Placemaking is both a vision and a practice — a community-centered approach to shaping public spaces that reflect local identity, foster connection, and improve quality of life. It is a social movement grounded in the idea that everyone deserves engaging, welcoming, and equitable spaces — whether in cities, towns, or rural neighborhoods. 

Placemaking Bangladesh identifies the barriers to accessible, inclusive public spaces — and works collectively to address them. Through knowledge sharing, community dialogues, collaborative design, and cultural programming, we activate neglected spaces, raise global awareness, and influence urban decision-making. From seminars to street exhibitions, idea competitions to on-ground projects, we believe better spaces begin with engaged people.

Everyone who believes in the value of shared space. Architects, urban designers, engineers, journalists, environmentalists, artists, researchers — and above all, citizens. Placemaking Bangladesh is a platform where knowledge is shared, voices are heard, and local action is celebrated. If you care about the spaces around you, you’re already one of us.

Placemaking Bangladesh is seeking one Dhaka-based research collaborator for a three-month engagement examining architectural intelligence within urban informality, focusing on rickshaw fabrication ecosystems and tea-stall spatial cultures. The project treats these informal systems as living repositories of design knowledge, employing academically rigorous computational reverse-engineering and BIM-based workflows.

Time Commitment: 7–10 hours/week (flexible)

Engagement Period: February–April 2026

Involvement Benefits:

• Co-authorship on an international SJR Q1 journal publication

• Research mentorship on documentation methodology and BIM-for-informality

• Graduate school–oriented recommendation letter

• Full reimbursement of all fieldwork expenses (transport, tools, meals) on receipt submission

Eligibility:

• Final-year architecture students or recent graduates (last 3 cycles, not currently in grad school)

• Background in architecture or related spatial disciplines

• Familiarity with Revit / Rhino / Grasshopper preferred but not mandatory

• Field experience in informal or vernacular environments is an advantage

Application Requirements (Deadline: December 16, 2025):

• Academic CV

• 500-word statement on suitability, research motivation, methodological/technical experience, and interest in informality or vernacular systems

Response link: https://forms.gle/TZ8zwQZCtLmRA7c16

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