The Muzharul Islam Archive was established on the 25 th of Dec-2005. Department of Architecture of The University of Asia Pacific is the host of The Muzharul Islam Archive and custodian of the original drawings of the Architect. The archive maintains and catalogs the drawing and other related materials of Architect Muzharul Islam's work and life.
The drawings donated by Architect Muzharul Islam, electronic version of the drawings and over 150 pictures of his projet are currently at the disposal of the archive. Some of the materials are made available through website titled muzharulislam.com is maintained by the archive.
The archive provides the facilities of accessing & viewing original drawings of almost 180 projects, to researchers and architect for various references. The main objective of the Archive is to make the works of Ar. Muzharul Islam accessible to the current generation. The archive is continuously working to put up exhibition and publication of the work. As a part of this initiative, Archive have already collaborated with different organisations on international and national level exhibitions.
Swiss Architecture Museum (SAM), Basel, SwitzerlandArc en Rêve, Centre d’architecture, in Bordeaux, FranceDeutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Contributed to the exhibition titled the "Bengal Stream - The Vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh", where a section was dedicated for the archival documents. The exhibition was curated by Niklaus Graber, Andreas Ruby and Viviane Ehrensberger; and produced in cooperation with the Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements, Dhaka
Exhibition of original drawings at Charukola, Fine Arts Institute, University of Dhaka.Exhibition of original drawings at National Archives Building, Agargaon.Exhibition of Master plans at Institute of Architects, IAB, AgargaonExhibition of drawings of Chittagong University at the Department of Architecture, BUETExhibition of drawings at North South University.Regular exhibition during Open Day at UAP (every semester) |
Muzharul Islam Archive at UAP is often visited by many architects and students of architecture of different schools. Due to the delicate nature of the original drawings it is only open to the visitors by prior appointment and in the presence of the in charge faculty member. In the list who visited the archive at UAP at different times there are many renowned architects from home and abroad and celebrated institutions art galleries around the world. individuals and organisations at different times from Bangladesh and from abroad. Some of the important names among them are