About the Journal
The former name of the ‘Journal of Architecture’ was ‘Protibesh’, meaning environment. Since 1977, ‘the journal provided a forum for the dissemination of original research and scholarship. The Journal of Architecture (JA) is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed research journal published by theDepartment of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). It is a biannual journal published in January and July every year. To maintain the pace with the global scenario of scholarly exchange, the Department of Architecture has initiated an electronic version of the publication from January 2021. Now on, all the previous and future issues of the Journal will be available online, along with the journal’s publication in the printed version.
JA aims to provide an international forum for exchanging academic views and research outcomes in the multidisciplinary field of architecture and built environmental as research and review articles. It encourages discourse among the scholars and professionals from the perspective of social, cultural, economic, political, and technological aspects of developments, particularly in the built environment. JA publishes papers on buildings and the built environment; history, theory and criticism; environment and energy; urban design and landscaping; housing and settlement; construction and technology; resilience and sustainable developments; and so on. The contributions are often multidisciplinary and expand to cover the social science, environmental science and behavioural science. Although JA’s focus has been on architecture and the built environment in the regional context, the journal strongly encourages research contributions from other parts of the world.
As JA is an open-access journal, no publication fee is charged for the publication of research articles.
History of the Department of Architecture, BUET
The Department of Architecture (DoA) at BUET is a leading institution in South and Southeast Asia. It was established in the early 1960s to train professional architects and contribute to the modernization of Bangladesh through the development of the built environment.
DoA began its journey in 1962 as part of the newly formed Faculty of Architecture and Planning at the East Pakistan University of Engineering & Technology (EPUET). The opening of this new Faculty upgraded Ahsanullah Engineering College to a full-fledged university. A five-year Bachelor of Architecture program was developed in collaboration with Texas A&M University, USA, under the US-AID technical assistance. DoA started with one expatriate faculty member and five students, but later, more expatriate faculty members joined, and local graduates with higher studies became full-time faculty members.
After gaining national independence in 1971, the Department of Architecture (DoA) transitioned into an institution with an all-local faculty under BUET. The Department shifted to a newly designed architecture precinct by Richard E. Vrooman, the first Head of the Department, and the iconic Architecture building has since showcased the possibilities of architecture in a tropical climate, inspiring generations of aspiring architects in Bangladesh. Early mentoring by Richard E. Vrooman and Daniel C. Dunham and experience sharing by renowned adjunct faculties like Louis I. Kahn, Paul Rudolph, Stanley Tigerman, Mazharul Islam, and Fazlur Rahman Khan set the foundation for the achievements of graduating architects.
The department's diversified faculty expertise has been streamlined into discrete divisions to run its postgraduate and undergraduate programs, setting it apart from a few regional institutions.
Current Issue
Vol. 18 No. 18 (2021)
Published: 2021-10-26
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DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN NO. 2789-4185 (Print)
ISSN NO. 2789-4193 (Online)