Bashirul Haq

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Bashirul Haq (born 24 June 1942) is a Bangladeshi architect, planner and educator.

Early life

Haq was born in Brahmanbaria (now a district of Bangladesh). His father was a Deputy Collector from the Sylhet district and for that reason, Haq spent the majority of his childhood there. He completed his Bachelor of Architecture from the National College of Arts, in Lahore, Pakistan in 1964. He received John Heinrich Tuition, Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship at University of New Mexico, United States in 1971 and completed his masters in architecture from the university in 1975.

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Career

Haq began working for Kallmann McKinnell after completing his master's degree. He was eager to return to his homeland. However, another Bangladeshi-American engineer, FR Khan, discouraged him from returning to Bangladesh, citing a newly independent world in the country. Khan, then the SOM's partner, instead interviewed and encouraged Haq to join there. Khan suggested that he visit Europe and return to the United States. However, Haq came from Europe and began practicing architecture in Bangladesh. Bashirul Haq & Associates was founded in 1977. He visited the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989 as an invited design critic after many years of not visiting the United States.

Haq has built more than 300 buildings in his 45 years of experience. According to Haq, Alvar Aalto and Aldo Rossi's works inspired him the most.

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Awards and honors

• Aga Khan Award for Architecture, shortlisted in 1980, 1992 and 2001
• Member, Board of Trustees, Fazlur Rahman Khan Foundation, Dhaka
• Became part of an International Exhibit Entitled 5000 years of Pakistan
• Chairman of the jury board, Holcim Green Built Bangladesh Award