Mahlaqa Fahami

I am an architect and I graduated from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Bangladesh in December, 2018. My home country is in Bangladesh and my hometown is in Rajshahi. I have done my bachelor thesis on 'Social Housing for Ready-Made Garment (RMG) Workers, Chittagong, Bangladesh'. It was an analysis-based living design solutions for the Garments sector community of our country who are living under a minimum wage with poor living condition. Also, I have done two research papers which were published in two International Conferences. One of the researches focused on the vernacular architecture of 'Marma' ethnic group in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh and the other one focuses on the usage of street frontage in streetscape design. I had previous interest in Heritage studies which guided me in my seminar paper work and respectively I researched on one of the essential heritage sites of my home country Bangladesh- Lal Dighi, Chittagong. Professionally, I worked as an intern in Form.3 Architects in Dhaka, Bangladesh where I learned vividly on different architectural drawings, landscape design and plants etc. I was also associated with them as an intern with a heritage conservation competition project and fortunately our firm won the first prize. I always desire to work with the community and for the community whether, it is in the field of architecture or particularly in the field of heritage. The importance of heritage and the role of community in protecting their heritage are barely discussed in our national policies or social levels. This notion needs to be changed for good to preserve what is left and discover what is unknown. I believe with our ideas and experiences, we can bring about a change in our world and for our future generations.