Keast & Hood provided structural design for several buildings in the 200-acre parliamentary complex.

Part of a capitol complex that houses all functions for Bangladesh’s seven parliaments, the National Assembly Building is a complicated concrete and marble structure. Keast & Hood was responsible for several buildings in the complex, for which engineering services were provided through design development.

The main building was constructed of concrete in three parts, with nine individual blocks of function-specific spaces. The blocks are linked horizontally and vertically to appear as one unified whole. The blocks rise to 110 feet, with a central component of 155 feet high. The design took into consideration the human chain labor used for construction. To hide the irregularity of formed concrete surfaces, marble strip ornamentation was applied at each of the joints.

The project won the 1989 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Keast & Hood provided structural design for several buildings in the 200-acre parliamentary complex.

Part of a capitol complex that houses all functions for Bangladesh’s seven parliaments, the National Assembly Building is a complicated concrete and marble structure. Keast & Hood was responsible for several buildings in the complex, for which engineering services were provided through design development.

The main building was constructed of concrete in three parts, with nine individual blocks of function-specific spaces. The blocks are linked horizontally and vertically to appear as one unified whole. The blocks rise to 110 feet, with a central component of 155 feet high. The design took into consideration the human chain labor used for construction. To hide the irregularity of formed concrete surfaces, marble strip ornamentation was applied at each of the joints.

The project won the 1989 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

CLIENT: Louis I. Kahn
LOCATION: Dhaka, Bangladesh

TYPE: Government, International, SERVICES: New Construction, MATERIALS: Concrete, Masonry, SUSTAINABILITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .