Rafiq Azam

• Name — Md. Rafiq Azam • Native Name — রফিক আজম • Born — 29 December 1963 • Education — Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology • Website — rafiqazam.com Muhammad Rafiq Azam (born 29 December 1963) is a Bangladeshi architect.

Azam graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1989. In 2016, Dhaka South City Corporation launched the "Jol Sobujer Dhaka Project" with a 2 billion Bangladeshi Taka ($24M as of 2016) budget to revitalize 19 parks and 12 playgrounds. As part of the project, Azam and his team at Shatotto Architecture redesigned the 1.3 acre Shahid Abdul Alim Playground in Old Dhaka. The boundary wall was removed to make it more welcoming, improve visibility, and to discourage squatters, dumping, and other illegal activities. Trees were planted, and a 500 m3 underground rainwater reservoir was added to alleviate flooding and help keep the grass green during the dry season. In January 2017, Azam and his team began work on the renovation of 29 acre Osmani Udyan park in Dhaka. The work was scheduled to be completed by June 2018, but after multiple design changes is still ongoing as of February 2021.

• Illustration — S.A. Residence • Illustration — South Water Garden • Illustration — South Water Caress • Illustration — Meghna Residence • Illustration — Alif Breeze

• 1985: 7th National Exhibition Bangladesh • 1986: 3rd Asian Art Biennial, Bangladesh • 1993: 6th Asian Art Biennial, Bangladesh • 1994: Tenth National Young Artists Exhibition, Dhaka • 1995: Solo Painting Exhibition, Nepal • 1995: 8th ARCASIA Forum Architectural Exhibition, Singapore • 1998: Solo Exhibition "ArTchitecture" in New York, U.S. • 1999: Solo Exhibition "ArTchitecture" in Drik Gallery, Dhaka • 2005: UIA2005, Architectural exhibition in Istanbul • 2005: Kenneth Brown Worldwide Travel Exhibition • 2007: AR Emerging Architecture Exhibition at the RIBA, London, Korea and Germany • 2008: "Nature is" a solo exhibition at Bengal Gallery, Dhaka • 2008: Architectural Excellence in Bangladesh, RAIA exhibition in Sydney, Australia • 2009: "Two Men Show" at Gallery Hittite, Yorkville art district Toronto, Canada • 2014: "Water in Light" at Bengal Art Lounge, Gulshan, Bangladesh • 2014: Venice Architectural Biennale 2014 (Time Space Existence) • 2016: Venice Architectural Biennale 2016 (Time Space Existence) • 2016: Dhaka Art Summit • 2019: Bengal Stream, Over the World