The Delta Award for Architecture recognised excellence in innovative, sustainable and context-responsive building design at a ceremony at Hall 2 of the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Md Didarul Islam Bhuiyan received the Delta Architect of the Year award while the late Raziul Ahsan Khandaker was posthumously conferred the Delta Lifetime Achievement Award, said a press release.
Delta Sustainability and Resilience Award
In the Delta Sustainability and Resilience Award category, Kobita Kunjo by Jubair Hasan Architects and Rupgaon by Perceive were named winners. Interim House by Roofliners Studio of Architecture received an honourable mention.
Delta Contextual and Social Impact Award
Meer Manzil by Indigenous and Chawk Bazar Public Spaces and Park by FORM.3 Architects won in the Delta Contextual and Social Impact category. Honourable mentions went to ARA’s Office, Hazaribagh by Atelier Robin Architects; Stha-Kalpa Office by Stha-Kalpa Architects; Al Falah Jame Mosque by DWm4 Architects; and RAJUK Kancha Bazaar by Tarique Hasan and Associates Ltd.
Delta Architectural Scholar Award
In the Delta Architectural Scholar Award category, Adnan Zillur Morshed won for his authored book “Shamsul Wares: An Architecture of Elemental Modernism”. Mahbubur Rahman received an honourable mention for his authored books “OLD BUT NEW: NEW BUT OLD”, as did Catherine Daisy Gomes for her authored book “Disaster Resilient Modular CORE Shelters of Ethnic Communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts Area”.
The proceedings were led by Awards Director Nabanita Islam. An independent five-member jury evaluated entries: Saif ul Haque, Prof Md Rafiq Azam, Md Ehsan Khan, Firdous Azim, and Niklaus Graber from Switzerland.
A separate three-member jury assessed the scholar award: Ar. Mahmudul Anwar Riyaad, Ar. Dr Sheikh Serajul Hakim and Ar. Aida Hassan.
The Delta Festival of Architecture 2026 will follow at ICCB from 12 to 14 November, directed by Festival Director Tahmida Afroze. It will feature masterclasses, a “Trendsetters of Bangladesh” panel and project presentations by award winners, with an exhibition of architectural books and digital showcases.
Masterclasses will be led by Sajid Bin Doza of BRAC University on sketching and creative thinking; Asif Salman on architectural photography; and artist and curator Wakilur Rahman on art, design and architecture.
The “Trendsetters of Bangladesh” segment will feature DWm4 Architects, FrameWork, Ehsan Khan Architects Ltd and Nakshabid Architects.
The event is jointly organised by ARCHICONNECT and Conference and Exhibition Management Services (CEMS-Global). The 31st Build Bangladesh International Expo 2026 is the host platform, with the International Finance Corporation as strategic partner.
