Nine architectural firms get awards

Nine companies have received awards for their outstanding contributions to architectural designs.

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) in support with Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) presented these companies with the awards at a ceremony held at the IAB auditorium in the capital on Sunday.

IDCOL, a state-owned financial institution, in association with IAB arranged an open architectural design competition to select the architectural consultants and designs for the green building.

More than 60 architectural firms participated in the design contest where nine best architectural designs were selected as per the policy of IAB.

Studio Morphogenesis won the first prize worth Tk 0.6 million while the second prize went to Roofliners Studio of Architecture and the third prize to Axis Design Studio. The two companies received Tk 0.5 million and Tk 0.4 million respectively.

AKM Nurul Fazal Bulbul, Director, Board of IDCOL, handed over the prizes to the winners as the chief guest. Jalal Ahmed, President of IAB, presided over the ceremony while Mahmood Malik, Executive Director and CEO of IDCOL, delivered the vote of thanks.

IDCOL has undertaken the initiative to popularise the construction of eco-friendly and energy-efficient residential or commercial buildings in Bangladesh by constructing a green building as its own headquarters.

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