AR. Shakhaouth Hossain Shakil

I'm an architect: co-founder of Kolpo in Dhaka and Studio Karu in Chittagong, and founder of WaQia and Roots organic. I design homes, libraries and small public places that feel calm and are built to last.

Away from the drawing table I photograph buildings and the cities I walk through, travel across Bangladesh and abroad, write books and essays, and make videos about all of it.

I also give time to social work: education support, clean-ups and neighbourhood programs. Different tools, one habit: looking carefully, then making something honest.