Location: Bashundhara, Dhaka

This prize winning entry for the design of a campus for North South University consist of 800,000 square foot of floor space in a 5.5 acre site. The academic blocks are arranged around a central university plaza with the library as its focus. Parking is organized in a two level basement under the plaza and the buildings and vehicular circulation to and from it is along the sides of the site. A mildly curved services building to the south creates a soft enclosure for the university plaza. The main entrance to the campus is marked by the sweeping curve of the administration building which leads to the main plaza. The students activities are organized at the eastern end of the complex to which there is another entrance from the secondary road.

Technical Data

Building Type:                   Institution

Award:                               Placed 3rd in Open International Design Competition

Plot Area:                          5.5 Acre

Floor Area:                        8,00,000 sft.

No. of Floors:                    10 story + 3 level Basement

Project Cost:                     BDT 176.00 Crore

Design Period:                  2002

Service Provided:             Conceptual Architectural Design

Client:                                North-South University (NSU) , Dhaka

Architects:                         Ar. Jalal Ahmed, Ar. Minhasur Rahman, Ar. Fuad Mallick

JA Architects-Architekton (Pvt.) Ltd. JV, Bangladesh