Forhad

Master of Architecture & Urban Design

Architecture is a constantly evolving field, driven forwards by innovation and new technologies. I, A S M Forhad Hossain, completed my B.Arch at BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2014 and my M.Arch at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia in 2022. As a result of my desire to actively participate in the industry, I worked for a number of consulting firms and multinational conglomerates during and between my study periods. My varied roles from associate to executive in residential and commercial projects such as office buildings, hotels, restaurants, service apartments, and pharmaceutical industries exposed me to the complexities of the decision-making process, data sharing platform between stakeholders, and technological intervention in the design and construction process. Currently, I am working as a research assistant at Swinburne alongside a fabricator to prepare Framecad shop drawings for light gauge metal fabrication for a CNC roll-forming machine. In my master's research, I have conducted a series of speculative design iterations to find the optimal solution through various acoustic and structural simulations and have developed a fabrication workflow for installation using natural materials such as mud, bamboo, timber, and mycelium. Relevant to this study, which will be published in the article "Unearthing Sustainable Material Futures" by June 2023, are two distinct projects that I worked on. I want to explore innovative computational design and digital fabrication systems, individually and collaboratively, to deal with a large amount of built environment data and information.

Activating Kooyongkoot

Spatial Exploration

Multilayer Activity

Eco-Boulevard Activity at Plaza Level

Regenerating Kooyongkoot

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.