5.5 Movement and Community
Collaborations and Partnerships
Formal collaborations and partnerships around New Contextualism, and how to propose one.
In this section5 · Movement and Community
No formal collaborations or partnerships around New Contextualism have yet been announced in a published source. Agreements will be listed here, with their terms and dates, once they are made and approved for publication.
The approach has so far been developed within one institution. It has been cultivated in teaching at BRAC University (Reza 2023c), whose Department of Architecture hosted its 2023 and 2024 workshops (BRAC University 2023; Context BD 2024a). The 2025 online symposium was organised under the name of the New Contextual Group (Context BD 2025). Neither is presented here as a partnership.
Proposing a collaboration
Institutions, teachers and researchers who wish to test the framework in their own contexts, through studios, theses or joint research, are invited to write to the editors. Proposals are handled as described under Contributions and Review Process; the address for correspondence is given under Contact.
Sources
New Contextualism
- BRAC University 2023BRAC University. 2023. “Daylong workshop and lecture sessions held on ‘Exploring New Contextualism: An Approach to Architecture and Urban Design’.” BRAC University News, June 21, 2023. https://www.bracu.ac.bd/news/daylong-workshop-and-lecture-sessions-held-exploring-new-contextualism-approach-architecture. Record
- Reza 2023cReza, Mohammad Habib. 2023c. “New contextualism: A path to a sustainable and equitable future.” The Business Standard, December 19, 2023. https://www.tbsnews.net/features/habitat/new-contextualism-path-sustainable-and-equitable-future-760366. Record
Documentary sources
- Context BD 2024aContext BD. 2024a. “Exploring New Contextualism 2.0: An Approach to Architecture and Urban Design.” Context BD (events). Accessed October 19, 2026. https://contextbd.com/events/event/exploring-new-contextualism-2-0-an-approach-to-architecture-and-urban-design/. Record
- Context BD 2025Context BD. 2025. “Reflections on New Contextualism: Voices from Practice and Academia.” Context BD (events). Accessed October 19, 2026. https://contextbd.com/events/event/reflections-on-new-contextualism-voices-from-practice-and-academia/. Record