Zia International. 2 am arrival. Fear and excitement. Tauheed Mohammed. Shoddy cab. Dhanmondi. Barkha homestay. Mangos!! Colour explosion. Rickshaw transit. Rickshaw traffic. Staring is just a cultural thing, apparently. No foreigners. I'm an alien. Coffee world. Work begins. We break bread here. Interview conversations. Words to describe architecture in Bangladesh: Adolescent. Biased. Climatic. Elite. Beautification. Different. Comfortable. Ventilated. Weird. Matchboxes. Construction. Limitation. Life. Nobility. Human greatness. Muzhural Islam. City centre is 10km x 20km, and houses 14 million people. Colonial influence. Bangli modernism. Climate guides design here. TKNRK. Nurur Rahman Khan. Is architecture a human right? Shelter implies protection, architecture implies more than necessity. Architecture is a noble deed. Investment in context allows for true creativity. Architecture = art + philosophy. The four masters. Inspiration in multiple faculties. Architects must uphold the nobility of the time, the people and the era. Do you want to be a thinker, or a builder? A lesson in Le Corbusier. Perfection feels dead. Focused defiance. The last thing you want is a style. Ghulshan. There are no places in the world, it's the people you meet. Fine Arts Institute. Memorial. Writers and their opinions. Power outs. The architectural pilgrimage. National Assembly Building. Louis Khan. An example of true mastery. Silence and light. Bridging difference through form.
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