About Us

Placemaking Bangladesh is a collective movement—not owned, not authored, but carried forward by the people who shape space through daily life. It lives in conversations, gatherings, memories, and gestures that turn the ordinary into meaningful place. If you’ve ever made a space feel more welcoming, more alive, and more yours—you’re already part of it.

We, the team behind this platform, are simply facilitators. Our role is to connect, document, support, and amplify the placemaking that is already happening across Bangladesh to the world. We work across research, design, storytelling, and community engagement—but always with the belief that real placemaking comes from the ground up.

Placemaking Bangladesh is not about us. It’s about you. We’re just here to help carry the movement forward—until you carry it further.

Initiators:

Asif Hasan Zeshan

PhD Student, School of Information,
University of Arizona
MS.Arch (University of Arizona), B.Arch (BUET)

Sadia Tasnim

Staff Designer, JM A+D
MS.Arch (University of Arizona),
B.Arch (BUET)

Nazifa Tabassum

Architect, Max Building Technologies.
Partner, Piran Bangladesh
B.Arch (BUET)

Advisors:

Khandaker Shabbir Ahmed

PhD. (Architectural Association SoA,UK),
B.Arch (BUET)

Professor, DoA, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology.
Former President, Institute of Architects, Bangladesh

Samantha Choudhury

MDS (University of Melbourne)
B.UPD (University of Melbourne)

Urban Design Professional
Councillor, City of Stonnington, Melbourne.
Founder & Director, Gertrude St Studios.
Former Principal Placemaking, City of Boroondara

Tanzil Shafique

PhD. (University of Melbourne),
M.Arch (Rensellaer PI). B.Arch (BRACU)

Asst. Professor & Student Recruitment Lead,
Sheffield School of Architecture and Landscape.
Co-founder, justURBAN
Convenor: Southern Theorising Group (STingG)