The New Nation - Internet Edition

Meti School of Rudrapur in Dinajpur district, some 360 kilometers from Dhaka, Bangladesh is a great example of values like social development, restoration, re-use and environmental responsibility in the Islamic world. The school is an amazing hand-built project that showcases great sustainable design practices and locally-sensitive architecture. Elegantly fusing local knowledge, readily available renewable materials and new construction techniques, the project maintains a traditional identity while embracing modernity in both its form and purpose. Volunteer architects Anna Heringer and Eike Roswag developed the design concept by considering local cultural, economic and ecological aspects. The designers improved the bamboo structural arrangement and lashing. They also opted for a brick foundation with a damp proof course to overcome the inevitable rising moisture in the earthen walls. The Meti School awarded for Aga Khan Award for Architecture for 2007.

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