Heritage and Technology Integration Cell, DoA-BUET

05/09/2026

𝐖𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 to Ar. Ommker Dutta Jay, thank you for taking the time and delivering such an insightful and valuable presentation on protecting Bangladesh’s built heritage.

Session Topic:
"Seismic Heritage: Technical Aspects Of Seismic Analysis & Damage Mapping of the Historical Buildings of Bangladesh"

Bangladesh sits right on an active seismic zone, putting our irreplaceable British Colonial-era architecture and historical structures at real risk. During𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 _𝟬𝟯, Ar. Ommker walked us through crucial data, technical engineering concepts, and preservation strategies needed to protect our historical architecture from earthquake damage.

and of course, 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚!

04/09/2026

🌿 Join us for the Project Closing Reception!
The journey of EUNIC Project “Sundarbans Across Borders: The Spirit of Cultural Resilience” is coming to a close and we would love to have you with us!

EUNIC Cluster Bangladesh and EU Delegation to Bangladesh, in collaboration with HERITEiNCE DoA-BUET, Riverine People, and Team Platform, warmly invite you to the Project Closing Reception of this inspiring cross-border initiative of the EUNIC Clusters Bangladesh and Kolkata.

- Monday, 7 September 2026, at 7:00 PM | Goethe-Institut Bangladesh.
- Seats are limited! | Register is closed.

The evening includes a short introduction to the project and screenings of two documentary films on the Sundarbans produced by the EUNIC Clusters Bangladesh and Kolkata.

📍Exhibition open from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM until 12 September 2026.

30/08/2026

Bangladesh sits right on an active seismic zone, putting our irreplaceable British Colonial-era architecture and historical structures at real risk. Join us for𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 _𝟎𝟑 as we dive into the data, technical engineering, and preservation strategies needed to protect our built heritage from earthquake damage!

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: "𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 & 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡"

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐫. 𝐎𝐦𝐦𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐲
(Architect & Independent Researcher on Built Heritage | Pursuing M.Sc. in Disaster Engineering & Management, CUET)

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥!

📍 Event Details:
𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒆: 5𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓, 2026 (𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚)
𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆: 4:00 𝑷𝑴 – 5:00 𝑷𝑴
𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆: 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒎 506, 4𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒓, 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝑩𝑼𝑬𝑻, 𝑫𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒂 1000

Arranged by: Heritage and Technology Integration Cell, Department of Architecture, BUET

Talk Poster

06/07/2026

Undergraduate students are invited to participate in the Free Architecture Design Competition 2026.

Engaging in design competitions provides a vital academic platform to refine design methodologies, strengthen collaborative teamwork, and master project time management—skills critical to your developing professional practice.
Participation is entirely free of charge.

👉 Registration & Brief: https://share.google/DHxjnxEcLE9yOSab9

Take this opportunity to test your theoretical frameworks against a real-world design challenge.

Participate & present architectural design skills to eminent jurors at The Drawing Board 2025. The architecture competition aims to create a Museum of Geology.

28/04/2026

🏛️ Call for Abstracts | ICOMOS TheoPhilos 2026
The ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration (TheoPhilos) invites abstracts on the theme:
"Amazing City: Historic Public Spaces in the Age of Climate Change"
📅 Application Deadline: 15 June 2026
We encourage our members, researchers, and students to explore this timely intersection of heritage conservation and climate resilience.

12/04/2026

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝟏𝟑 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌

Heritage and Technology Integration Cell (HERITEiNCE), Department of Architecture, BUET cordially invites you to a special documentary screening and discussion session.

We will be screening two documentaries exploring the lives of the forest-dependent communities:
🎬 "Between Culture and Claws: Life on the Edge of the Sundarbans"
🎬 "The Hive and the Hymn"

The screening will be followed by an open discussion regarding the EUNIC Cluster Bangladesh and Kolkata project, "Sundarbans Across the Borders: The Spirit of Cultural Resilience." This collaborative initiative is brought to you by project partners HERITEiNCE, Riverine People, and Team Platform.

📅 Date: Monday, 13 April 2026
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM onwards
📍 Venue: Room No: 501, Department of Architecture, BUET

Exhibition Note:
You can also view the architectural and ethnographic mappings from this project at the Department's Term-End-Exhibition, "Resonance," currently on display since 12 April 2026.

Both the discussion session and the exhibition are open to all. We look forward to welcoming students, alumni, and enthusiasts to join the dialogue.

28/02/2026

28/02/2026

Today at the Department of Architecture, BUET, the air in Room 501 was thick with the weight of two and a half millennia as the Heritage and Technology Integration Cell (DoA-BUET) hosted a captivating edition of Alaap. Guided by the profound expertise of Dr. Achia Khanom, we journeyed through the witnesses of time, the architectural marvels of ancient Bengal that still stand as silent sentinels of a highly sophisticated civilization. From the 3rd century BCE Buddhist monasteries of Wari-Bateshwar to the sprawling grandeur of Somapura Vihara, the discussion transcended mere ruins, framing these sites as masterclasses in ancient engineering and urban planning. The session bridged the gap between delicate numismatics, the study of ancient coins and inscriptions, and the massive terracotta structures they once funded. It was a powerful reminder that our path to the future is paved with the bricks of the past; by decoding the construction techniques and cultural legacies of our ancestors, we do not just study history, we learn how to build with purpose and identity.

26/02/2026

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲

On 24 February, the HERiTEiNCE Cell, DoA, BUET, celebrated the successful book launch of ‘The Saline Quest for Honey’ at the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, an event held under the "Sundarbans Across Borders" initiative by EUNIC Cluster Bangladesh and the European Union. The program was expertly coordinated by Tahajibul Hossain, Assistant Professor at BUET and Coordinator of the HERiTEiNCE Cell, who also moderated a dynamic panel discussion on the socio-economic and built-environment challenges of the Sundarbans. The session was further enriched by Landscape expertise. Ar. Alia Shahed, Assistant Professor at BUET, attended as a landscape expert to share her insights on the delta’s ecological symbiosis and the unique landscape dynamics of the Satkhira region. Through collaborative ethnographic research and Gazir Pot-inspired visual storytelling, the event and the book highlighted the resilient lives of the Moual and Munda communities, marking a significant milestone in the collective effort to preserve the cultural and ecological heritage of the Sundarbans.

Image credit: Goethe-Institut Bangladesh/ Ahadul Karim Khan
and Sarwaar Jahan Apu

26/02/2026