4.2 Research and Publications
Publications
The published writing of New Contextualism and of its founder, by kind of publication.
In this section4 · Research and Publications
Records are listed newest first. The full archive, with filters by author, year, layer and topic, is the Bibliographic Archive.
Books and Edited Volumes
A book dedicated to New Contextualism was announced in 2023 (Reza 2023c), and a guide for students, co-edited with the founder, is listed as in progress (BRAC University n.d.b). Neither had been published when this page was last updated. The founder’s earlier books and chapters are:
- 2018 A community-involved strategic management plan for Chhoto Katra
Mohammad Habib Reza Re-Imagining Bengal: Architecture, Built Environment and Cultural Heritage
- 2018 Re-Imagining Bengal: Architecture, Built Environment and Cultural Heritage
I. Ahmed, Mohammad Habib Reza (eds) Copal Publishing Group
- 2018 Rethinking the Post-Gupta Bengal: Settlement and architecture
Mohammad Habib Reza Re-Imagining Bengal: Architecture, Built Environment and Cultural Heritage
Journal Articles
- 2026 Re-Establishing the Sacredness of Somapura Mahavihara: A New Contextual Heritage Management of a Buddhist Sacred LandSource ↗
Mohammad Habib Reza, Athena Rahman Esempi di Architettura
- 2023 বাংলায় নাথ ধর্মের উৎপত্তি ও বিকাশ [Origin and development of the Natha sampradaya in Bengal]Source ↗
Mohammad Habib Reza Gangeya Janapad
- 2021 Cultural continuity in the Sultanate Bengal: Adjacent ponds of the mosque as a traditional phenomenonSource ↗
Mohammad Habib Reza Esempi di Architettura
- 2008 Bengal Gupta Viharas: Did such a Phenomenon Exist?Source ↗
Mohammad Habib Reza The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review
Conference Papers
- 2017 Evaluating morphological changes of household environment: A case study of migration in Mohakhali, Dhaka, BangladeshSource ↗
Nandini Awal, Mohammad Habib Reza WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
Research Reports
- 2014 Bahla: Harat al-Aqr, documentation and heritage management planSource ↗
S. Bandyopadhyay, G. Quattrone, M. F. Goffriller et al. Ministry of Heritage and Culture
Essays
The principal statements of New Contextualism so far are essays in newspapers and online magazines, alongside the founder’s essays on the history of Bengal.
- 2026 Reading Bengal beyond religious boundariesSource ↗
Mohammad Habib Reza The Daily Star
- 2026 Rethinking the origins of Bongabdo through Bengal’s ecological civilisationSource ↗
Mohammad Habib Reza The Daily Star
- 2025 New Contextualism: Architecture and Urbanism for People, Place, and JusticeSource ↗
Mohammad Habib Reza, Upama Das Nitu Context BD
- 2025 New Contextualism: An architectural philosophy for deltaic BangladeshSource ↗
Mohammad Habib Reza The Daily Star
- 2023 New contextualism: A path to a sustainable and equitable futureSource ↗
Mohammad Habib Reza The Business Standard
Reports of Events
- 2024 Unveiling New Contextualism 2.0: Shaping the Future of Architecture and Urban DesignSource ↗
Arch-Bangla Arch-Bangla
- 2023 Daylong workshop and lecture sessions held on “Exploring New Contextualism: An Approach to Architecture and Urban Design”Source ↗
BRAC University BRAC University News
- 2023 Exploring New Contextualism: an approach to Architecture and Urban DesignSource ↗
Arch-Bangla Arch-Bangla
Sources
New Contextualism
- 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
- BRAC University n.d.bBRAC University. n.d.b. “Upama Das Nitu.” Faculty profile, BRAC University. Accessed October 31, 2026. https://www.bracu.ac.bd/about/people/upama-das-nitu. Record