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Muzharul Islam

Muzharul Islam

December 25, 1923 –July 15, 2012

Architect

Lived 88 years

Born in
Murshidabad
Passed away in
Dhaka

Muzharul Islam (25 December 1923 – 15 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi architect, urban planner, educator, and activist. He is considered the grand master of regional modernism in South Asia. Islam is the pioneer of modern architecture in Bangladesh and the father of Bengali modernism. Islam's style and influence dominated the architectural scene in the country during the 1960s and 70s, along with major US architects he brought to work in Dhaka.

As a teacher, architect, and social and political activist, Islam set the course of architectural practice in the country not only through his own many varied works but also through being instrumental in inviting architects such as Louis Kahn, Richard Neutra, Stanley Tigerman, Paul Rudolph, Robert Boughey, and Konstantinos Doxiadis to work in Bangladesh.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzharul_Islam