Ehsan Khan () is a Bangladeshi architect and Urban Designer.

Early life and education

Khan was born in Natakghar Lane area of

Mymensingh Mymensingh () is a metropolis, metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center ...

city. His Father's name is Yusuf Khan. He was a businessman. Mother Sobeh Akhtar was a housewife. Khan is the second of four siblings. He passed SSC from

Mymensingh Zilla School Mymensingh Zilla School (MZS) is a public secondary school for boys, located in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The institution was established in 1846 during the British Raj under the name Hardinge School and was officially renamed Mymensingh Zilla Schoo ...

in 1980. He passed HSC from

Ananda Mohan College Ananda Mohan College () or Government Ananda Mohan College is a fully government-aided public college, affiliated to National University, Bangladesh and Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mymensingh, Mymensingh Education Board in M ...

, Mymensingh in 1983 and was admitted to the Department of Architecture in BUET. Khan received his bachelor's degree in architecture from

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology () commonly known by its acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining univer ...

in 1991.

Ehsan Khan and Anwarul Momen at Mymensingh Zilla School

Career

Khan completed his bachelor of architecture from

. He designed

the mausoleum A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of ...

of the founder of Bangladesh

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...

at Gopalgonj. He was nominated for an

Aga Khan Award for Architecture The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies in the fie ...

in 2010 for designing the Nishorgo Oirabot Nature Interpretation Centre. winner of Arcasia award for Bangladesh Mahila Samity complex and Institute of architects (IAB Center) complex.

Notable works

* Nishorgo Oirabot Nature Interpretation Centre, Teknaf (2008) *

Mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman The Mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman () is the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader and the first president of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It is located in Tungipara of Gopalganj district, the birthpla ...

* Mahila Samity complex *Institute of architects (IAB Center) complex * Shanta Forum, Skymark,

Shanta Pinnacle Pinnacle () is a 40-floor commercial skyscraper in Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka, which is currently under construction. Upon completion, The Pinnacle is set to be the second tallest building in the city, and its first 40-floor building. The ...

* Integrated development

Hatirjheel Hatirjheel ( , ; lit. ''Lake of Elephant'') is a lakefront in Dhaka, Bangladesh with surrounding roads and bridges built to ease traffic congestion. The area was constructed under the Bangladesh Army and the Special Works Organization. It is n ...

area *

Dhanmondi Lake Dhanmondi Lake, located in the middle of Dhaka, Bangladesh, is a prominent urban water body known for its picturesque setting and recreational opportunities. Part of the Dhanmondi residential area established in the late 1950s, the lake underwent ...

development project *Bangladesh Bhavana museum *Masterplan for Cox’s Bazar District

Awards

Institute of Architects Bangladesh The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) (, ''Bānglādēsh Sthāpāti Institute'') is a professional organization for architects in Bangladesh. It was founded by the Bangladeshi architect Muzharul Islam. The organization works with differ ...

(IAB) Architect of the Year Award, for designing the mausoleum of Bangabandhu * J.K. Cement Award for Architecture * Arcasia award for Bangladesh Mahila Samity complex and Institute of architects (IAB Center) complex. * Monsoon award for architecture by Indian Institute of Architects for Mahila Samity at

Bailey Road, Dhaka Bailey Road is a well-known thoroughfare and an upscale area in Ramna Thana, Ramna, Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is a classic road in Dhaka which runs through Shiddheswari, connecting Hare Road with Shantinagar junction. It is reg ...

Personal life

He got married in 1995. Wife's name is Nusrat Jahan. She is also an architect. The couple are parents to two daughters.

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Bangladeshi architects Living people Modernist architects 20th-century Bangladeshi architects 20th-century Bangladeshi male artists 21st-century Bangladeshi architects 1964 births Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni People from Mymensingh Mymensingh Zilla School alumni Ananda Mohan College alumni People from Mymensingh District {{Bangladesh-architect-stub