Md. Zahidur Rahman

Lecturer

Department of Architecture, MIST

rahmanzahidur7@gmail.com

Teaching and Research Interest:

Adaptive Design and Disaster-Resilient Architecture, Context-Responsive Design, Urban Design and Cultural Diversity, Adaptive Reuse, Sensory Architecture, Computational Design and AI-Driven Architecture.

Educational Qualification:

• Master of Architecture

Khulna University, Khulna

• Bachelor of Architecture

Khulna University, Khulna

Professional Experience

• Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Military Institute of Science and Technology(MIST), Dhaka, December 2024 to Present
• Part-time Lecturer, Architecture Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, July 2022 to November 2024
• Architect, Research and Design Consultancy Unit [RDCU],Architecture Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, March 2023 to November 2024

Publications & Exhibitions

•     Khulna University Studies Journal, Title: The Individual Entity of a Culturally Diverse Place in Bangladesh: A Case of Saidpur City; DOI: doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2022.ICSTEM4IR.0135-se

•     At Point Zero – First Edition; Chapter Title: IMAGINE_Winner; Publisher: ArchTwist Limited; ISBN: 978-984-35-3426-2

•     Sthapattya O Nirman – Architecture Magazine; Title: Infusing the Void; Website link: sthapattya-o-nirman.com/en/students-projects/

•     Exhibition of KSRM Awards for Future Architects [4th cycle]; Organizer: KSRM & IAB; Venue: Multipurpose Hall, IAB

•     Commonwealth Association of Architects – Online Thesis Exhibition; Organizer: CAA; Exhibition link: www.comarchitect.org/caa-online-thesis-exhibition/

•     ArcDeck.net; Title: Delhi's Project Ventilator: A Scope to Breathe Again; Website link: www.arcdeck.net/e-book

•     AIA Austin's Design Voice Digital Publication; Title: A Catalyst to New Normal; Organizer: AIA Austin

Competitions & Scholarships

• InspireLI - Lumion Architecture Prize 2023; Organizer: InspireLI; Status: Best Composition Award

• Thesis of the Year Award: 2023; Organizer: Archmello; Status: Honorable Mention

• Drawing of the Year 2022; Organizer : Archisource; Status : Shortlisted

• International Thesis Competition A4TC 2022; Organizer : Archiol; Status : Shortlisted

• Al-Generated Art Competition 2022 – IMAGINE; Organizer: ArchTwist Ltd.; Status: Winner

• KSRM Awards for Future Architects: Best Undergraduate Thesis 2022; Organizer: KSRM & IAB; Status: Top Twenty-Eight

• National STEM Competition 2021; Organizer: BdSTEM; Status: Top Twenty

• Visual Story Telling Competition 2021; Organizer: Context BD & BAA (Bangladeshi Architects in Australia); Status: Honorable Mention in Heritage Pictogram

• Radical Urban Intervention 2020; Organizer: Arcdeck.net; Status: Top Ten (Fourth) in Student Category

• Force Majeure 2020; Organizer: American Institute of Architects – Austin; Status: Top Seven in Urban Cleanliness Park category

• Khulna University Merit Scholarship; Organizer: Khulna University; Status: Session 2016-17, 2017-18, 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2022-23

Workshops

• MATIYAL_A Workshop on Earthen Architecture

Location: Pathra, Jhenaidah

Workshop facilitator: Ar. FatihaPolin, Founder & Executive Director, PERCEIVE

• Equity, Health, and Environment: Toward a More Just Global City

EUI Workshops - Module 3: Architecture

Course Outline & Speakers:

l. Hospitals, led by Dr. Oliver Sukrow, Austria

2. Salutogenic architecture, led by Dr. Adam Nadolny, Poland 3. Collective housing, led by Dr. Katarina Andjelkovic, Serbia Organizer: Epidemic Urbanism Initiative (EUI)

• 3D documentation of Cultural Heritage

Workshop facilitator:

l. Kacey hadick, Director of Programs and Development, CyArk

2. Avidan Fernandez, Production Manager, CyArk Organizer: ArchKU, Faculty ofArts and Humanities,

Jahangirnagar University and CyArk USA

Software Proficiency

Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk FlowDesign, Google Sketchup Pro, Lumion,Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Apps, Revit, Grasshopper, ArcGIS, Blender, Vray, Rhino.