ARCHITECTURE FOR A RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENT

STORYLINE

To what extent does the Architecture of Bangladesh respond to the elements of the Built Environment ?

IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION, ARE [ARCHITECTURE FOR A RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENT] IS FORMULATED. DHAKA-BASED DESIGN STUDIO ARE IS A PLATFORM OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERTS THAT FUNCTIONS AS AN AUXILIARY FORCE IN SHAPING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT [BE].

THE DIVERSITY OF THE EXPERTS REINFORCES A CORE VISION: IN RESPONSE TO A GLOCAL [GLOBAL+LOCAL] OVERVIEW, ARE AIMS AT FORMULATING DESIGN STRATEGIES OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT [BE] FOSTERING A HYBRID PARADIGM WHERE HUMAN SYSTEMS AND NATURAL ECOLOGIES COEXIST AND THRIVE.

THE PRACTICE'S BURGEONING PORTFOLIO OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT [BE] ] ACROSS 3 INTERCONNECTED SCALES (CLAN, COMMUNITY & CITY). AT EACH SCALE, ARE FORMULATES DESIGN STRATEGIES BASED ON THE RIGOROUS, EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN RESEARCH THAT RESPONDS TO THE EVER-CHANGING URBAN-RURAL REALITIES.

Established in 2025, Dhaka-based studio ARE (Architecture for a Responsive Environment) is a platform of multidisciplinary experts that acts as an auxiliary force to shape up the built environment. More than a design practice, ARE is also a think tank. It aims at formulating strategy from the urban built environment and its ever-changing conditions. ARE has always focused on 3 scales (small, medium, and large) of the urban-rural realities and seeks solutions based on its research of emerging urban-rural chaos.