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Index of the platform
1 · Philosophy
- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 Definition and Scope
- 1.3 Origins and Evolution
- 1.4 Foundational Propositions and Key Principles
- 1.5 Relational Ontology of the Built Environment
- 1.6 The Ten Contextual Layers: Definitions
- 1.7 Global South and Postcolonial Positioning
- 1.8 Framework Family and Related Concepts
- 1.9 Relationship to Other Theories
- 1.10 Critical Perspectives and Open Questions
2 · Methodologies and Frameworks
3 · Projects
4 · Research and Publications
5 · Movement and Community
6 · Governance
Utilities
The ten contextual layers
Projects
- The Flowing Sanctity: From Myth to Matter (conceptual proposal)
- Rejuvenating Kallyanpur Khal (conceptual proposal)
- Redevelopment of Chawk Bazar Market Complex as an Impressionistic Museum of Memory Lane (conceptual proposal)
- The Gateway to Tomorrow – A Sanctuary for Reflection and Remembrance (conceptual proposal)
- Reimagined Jamuna Future Park as a Civic Space (conceptual proposal)
- Reclaiming the Al-Cazaba (conceptual proposal)
- Alpana Gram: Revitalising Rural Identity and Economy through Community-Based Tourism in Chapainawabganj (conceptual proposal)
- New Contextualism 2.0 (ongoing research)
- The tenfold reading in the design studio (ongoing research)
Records
- Reading Bengal beyond religious boundaries (essay, Reza 2026b)
- Rethinking the origins of Bongabdo through Bengal’s ecological civilisation (essay, Reza 2026a)
- Re-Establishing the Sacredness of Somapura Mahavihara: A New Contextual Heritage Management of a Buddhist Sacred Land (journal article, Reza and Rahman 2026)
- New Contextualism: Architecture and Urbanism for People, Place, and Justice (essay, Reza and Nitu 2025)
- New Contextualism: An architectural philosophy for deltaic Bangladesh (essay, Reza 2025)
- Unveiling New Contextualism 2.0: Shaping the Future of Architecture and Urban Design (report, Arch-Bangla 2024c)
- New contextualism: A path to a sustainable and equitable future (essay, Reza 2023c)
- Daylong workshop and lecture sessions held on “Exploring New Contextualism: An Approach to Architecture and Urban Design” (report, BRAC University 2023)
- Exploring New Contextualism: an approach to Architecture and Urban Design (report, Arch-Bangla 2023a)
- Case Studies of Successful New Contextual Projects: In Studios and Beyond (lecture, Rahman 2023)
- Introduction to New Contextualism and its Principles (lecture, Reza 2023b)
- New Contextual Approach in Global Practice (lecture, Khan 2023)
- Possibilities and Challenges of the New Contextual Approach (lecture, Bhuiyan 2023)
- Understanding the Context and its Influence on Design Decisions (lecture, Kaikobad 2023)
- বাংলায় নাথ ধর্মের উৎপত্তি ও বিকাশ [Origin and development of the Natha sampradaya in Bengal] (journal article, Reza 2023a)
- Cultural continuity in the Sultanate Bengal: Adjacent ponds of the mosque as a traditional phenomenon (journal article, Reza 2021)
- A community-involved strategic management plan for Chhoto Katra (book chapter, Reza 2018a)
- Re-Imagining Bengal: Architecture, Built Environment and Cultural Heritage (edited book, Ahmed and Reza 2018)
- Rethinking the Post-Gupta Bengal: Settlement and architecture (book chapter, Reza 2018b)
- Evaluating morphological changes of household environment: A case study of migration in Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh (conference paper, Awal and Reza 2017)
- Bahla: Harat al-Aqr, documentation and heritage management plan (report, Bandyopadhyay et al. 2014)
- Bengal Gupta Viharas: Did such a Phenomenon Exist? (journal article, Reza 2008)