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AWARDS
Zebun Nessa Mosque is featured in the TIME’s list of World’s Greatest Places 2025, the first landmark from Bangladesh to achieve this status.
34th JK Architect of the Year Award for Zebun Nessa Mosque ( Foreign Countries’)
Shortlisted for the Al Fozan Award for Zebun Nessa Mosque for the current cycle.
Shortlisted in the Top Five project list in Religious Project Category of Archdaily Project of the Year 2024 for the Zebun Nessa Mosque.
Berger Award for Excellence in Design 2022, Commendation for designing Multi-Family Residence.
Monsoon Architecture Award 2023, Commendation for designing Multi-Family Residence.
ARCASIA Award 2021, Honorable Mention for designing Multi-Family Residence.
Shortlisted in the Top Five project list in Civic Project Category of Dezeen Award 2024 for the Zebun Nessa Mosque.
IAB Design Award 2021, Commendation for designing Multi-Family Residence.
IAB Design Award 2018 for designing public space in Dhaka city. IAB Design Award, the most prestigious professional architectural design award of the country, is given by the Institute of Architects Bangladesh to appreciate, honor -and promote outstanding examples of contemporary architecture in Bangladesh and also to encourage excellence in architectural practice
2nd Prize, ‘The Expressive Introvertness’, Open Design Competition for Gulshan Club, 2011.
1st Prize, ‘Symbiotic Living’, Idea Project Category, Holcim Green Built Bangladesh Contest, 2010.
3rd Prize, ‘The Continuum of Memory’, Design Competition for Liberation War Museum Bangladesh, 2009.
1st Prize, Stall Design, International Construction Fair, 2009 -Berger Travel Grant Award, to study the Transitional Space between Old and New part of the Capital Cities of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, 2007.
3rd Prize, Revitalization of IEB, Design Competition held among the students of 4th year, BUET, 2007.
Selected in the Top Twenty, ‘Seventh International CAA Student Design Competition 2006’ for ‘A Small Sustainable Sports Center’.
Bronze Award, ‘The 28th International Children’s Art Exhibition’.
EXHIBITIONS
Bridging Binaries. A curated exhibition on the works of a selected group of architects practicing in Dhaka, Bangladesh at the Time Space Existence 2023 in Venice organized by European Cultural Centre (ECC).
Selected public projects exhibited in The State of Architecture in South Asia, A Travelling Exhibition showcasing emergent architectural practices in South Asia, Delhi 2023
Public Project exhibited in ‘Bengal Stream – The Vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh’ at the S AM Basel, Switzerland in 2017/18, at Arc En Rêve Bordeaux, France 2019, at DAM Frankfurt, Germany 2019 and at Bengal Gallery Dhaka, Bangladesh 2022-2023 curated by Andreas Ruby and Niklaus Graber.
Exhibitions of Award Winning Projects of Bangladesh, ARCASIA Forum 2019
PUBLICATIONS
Iqbal, Chowdhury, ‘E-Library’,Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, Article at DOT Art and Architecture Bangladesh, Issue 03, Vol. 01, March 2016
Iqbal, Chowdhury, ‘Emergence of a Third Form_ Contextual Intervention of Contemporary Design Thinking’, web publication at the International Conference on “Architecture, Education and Society; Towards a Worldwide Dialogical Revolution on Architectural Critical Education” held in Barcelona, Spain, 2014
Iqbal, Chowdhury, ‘Contextual Customization of Design Process: Design through the Digital and the Material’, published at the International Conference ‘Future Traditions’ held at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto on April 2013
Iqbal, Chowdhury, ‘Contextualization of the Digital: Design through Material behavior’, presented at the 20th General Assembly and Conference of the Commonwealth Association Architects: Architecture, Response and Responsibility’, February 2013
Iqbal, Chowdhury, Generative Pattern through Material Behavior: Fabric as Flexible Formwork, presented in the ‘2nd International Conference on Flexible Formwork’ held in the University of Bath, UK on June 201
Iqbal, Chowdhury, Recuperating Unknown: Design through Material Behavior, presented and published in the ‘International Seminar on
Architecture: Education, Practice and Research’ held in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on February 2012
Architecture: Education, Practice and Research’ held in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on February 2012
Iqbal, Chowdhury, ‘Street as a Sustainable Cultural Space’, joint long paper, ‘3rd International Conference on Sustainable Building Design in South Asia “SBD10”, National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan
Iqbal, Chowdhury, ‘Theorizing Sustainable Architecture: Post Modernity for Sustainable Ethical Aesthetics’, presented jointly in the ‘International Seminar on Theorizing Sustainable Building Design “SBD09”’, held in Edgehill University, Lancashire, UK
ONLINE
PUBLICATIONS
Saiqa Iqbal Meghna's vision for the Zebun Nessa Mosque | The Daily Star
Explore Bangladesh's Most Beautiful Mosques This Eid | Top Historical Mosques to Visit in Bangladesh During Eid | Must-See Mosques in Bangladesh for Eid Travelers | Eid Travel Guide: Visiting Bangladesh's Iconic Mosques | 7 beautiful mosques in Bangladesh you must visit at least once! | The Daily Star
Zebun Nessa Mosque / Studio Morphogenesis | ArchDaily
Studio Morphogenesis wraps Bangladesh mosque in pink concrete (dezeen.com)
Zebun Nessa Mosque: A spiritual oasis at the brink of an industry and a lake in Bangladesh (stirworld.com)
Zebun Nessa Mosque | Studio Morphogenesis Ltd. - ArchiDiaries
Kola Bhaban Prangon at University of Dhaka / STHANIK Consultants | ArchDaily
Shomaj Biggyan Chattar at University of Dhaka / STHANIK Consultants | ArchDaily
Dhaka Bangladesh : Saiqa Igbal Meghna — OZ.E.TECTURE (ozetecture.org)
Khan, Sarah (March 13, 2025). “The World’s Greatest Places of 2025/Zebun Nessa Mosque” Time.
Emergent Practices in South Asia #:5 Sthanik Consultants & Studio 4000 - YouTube
Bangladeshi Architecture in TIME World’s Greatest Places | Zebun Nessa Mosque: The first Bangladeshi landmark in TIME’s World’s Greatest Places | The Daily Star
টাইম ম্যাগাজিনের ‘দ্য ওয়ার্ল্ডস গ্রেটেস্ট প্লেসেস অব ২০২৫’–এ স্থান পেল আশুলিয়ার জেবুন নেসা মসজিদ | প্রথম আলো
Zebun Nessa Mosque – Al Fozan awards
Zebun Nessa Mosque in Ashulia - Studio Morphogenesis | Arquitectura Viva
প্রকৃতির পরশেই প্রার্থনা হবে যেখানে | Zebun Nessa Mosque | Nandonik Nirmaner Golpo | Prothom Alo (youtube.com)
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