1. Presented to:-
Ayesha Binte Ali
Lecturer, Dept. of Civil
Engineering
147/i , Green Road Tejgaon,Dhaka-1215
Presented by:-
Md. Yunus Ali
Section: 6C
BCE-1503006112
Topics: National Parliament House
of Bangladesh
Course Title: Architectural,Engineering and
Planning Appreciation
Course Code: CE 204
3. The Prime Minister, have used the Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban as the assembly
building. First used it on 15 February 1982 (the second used parliament of
Bangladesh). The first and second Parliaments used the Old Shangshad
Bhaban, which currently serves as the Prime Minister's Office. The most
important part of the Main Plaza is the Parliament Chamber, which can
house up to 354 members during sessions.
Location: Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka
4. Construction Details
1. Beginning of construction:
1961.
2. Completed on: 28
January 1982
3. Cost of Construction and
Design:
Tk. 129 crore or 1.29 billion
(=1,290,000,000)
4. Material used:
Concrete blocks
5.Total area:
200 acres (800,000 m²)
Contractors:
Engineers LTD. Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
5. Designer, Architect & Planner:
Designed by Louis I. Kahn
First, Mazharul Islam (Architect)
was given to design Jatiya
Shangshad Bhaban by the
government. But he brought his
teacher Louis I. Kahn into the
project to do a significant work for
future generation.
Structural Engineer:
Keast & Hood and Harry
Palmbaum
Mechanical Engineer:
D’Ambly
Construction Details
Louis I.Kahn
Mazharul Islam
6. Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban as a
Structure
The Main Building
Consists of 9 individual blocks
8 peripheral blocks (height=110 ft)
4 Offices
1 Prayer hall
1 Minister’s lounge
1 Dinning & Recreation
1 Ablution court
and a central octagonal block
(height=155 ft) used as the
Assembly chamber having only one
column.
9. Kahn’s Innovations
Kahn's complex may be
credited with more than one
innovations :
Frankie pile foundation
No paint and plaster was used
to maintain the purity of the
surface.
Constructed by Swiss Boring
Company.
