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AfterHours Talk 36 presents Ar. Taimur Islam — the talk is on "It's Now or Never: Dhaka's Urban Heritage".
February 9–Tuesday—sharp at 9pm

Naushad Ehsanul Haque is moderating the session. He is currently teaching in the Dept. of Architecture, UAP.

Presenter's Bio:
Taimur Islam, a practicing architect turned heritage activist, is the founder head of Urban Study Group (USG). Since 2004, USG has been running a Heritage Campaign known as "Save Puran Dhaka". After graduating from BUET in 1986, initially he worked with a couple of private practices before starting "Environmates : Studio of Architecture" in 1992 with Ar. Homaira Zaman . They received the IAB Design Award in 2002 Syngenta Head Office in Dhaka.
In 2004 they founded Urban Study Group(USG). It's activities includes Demonstrations , Survey & Documentation, Exhibitions, Legal Campaigns, Heritage Walks , Volunteer programs etc. USG's campaign has resulted in the legal protection for 2200 heritage buildings in Dhaka City. Ar. Taimur Islam was awarded Eisenhower fellowship in 2007.