachelors of Architecture [B.Arch]

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology [BUET], 2004

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

Viqarunnisa Noon College (VNC), Dhaka, Bangladesh, *1^st division, 1996

Secondary School Certificate (SSC)

Agrani Girls School, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17TH POSITION in Dhaka board, 1994

Areas of Interest

Area of Interest:

Housing, Community based Architecture, Social Urban Spaces, Physical Planning, Landscape Architecture, Sociology, Psychology, Aesthetics & Design, Sketch and Photography

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Sarah Bashneen Suchana

Chairman & Associate Professor

Department of Architecture

Academic Experience:

Chairman |May 2021 –till Date

Acting Chairman |June 2019 – May 2021

Associate Professor |February 2019 –till Date

Assistant Professor |September 2010 – February 2019

Lecturer |February 2005 – September 2010

Program coordinator | Thesis Coordinator | Supervisor

PARTICIPATED COMPETITION

Project “BALAD-IL-AMIN” submitted in SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE category, Berger Award for Excellence in Architecture by IAB, Bangladesh, 2017.

CERTIFICATES

“ARCHITECTURE FOR DISPLACED: EXPLORING INTERVENTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES” 2019
“PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR URBAN DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PFOFESSIONALS” 2018
“GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES & THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRGRAM, MISSION, GOALS AND THE LEARNING OUTCOME”, 2016
“BUILDING SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONALS” 2014
“TECHNICAL TRAINING FOR SOCIAL HOUSING STAKEHOLDERS IN BANGLADESH” 2014
“EMERGENCY EARTH BAG SHELTER” 2014
“[RE] VISITING RAMNA/ [RE] MAPPING THE SPACE” 2011
“ANALYSIS OF DATA BY USING SPSS” 2011
“SPACE SYNTAX: AN EVIDENCE BASED METHODOLOGY TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT” 2010
“PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ARCHITECTS” 2007

Teaching Areas:

Design 1, Design 2, Design 7, Design 8,Design 9, Design 10, Architectural Graphics 1, Construction Workshop, Housing, Urban Design, Sociology & Psychology, Architecture Heritage 1 , Architecture Heritage 2, Physical Planning, Construction Details, Building & Finish Material

Professional Memberships & Affiliation:

Associate Member (AS-4010 Institute Of Architects Bangladesh (IAB)

Architect, SPACETECHTURE

aster Plan and architectural design of Siddeswari Campus, Stamford University Bangladesh Dhaka.

Other Affiliations:

MEMBER| SEMESTER SYSTEM AND SYLLABUS UPGRADATION, Department of Architecture, Stamford University Bangladesh.

MEMBER| EQUIVALENCY COMMITTEE, Department of Architecture, Stamford University Bangladesh.

MEMBER| VIVA BOARD COMMITTEE, Department of Architecture, Stamford University Bangladesh.

MEMBER|SELF ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (SAC), Department of Architecture, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Stamford University Bangladesh

MEMBER|Convenor | DESIGN COMMITTEE, Master Plan and architectural design of Siddeswari Campus, Stamford University Bangladesh Dhaka

MEMBER|OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION CURRICULUM (OBE), Department of Architecture, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Stamford University Bangladesh

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

Workshop on ACCREDITATION STANDARDS & CRITERIA organized by Bangladesh Accreditation Council [BAC] on June 3, 2021

Workshop on BANGLADESH NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK (BNQF) organized by Bangladesh Accreditation Council [BAC] on June 2, 2021

Workshop on “CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON ACCREDITATION STANDARED AND CRITERIA [DH8]” organized by Bangladesh Accreditation Council [BAC] on November 12, 2020

Workshop on “ARCHITECTURE FOR DISPLACED: EXPLORING INTERVENTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES” jointly organized by Department of Architecture, BUET and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation ,KADK on April 12,2019

Workshop on IMPLEMENTATION OF POST EPR IMPROVEMENT PLAN, Organized by Department of Architecture and Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Stamford University Bangladesh, 28th June 2018

Workshop on CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF DOA, Organized by Department of Architecture and Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Stamford University Bangladesh, 31th May 2018

07.Workshop on “PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR URBAN DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PFOFESSIONALS” jointly organized by Department of Architecture and World Learning Inc. in association with Global Center for innovation and Learning, Washington DC, USA at Department of Architecture, Stamford University Bangladesh on May 07, 2018

Workshop on COURSE OUTLINE AND MISSION OF THE DOA, Organized by Department of Architecture and Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Stamford University Bangladesh, 10th May 2018

Workshop on DATA SHARING, Organized by Department of Architecture and Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Stamford University Bangladesh, 28th July 2017

Workshop on OUTCOME BASED CURRICULAM DESIGN, Organized by Department of Architecture and Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Stamford University Bangladesh, 24^thApril 2017

Workshop on “GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES & THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRGRAM, MISSION, GOALS AND THE LEARNING OUTCOME”, BY Institute of Architect’s Bangladesh (IAB), at North South University (NUS),28th January, 2016

“MEGACITIES: BRIDGING REALITY & ASPIRATION” by Department of Architecture & Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), November 6-8, 2015

Workshop on “BUILDING SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONALS” by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Texas A & M & Institute of Architect’s Bangladesh [IAB] ,June 27-28, 2014

Workshop on “TECHNICAL TRAINING FOR SOCIAL HOUSING STAKEHOLDERS IN BANGLADESH” by UNEP-BUET, at Computer Lab, Department of Architecture, BUET, April 26-27, 2014

Workshop on “EMERGENCY EARTH BAG SHELTER” by New Earth UK, Housing & Building Research Institute [HBRI], Institute of Engineers Bangladesh [IEB] & Institute of Architects Bangladesh [IAB], 4th-8th March 2014

International Workshop on “[RE] VISITING RAMNA/ [RE] MAPPING THE SPACE” by ASRO Katholieke Universiteit Leuven-VLIR-BUET-IAB at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), September 11-14, 2011

Workshop on “ANALYSIS OF DATA BY USING SPSS” by Department of Environmental Science, Stamford University Bangladesh and ESSD at Stamford University Bangladesh on November 22, 2011

Workshop on “SPACE SYNTAX: AN EVIDENCE BASED METHODOLOGY TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT” by Dept of Architecture (BUET) and BUET Japan institute for disaster prevention and urban safety (BUET-JIDPUS) at Dept of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) On June 08, 2010

Workshop on “INTEGRATING THE URBAN WATER BODIES IN DHAKA’S FABRIC: AN IMPERATIVE ISSUE OF SUSTAINABLE CITY” at Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Auditorium on October 31, 2009

20.Workshop on “PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ARCHITECTS” at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), December 10, 2007, Department of Architecture, B.U.E.T, Dhaka.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

IAB| INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, BANGLADESH

ASSOCIATE MEMBER (AS-401), INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, BANGLADESH (IAB)

JUROR at National Level, ARCASIA STUDENT’S ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION 2022

ARCHITECT| SPACETECHTURE

WORKS: BULIDINGS DESIGN

Design of 14 storied building for Institute of Information Technology [IIT], Dhaka University [DU] with collaboration with TKNRK | Ongoing 2018

Balad-il-Amin Residence at Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka| Completed 2014-2017

WORKS: INTERIORS DESIGN

Interior of Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Dhaka University [DU], [Design phase], 2020

Interior of Library, Institute of Information Technology [IIT | Design+ Construction+ Built] of Dhaka University [DU], Completed 2017

Interior of Apartments, Nandan View, Lalmatia, Dhaka [Design+ Construction+ Built], Completed 2007-2008

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

(Awards and Certificates in Academic /Project / Research/ Workshops)

SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP, Class VIII (1992) & Class V (1989)
Awarded with GOLD MEDAL FOR 17^TH POSITION in DHAKA BOARD, SSC, 1994 from Agrani School, Azimpur, Dhaka
UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) during undergraduate study (1997-2004)
Three times UNIVERSITY MERIT SCHOLARSHIP during undergraduate study) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch.)

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Journal Paper

Bashneen Sarah & Soud Shiekh Itmam, “REVIVING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SOCIO-SPATIAL PARAMETERS FOR COMMUNITY INTERACTION: AN ASSESSMENT ON NEIGHBORHOOD PONDS OF OLD DHAKA”, Bangladesh Journal of Public Administration (BJPA), ISSN 1563-5023, Vol 29, Number 1, Pg 105-126, 2021

Bashneen Sarah, Khan Muzaiana & Murshida Sumaiya, “RETHINKING THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PARKS OF DHAKA CITY THROUGH THE SPECTACLE OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED PEOPLE”, Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP), ISSN 2075-9363 Vol 13, Pg 102-114, MARCH 2020

Bashneen Sarah , " CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ANALYSIS OF NEIGHBORHOOD GREEN SPACE OF DHAKA THROUGH SPACE SYNTAX” Stamford Journal of Environmental and Human Habitat, Stamford University Bangladesh, ISSN 2226-8898, Vol 8, DECEMBER 2019.

Bashneen Sarah ,Murshida Sumaiya & Habib Kistaz, "A COMPERATIVE ANALYSIS OF USERS’ RESPONSE TO IDENTIFY HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION IN RAMNA PARK AND SUHRAWARDY UDYAN, DHAKA” Stamford Journal of Environmental and Human Habitat, Stamford University Bangladesh, ISSN 2226-8898, Vol 7, Pg 87-101, JULY 2018.

Bashneen Sarah, "A PRAGMATIC STUDYOF ACCESSIBLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENS OF OLD DHAKA THROUGH MAPPING PHYSICAL AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT TO ADDRESS THE QUALITY OF LIFE", Stamford Journal of Environmental and Human Habitat, Stamford University Bangladesh, ISSN 2226-8898, Vol 6, Pg 102-114, JULY 2017.

Bashneen Sarah, Hasan Faeza Syeda & Rahman Farjana, "RETHINKING SPATIAL PERFORMANCE TO ADDRESS LIVABILITY OF ACCESSIBLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENS (ANGs) IN MOHAMMADPUR, DHAKA”, AUST Journal of Science and Engineering, vol. 06, issue no. 1, Pg 100-115, 2017.

Bashneen Sarah & Karim Syeda, "INTERPLAY BETWEEN SOFT EDEGS AND LIFE AROUND RESIDENTIAL PONDS OF OLD DHAKA: A CRUCIAL PREREQUISITE FOR A LIVELY CITY”, AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering (AJSE) vol. 15, no. 1, AUGUST 2016.

Hossain Mosharaf Mir & Bashneen Sarah , “ URBAN FOREST AS AN INEVITABLE OPTION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL URBAN GREENING IN DHAKA CITY : THE STIMULATING ROLE OF MASS MEDIA” , Journal of Social Science, Jagannath University, VOL 2,No 1-2,pg:97-107, JANUARY 2014

Bashneeen Sarah, Soud Shiekh Itmam & Haque Syma, “ WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF URBAN PONDS OF OLD DHAKA: AN OVERVIEW TO STIMULATE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE”, Stamford Journal of Environmental and Human Habitat, Stamford University Bangladesh, ISSN 2226-8898, Vol 2, P 487-104, JULY 2013.

10.Tabassum Saniya & Bashneen Sarah , “CONTEXTUAL INQUISITION OF GREEN SPACE IN DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENT: DCC PARKS AS EXEMPLAR” , Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Department of urban and regional planning, JU,ISSN 1728-4198, VOL 09, pg: 77-86, JUNE 2011.

11.Bashneen Sarah ,Afrin Sonya, Ahsan Tahmina & Moniruzzaman Mohammad, “AN INVESTIGATION ON FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION OF DESIGNED AIR-CONDITIONED SCHOOLS IN DHAKA”, Stamford University Journal of Civil Engineering,(SJCE), ISSN 1997-0714, VOL 03, issue 01, pg: 43-58, DECEMBER 2010.

Conference Paper

01.Bashneen Sarah, Soud Sheikh Itmam & Haque Syma, “RESTORATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF SMALL STAGNANT WATERBODIES OF DHAKA FOR SUSTAINIBILITY”, Presented and Published in International Conference on Urbanization, Sustainability and Governance, Urban research and development society(URDS), 5-6 September,2012,Dhaka University,(Pg: 07)

Ahsan Tahmina, Zaman Atiq U. & Bashneen Sarah, “OPPORTUNITIES AND UTILIZATION OF RAINWATER HARVESTING IN RESIDENCES OF DHAKA CITY”, Presented and Published in International Conference of Environmental Technology & Construction Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCESD 2011), Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering,, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology(SUST) ,10-12 March 2011, Sylhet, Bangladesh (Pg:84-85)

Ikbal Ashik, Rahman Hafizur, Ahsan Tahmina & Bashneen Sarah, “SOMPUR MAHAVIHARA AT PAHARPUR, BANGLADESH: VIRTUAL HERITAGE AND USER INTERPRETATION” , Presented and Published in International Conference of Environmental Technology & Construction Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCESD 2011), Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology(SUST) , 10-12 March 2011, Sylhet, Bangladesh (Pg:258-259)

Publications on Magazines

“CONTEMPLATIVE HUSK OF KNOWLEDGE & INFORMATION………SEMINAR LIBRARY OF INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DHAKA UNIVERSITY”, VOL 03, issue 01, pg: 43-58, DOT_Art & Architecture Bangladesh
“EMBRACING LIVING LANDSCAPE WITHIN A RECTANGULAR COCOON”, Volume 03, Issue 02, pg: 56-59, DOT_Art & Architecture Bangladesh, December 2017
“A RECTANGULAR COCOON”, Volume 02, Issue 08, pg: 51-56, SHOWCASE, November 2017

Education

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