Kashef Chowdhury is an acclaimed architect and founder of the Dhaka-based studio URBANA, known for his climate-responsive and context-driven approach to architecture. His practice emphasizes materiality, sustainability, and the relationship between built spaces and their social and natural environments. With a strong research-oriented design philosophy, the studio develops projects across cultural, institutional, educational, healthcare, residential, and climate-action sectors, creating architecture rooted in local identity while maintaining a contemporary expression. Kashef Chowdhury has received several prestigious international honors for his work, including the AR+D Architecture Award 2012 from the Architectural Review, London, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016, and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) International Prize in 2021. His work continues to shape conversations around sustainable and human-centered architecture globally.
Projects by Kashef Chowdhury
