5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Monday, July 28

At The Center  

Rafiq Azam is the principal of SHATOTTO architecture for green living, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He will introduce us to his work and city, which is also home to works by Louis Kahn. Azam’s “green” is not about global ratings or the current sustainability trend. It is his response to the sky, water, and vegetation that surround him and his city. There is an apparent simplicity in Azam’s work that disguises and belies a complex fabric revealing the wonders of the cosmos. “Shatotto” in Bangla means “doing something continuously.” Azam creates spaces and structures for one’s senses and thoughts in the context of South Asia’s past and future. His presentation will coincide with the New York introduction of his monograph by SKIRA, the first ever published about a Bangladeshi architect.

Program
Reception: 5:30 - 6:00 pm
Lecture: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Opening Remarks
Lance Brown, FAIA, 2014 AIANY President

Introduction
Umberto Dindo, FAIA, Committee Chair, Architecture for Education

Speakers:
Rafiq Azam, Principal SHATOTTO-architecture for green living, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Rosa Maria Falvo, International commissions editor for SKIRA

> via AIA New York Center for Architecture