Bangladeshi wins Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The architect segmented the building into amphibious modules, which can operate during both dry periods and floods. Arcadia Education Project, South Kanarchor, Bangladesh.
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Article Author: Bangladeshi wins Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Media Source: The News Today (Bangladesh)
Date: 5 September 2019
Bangladesh's bamboo-made school built by Arcadia Education Project at South Kanarchor in Keraniganj won the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The modular structure of Arcadia Education Project incorporates space for a preschool, a hostel, a nursery and a vocational training centre, taking a novel approach to a riverine site…
Bangladesh's bamboo-made school built by Arcadia Education Project at South Kanarchor in Keraniganj won the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The modular structure of Arcadia Education Project incorporates space for a preschool, a hostel, a nursery and a vocational training centre, taking a novel approach to a riverine site that is often flooded for five months every year. Rather than disrupting the ecosystem to create a mound for building, the architect devised the solution of an amphibious structure that could sit on the ground or float on the water, depending on seasonal conditions.