Mahmudul Anwar Riyaad
Mahmudul Anwar Riyaad is an associate professor at the Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), where he is currently the coordinator of the History Theory and Criticism Division in the postgraduate program. He obtained his MArch in Architectural Design from Bartlett, UCL, as a Chevening Scholar in 1998 and his BArch from BUET in 1995. His academic interest focuses on architectural design studios. Riyaad has won architectural design competitions and awards, including AB Design Award, JK Cement Award, Berger Award for Excellence in Architecture, etc. He was a member of the Board of Architectural Education, BAE (2018-20) and also served the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) as its Publication Secretary (2012-14) and Education Secretary (2014-18).