Best Undergraduate Thesis’ awarded to three talented and young future-architects. the awards were handed over to the winners at the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) Center at Agargaon in the capital on Tuesday (February 13). Three of the contestants are nominated based on their vision and merit in modern architecture. KSRM has given this award for the fifth time.
On this occasion, a 10-year MoU was signed between KSRM and IAB in 2019. Under that agreement, final year undergraduate students from 13 reputed architecture educational institutions in the country participated in the award competition. The top three contestants from each educational institution participated in the final competition. This time, a jury board of five architects selected the best three from among the 35 participating student projects.
This time, the first award winner was Fahim Ashfaq Farooqui of Chittagong University of Science and Technology (CHUTE), the second was Mahia Mustari Nausheen of Bangladesh University of Science and Technology (BUET) and the third was Israt Jahan of Bangladesh University of Science and Technology (BUET). The winners were given a check of 1 lakh, 75 thousand and 50 thousand rupees respectively and a memento. A joint initiative of KSRM and IAB presents the award to future-architects by showcasing projects based on the best research papers.
Mir ManjururRahman, chief architect of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works was the chief guest on the occasion. He handed over awards and mementos to the winners. At that time he said, ‘This initiative of KSRM and IAB is highly commendable. This award will motivate the students more. In our country like other countries of the world, various groups of companies will come forward with such initiatives – this is my expectation.’
General Manager of KSRM Market Research and Development Branch Colonel (Retd.) Md. Ashfaqul Islam said in his speech, ‘The cheerful mind of the youth is the main force of building our future citizens. If you recognize these beautiful thoughts, it will serve as a helpful force in building the dreams and aspirations of the present and future generations.’
