Floating University in Bangladesh

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    Global finalist entry 2018 - Floating University in Bangladesh

    View of public concourse and rain garden.

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    Global finalist entry 2018 – Floating University in Bangladesh

    View of rain garden.

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    Global finalist entry 2018 – Floating University in Bangladesh

    Section along breezeways.

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    Global finalist entry 2018 – Floating University in Bangladesh

    South to north aerial view of university: the university is composed as an assemblage of components which echo the scale and proportion of the surrounding developments, unified by an energy harvesting canopy.

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    Global finalist entry 2018 – Floating University in Bangladesh

    View of breezeway atrium.

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    Global finalist entry 2018 – Floating University in Bangladesh

    View of bike park at south entrance plaza: the university links into the existing street network.

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    Global finalist entry 2018 – Floating University in Bangladesh

    View of communal playa at south entrance: “Alpana” are colourful geometric motifs, a sacred folk art in Bangladesh. The patterns are used to enliven the soffits over the public spaces.

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    Global finalist entry 2018 – Floating University in Bangladesh

    View of social and interaction space.

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    Global finalist entry 2018 – Floating University in Bangladesh

    View of breezeway atrium.

As one of the three main LafargeHolcim Awards winners for Asia Pacific in 2017, “Floating University” automatically qualified as a finalist in the Global LafargeHolcim Awards 2018. All 15 finalist project teams were asked to submit an updated and more comprehensive entry that was evaluated by a global jury in March 2018. 

Last updated: March 09, 2018 Dhaka, Bangladesh

As one of the three main LafargeHolcim Awards winners for Asia Pacific in 2017, “Floating University” automatically qualified as a finalist in the Global LafargeHolcim Awards 2018. All 15 finalist project teams were asked to submit an updated and more comprehensive entry that was evaluated by a global jury in March 2018. 

View project entry posters – Global Holcim Awards

The results of the global phase of the 5th LafargeHolcim Awards competition were announced on March 28, 2018.

Read full media release – Global LafargeHolcim Awards 2018