Muzharul Islam
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About
An influential figure in Bangladeshi architecture and urban planning; considered the father of Bengali modernism, the Grand Master of regional modernism in South Asia, and the pioneer of modern architecture in Bangladesh. His most important work included the National Assembly Building in Bangladesh, Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban.
Before Fame
He was a graduate of the University of Oregon and Yale University, where he was a student of the famed Paul Rudolph. In between Oregon and Yale, he was awarded a scholarship in 1956 to study tropical architecture at London's AA School of Architecture.
Trivia
He won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the Independence Day Award in 1999.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Murshidabad.
Associated With
He won the Independence Day Award two years after Kabir Chowdhury was also given the same honor.
