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An Architect in Bangladesh Conversations with Muzharul Islam

Editors Name: Architect Kazi Khaleed Ashraf

Publishing Date: 2014

Publisher’s Name: Loka Press

Total Page Number: 212

ISBN: 9789843380517

A Short Brief of The Book: This book is the textual version of architect Kazi Khaleed Ashraf's long-term discourse and discussion about architecture, nation, and people with architect Muzharul Islam. The book, published in Bengali and English, aims to promote architect Muzharul Islam's ideology and ideas globally. Most of the discussions in this book took place at architect Muzharul Islam's home and office between 1982 and his death.

The editor has split the entire book into eleven chapters. The chapters are - What now? The Perpetual Vigilance of Muzharul Islam, An Architect in Bangladesh, A Bengali and A World Man, Art Colleges and Public Library, Marx and Rabindranath, Two Libraries, Architecture, The City and The Village, Signs and Symbols, For Whom?, Two Universities, The City , The Basis for Design. Because of his strong friendship with architect Kazi Khaleed Ashraf, architect Muzharul Islam could address various concerns freely. Sometimes the country, sometimes Marx or Rabindranath, sometimes or architecture entered deep into their discussions. Apart from the text of those detailed discussions and dialogues, various pictures and designs of architect Muzharul Islam can be found in the pages of the book. Architect Kazi Khaleed Ashraf's book of dialogues with architect Muzharul Islam can be said to be the result of deep discussions on architecture and architecture related issues.