4. Md. Anowar Hossain
ID: 131-33-1410
M A Saem
ID:131-33-1411
Nazmul Islam
ID:131-33-1419
Md. Alamin Hossan
ID:131-33-1422
Dept: of EEE (Evening)
Section: A
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5. Our Presentation Topic isOur Presentation Topic is
National Parliament House of
Bangladesh
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6. National Parliament House of
Bangladesh
One of the largest legislative
complexes in the world
Houses all parliamentary
activities of Bangladesh
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7. Historical Information
Construction of the
Jatiya Shangshad
Bhaban began in
1961 by the
Government of
Pakistan as a
permanent building
for the federal
administration of both
West and East
Pakistan.
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8. Designer
Designed by Louis I.
Kahn
First, Mazharul Islam was
given to design Jatiya
Shangshad Bhaban by the
government. But, he
brought his teacher Louis
Kahn into the project to do
a significant work for future
generation.
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Construction Detail
4.Material used:
concrete blocks
5.Total area:
200 acres
6. Designer & Planner:
Louis I. Kahn
But after the death of
Kahn it was observed by
the David Wisdom &
Henry Wilcots Associates.
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Construction Detail
7. Structural Engineer:
Keast & Hood and Harry
Palmbaum
8. Mechanical Engineer:
D’Ambly
9. Contractors:
Engineers LTD. Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
10. Labor:
100% Domestic where 20%
skilled and 80% unskilled
14. Location and basic layout
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Situated in Sher-e-Bangla
Nagar and bounded by four
major streets :
Lake Road to the North;
Manik Mia Avenue to the
South;
Rokeya Sarani to the East
and
Mirpur Road to the West.
15. Structure Of National Parliament
House of Bangladesh
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The Main Building:
Consists of 9 individual
blocks
8 peripheral blocks
(height=110 ft)
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The main building (the
Bhaban) is divided into three
parts:
Presidential Plaza:
65,000 square feet (6,000 m²)
The Main Plaza:
823,000 square feet (76,000 m²)
South Plaza:
223,000 square feet (21,000 m²)
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Presidential Plaza
Lies to the North and
faces the Lake Road
Functions an intimate
plaza for the MPs and
other dignitaries
Contains marble steps, a
gallery and an open
pavement
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The use of as Caste Concrete
the concrete surface bear
the imprint of the structure
no paint and plaster was
used to maintain the purity of
the surface
19. Conclusion
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The most interesting things is, there is not a single
column in the entire building. Hollow columns that are
parts of space enclosures have been adapted as
structural supports.