DU Centenary Monument Competition 1st Runners-up's Interview | River & Rain | IAB

Arrangement and video presentation by IAB (Institute of Architects Bangladesh)
River & Rain has won the 2nd prize in the open architectural design competition on 'Construction of Landmark Monument: Celebrating 100 Years of the University of Dhaka and Golden Jubilee of Independence of Bangladesh' arranged by the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB).
Team River & Rain would like to convey their heartfelt gratitude towards the organizers & jury members.
Our team is led by Ar. Kazi Fida Islam consisted of individuals like Abdul Awyal, S M Sazzad Lishan, Fahmida Nusrat, Asif Al Aziz Pritam, Sumaiya Shameem, Ashiq Abir, Abid khan, Adnan Tanveer. Without everyone's contribution, we couldn't have made it!
Project Description:
The conceptualization emerged as a holistic notion for the total area, later diverged specifically into the main Landmark Monument - perceived as a distinguished focal point of inscribing ‘A journey of Achievement’ and Mall area landscape evoking the essence of ‘A place for Celebration’ as Muktijoddha Chattar. The individual panel as a part (texts containing names) is significant as well as the whole that holds an impression of solidifying the content of a 100 years legacy of the University. The 10 planes constructing the image of a single entity landmark have emerged as an outcome of creating prolific spaces within them. Cast Iron molded Bengali calligraphy is tied with the next one through ‘matra’ as a continuous process creating the horizontal lines where ‘kar’ is transformed as vertical structural elements as and when required for ultimate stability.
For the landscape of Mall Chattar, ‘The riverine identity’ as one of the country’s major geographic profiles is represented as an abstraction to insert a more organic nuance to the adjacent ambiance of the landmark.