Abu Sayeed Mostaque Ahmed is an architect and architectural conservation specialist from

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Career

Ahmed passed the SSC exam from Comilla District School in 1974 and HSC exam from Comilla Victoria College in 1976. Later, he was admitted to the architecture department of

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, commonly known by the acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School, it is the oldest institution for the study ...

(BUET). He obtained a Bachelor of Architecture degree from there. After four years of service at the ECBL consultancy firm, he moved to Germany to do a master's degree. There he passed his M.Arch from

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; german: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) is a public research university in Karlsruhe, Germany. The institute is a national research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 w ...

and PhD from the same university. Ahmed served as the president of

Institute of Architects Bangladesh The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ স্থপতি ইন্‌স্‌টিটিউট ''Bānglādēsh Sthāpāti Institute'' ) is a professional organization for architects in Bangladesh. Archit ...

(IAB) for its 21st Executive Council (2015-2016). and President of Architects Regional Council of Asia (ARCASIA) for 2021-22 Ahmed is the dean of the School of Environmental Science and Design and Head of the Department of Architecture in

University of Asia Pacific University of Asia Pacific ( bn, ইউনিভার্সিটি অব এশিয়া প্যাসিফিক) often abbreviated as UAP is a private university located at Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The University of Asia Pacific was ...

(UAP)

Notable conservation works

* Conservation and Adaptive reuse of Nimtali Deuri: first colonial building in Dhaka, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh * Restoration of Baro Sarder Bari, Sonargaon, National Folk Art Museum, Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh, funded by Yungoon Corporation Korea. * Restoration of a Mughal mosque at Keranigonj, funded by Nasrul Hamid Foundation * Restoration of Varendra Research Museum, Rajshahi University, funded by US Embassy Dhaka. * Documentation of Brick Temple at Wari Vateshwar, Norsingdi, an excavation Project of Jahangirnagar University. * Ongoing Restoration work of a Kachari Bari at Mithamoin, Kishorgonj, which will be converted to Museum of Independence.

Books

* Ahmed, Abu Sayeed M (1997), The Choto Sona Mosque-an Example of Early Islamic Architecture in Bengal, ifb-uni- Karlsruhe, Germany * Ahmed, Abu Sayeed M (2002), (Ed) Sea Level Rise & Sustainable Coastal Management, UAP, Dhaka * Ahmed, Abu Sayeed M (2006), Mosque Architecture in Bangladesh, UNESCO, Dhaka. This book was Awarded by UIA in the category “Best Publication” in 2018 at Baku Azerbaijan. * Ahmed, Abu Sayeed M (2008) (Ed), IAB Centre Design Award, Institute of Architects Bangladesh, Dhaka * Ahmed, Abu Sayeed M (2010), (Ed) ARCASIA Heritage, Volume I & II, Dhaka (a compilation of Heritage Architecture of 22 Asian Countries) * Ahmed, Abu Sayeed M (2016), Unfolding the Past: Conservation of Baro Sarder Bari at Sonargaon, Dhaka

References

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