𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐔𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

The Department of Architecture (DoA), BUET has earned remarkable international recognition at the prestigious Global Undergraduate Awards (GUA) 2025. This year, five BUET students have been honored in the Architecture & Design category, placing the Department among the most innovative voices in global architectural education.

The Global Undergraduate Awards is one of the world’s most prestigious academic awards programs. It is the only pan-discipline academic awards program in the world, identifying leading creative thinkers through their undergraduate coursework. Prizes are awarded across 25 disciplines by a non-profit organization under the patronage of the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. The UA Program is split into seven regions: Africa & Middle East, Asia, Europe, Island of Ireland, Latin America, Oceania, the US & Canada.

Leading this achievement, 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐍𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐬 (batch ’17), Lecturer and recent graduate, has been named the Global Winner for his undergraduate thesis “𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞-𝐔𝐩: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞”, supervised by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐊𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞, the project reimagines Dhaka’s rooftops as interconnected urban layers, transforming them into vibrant public spaces. Selected from over 2,400 submissions worldwide, Ridwan’s entry was ranked as the highest globally in his category. He will represent BUET and Bangladesh at the 16th Annual GUA Global Summit in Dublin, standing among the world’s leading undergraduate thinkers.

• Jahra Jarin Jemi for “Life Between the Tides: Building Resilience for Manta Community in Transition,” supervised by Prof. Dr. Khandaker Shabbir Ahmed and Maherul Kader Prince.

• Aniqa Ibnat for “Cyclic Home: Rethinking Roof as a Floating Structure for Flood-Prone Areas of Bangladesh,” supervised by Prof. Dr. Mohammed Zakiul Islam, Ar. Nahas Ahmed Khalil, Ar. Patrick D Rozario, Dr. Apurba K Podder and Nayna Tabassum.

In addition, four undergraduate students from DoA, BUET received Highly Commended recognition for their outstanding academic work:

 

• Sakib Nasir Khan for “The Transition: Adaptive Post-Disaster Shelters for Dense Urban Community Recovery,” supervised by Dr. Asma Naz and Nayna Tabassum. Notably, Sakib becomes the first student to be awarded twice in this category, having also received recognition in 2024.

• Maisha Tasnim for “Beyond Shelters: Weaving Resilience, Livelihood and Identity in Mongla, Bagerhat,” supervised by Prof. Dr. S M Najmul Imam and Dr. Asma Naz.

These achievements reflect the Department’s commitment to advancing architectural education that responds to both local and global challenges. The Department of Architecture, BUET congratulates Ridwan, Sakib, Maisha, Jemi, and Aniqa for their remarkable success.

 

2025 Global Winners Gallery:     
https://undergraduateawards.com/2025-winners/