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our philosophy

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

To us, Architecture is not only a profession. It's more like feelings, emotion, understanding, belief, passion, a lifestyle. 23/90 Architects think ‘architecture’ is beyond a typical profession. We believe every typical solution has lots of alternatives which yet to be discovered, which may change our known physical world. The global communication revolution virtually brings the world into a single slate. With plenty of benefits, sometimes we forget our identity and mix it with cosmopolitan culture. We are not against it but that must not come through copying the West. 

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 23/90 the name 

Each part of the planet has its distinct climate, culture, and context from where architecture must evolve. To take the architecture of Bangladesh to the world level, global identity is essential. And we proudly express our individuality to the world through our name. 23/90 is the global position of our practice i.e. Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Latitude 23, Longitude 90)

We originally started with the name "matra & associates" in 2010. We regenerated as "23/90 architects" in 2014. Since then we completed over 150 projects of various sizes. 

 

 

meet the team

Khandoker Tariqul Islam

principal

B.Arch (BUET), M.Arch (BUET), MIAB

Minhal Ahmed

architect

B.Arch (BUET),MIAB

Abul Kalam Azad

electrical engineer

B.Sc. (CUET)

Noshin Saiyara Karim

architect

B.Arch (RUET)

Ruksana Afroz

principal architect

B.Arch (BUET), M.Arch (BUET), MIAB

Mohsinul Azad

structural engineer

B.Sc Engg. (CIVIL), MIEB

Iqbal Hossen Sunny

architect

B.Arch (BU)

Mehnaz Sultana

architect

B.Arch (BRAC), M.Arch (UK)

Musfiqul Azad

HVAC & fire safety expert

B.Sc. (AUST); M.Sc. (BUET)

Urme Salma

architect

B.Arch (PU)

former members

Md. Salauddin Ahmed

Md. Salauddin Ahmed

jr. architect (2015-2022)

Dip. in Arch(DPI). MIDEB

Syed Kamrul Alam

Syed Kamrul Alam

senior manager ( customer care) (2011-2015)

BA (Honors) , MA

Mustafa Tarique Hadi

Mustafa Tarique Hadi

jr. architect (2014-2016)

B.Arch (BU)

Udoy Shankar Datta

Udoy Shankar Datta

architect (2010-2013)

B.Arch (BUET)

Razia Azad

Razia Azad

jr. architect (2014-2016)

B.Arch (BU)

our story

This is a studio-based firm. Unlike most of the architecture firm in the country, we deliberately discourage corporate culture inside the firm. We are young, small but open to all. We invite interested and innovative designers, architects or other professionals to participate with us projects of their interest along with our regular architects. We have a small office with a big library and an open multi-functional discussion area. We discuss we research; we debate, we fight, we argue to find out the best solution for every problem or project. Beyond regular architectural/ interior projects, we involved with research works. Most of our research areas are related to climate, vernacular architecture, acoustics and the urban environment of Bangladesh. Our research work has appreciated, published and presented in a different part of the world including the USA, Europe, and South Asia.

 

 

Our Clients

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