DrMd Mizanur Rashid

Dr Md Mizanur Rashid is a Bangladeshi Australian architect (registered in
Bangladesh and International
Associate of AIA, USA) and academic who combines extensive knowledge of
architectural history with digital modelling and documentation expertise.
Rashid is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture at Deakin University, Geelong.His
Historical training is essential to the analysis of the existing ruinsof the
lost or partially lost buildings in relation to the bigger architectural
narrative. Rashid brings visualisation capabilities provided by developments
in digital design to reveal buildingsof the past to a wider audience -
showcasing how the building was actually conceived, constructed and used - and
in so doing, unravelling multiple historical layers and the connection to the
broader geographical, social and cultural domain.

MD MIZANUR RASHID is an architect-academic with particular interest on
Historical Narrative, Digital Design and 4d capturing of cultural heritage
using virtual and augmented reality tools. He is a Senior Lecturer of
Architecture and the founding member and Deputy Director of AV (Architecture
Vacancy) Research Lab at the School of Architecture and Built Environment at
Deakin. He is also the founding executive committee member of ICOMOS National
Committee of Bangladesh. Mizanur is a registered Architect in Bangladesh and
holds a PhD degree in Architecture (History and Theory) from National
University of Singapore. He has held various academic appointments and
fellowships in Bangladesh, Singapore, Malaysia and other Universities in
Australia before joining Deakin in 2018. Mizanur's research and teaching
focuses exclusively on the pluralistic (both tangible and intangible) aspects
of architecture and its narratives. He brings extensive knowledge of South
Asian and Islamic architectural history with digital modelling and
documentation expertise. He examines architecture at the crossroads of
multiple historical narratives which have not been used to examine the
architectural history of Diasporic community in Australia to date. In
addition, he brings visualization capabilities provided by developments in
digital heritage documentation to reveal historic buildings to a wider
audience - showcasing how the building was conceived, constructed, and used
-and in so doing, unravelling multiple historical layers and the connection to
the broader geographical, social, and cultural domain.
He has published
extensively in the fields of Digital Heritage, Diasporic culture of dwelling
and Architecture in Multicultural Australia. Currently he holds two nationally
competitive research grant project. Mizanur has extensive international
outwork that he leverages for his teaching and research. He has been an active
member of Deakin Intercultural Dialogue through Design (IDIDE) and Sustainable
Rural Built Environment (SRBE) team. Mizanur extends his community outreach by
providing pro bono architectural consultancy service to the minority community
groups in Australia. At this moment he is working as an Architectural Design
Consultant for Wagga Wagga Islamic Community Centre and Geelong Buddhist
Monastery.

Research Groups
Deputy Leader, Architecture Vacancy Lab, School of A+B

iDIDe-SRBE, Deakin University

ISARCH, Islamic Architectural Heritage , IIUM