By MWB Desk

Shamsul Wares has done a vast amount of work throughout his 50 year career. From schools, to commercial buildings, to residential houses, he has done it all. In addition, he has been a mentor to many prominent personalities of our country. He has met a number of illustrious personalities along the way, and has had a long academic career. Here, we take a look at his life and career through a selection of images.

Shamsul Wares’s family picture captured in Ghorashal, Dhaka, 1953; (right to left) father Abdul Wares, sister Ajmiri Wares, Shamsul Wares, and mother Meherunnesa Wares.

Shamsul Wares, Bangladeshi delegate at the Commonwealth Association of Architects, Piccadilly Circus, London, 1976.

Shamsul Wares leading a National Assembly Building tour for his students, c. 1970s.

Shamsul Wares at Vastukalabid (Muzharul Islam’s architectural office); from left to right, Charles Correa, Rabiul Hussain, unknown, Shamsul Wares, unknown.

Shamsul Wares presenting his BArch Thesis Project at the East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET), 1968.

Shamsul Wares with Professor Golam Rahman and others at Sheffield University, UK, 1976.

Shamsul Wares at a conference on Louis Kahn, Zurich, 2019.

Shamsul Wares at Vastukalabid with Muzharul Islam and Balkrishna Doshi, early 2000.

Shamsul Wares with Mario Botta in Zurich, 2019.

Shamsul Wares at Vastukalabid with Muzharul Islam and Rabiul Hussain, early 2000.

Feature Image: © Copyrighted by Photographer Nasir Ali Mamun/Photoseum

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