Curriculum Vitae: ZAREEN HABIBA ISLAM

Name: Zareen Habiba Islam

Designation: Assistant Professor

Academic Interests: Housing, Social and Human factors in Urban Housing,

Behavioural Study of Architecture, Post Occupancy
Evaluation.

Email: zareen@uap-bd.edu; habibazareen@gmail.com

EDUCATION:

Year Name of Degree Institution

2012 Master of Architecture (M. Arch.) Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, BUET
2005 Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) University of Asia Pacific
2000 Higher Secondary School Certificate Bir Uttam Lt. Shaheed Anwar Girls’ College, Dhaka
(H.S.C.)
1998 Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.) Bir Uttam Lt. Shaheed Anwar Girls’ College, Dhaka

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Period Institution Experience

October 2013- till date
October 2009- October 2013
September 2007 to October
2009
October 2006 to April 2008
Department of Architecture, University of Asia Pacific, Assistant Professor
Dhaka Bangladesh
Department of Architecture, University of Asia Pacific, Lecturer
Dhaka Bangladesh
Department of Architecture, North South University, Graduate Assistant
Dhaka Bangladesh
Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Teaching Assistant
Engineering and Technology, Dhaka Bangladesh

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Period Organization Experience

November, 2005 – December, Architekton (Pvt.) ltd Architect
2007 Address: House#28, Road# 28, Banani, Dhaka,
Bangladesh.

PUBLICATIONS:
Book
 Islam, Z.H. (2014),Spaces for Social Interaction: POE of Real-Estate Apartments in Dhaka, Saarbrücken,
Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing .
Conference Proceedings:
 Islam, Z.H, “Architects’ endeavour and user-response: A Post Occupancy Evaluation of Apartments in
Dhaka”, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Architecture: Education, Practice and Research,
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2-4 February, 2012
 Islam, Z.H., “Making Space Liveable: A Post Occupancy Evaluation of the Spaces for Social Interaction in
Apartments of Dhaka”, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Livable Space (IsLivas) – 2012:
Creating Space for Better Life, 16-17 February, 2012
 Islam, Z.H., “Importance of Environment Behaviour Study in Architecture: A Case of Apartments in
Dhaka”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education
(ICERIE), 11-13 January, 2013

CONFERENCE AND SEMINARS:

 Attended Workshop on Research in Architecture, organized by the Dept. of Architecture, BUET, 27
January, 2007
 Attended Workshop on Writing Research Report, Thesis and Publishable Paper, organized by BIAM
Foundation, Dhaka, 26-27 December, 2012
 Attended UNEP-BUET Workshop: Technical Training for Social Housing Stakeholders in Bangladesh,
organized by Dept. of Architecture, BUET, 27 April, 2014

SCHOLARSHIPS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

 BUET CASR Grant for Master of Architecture, 2008

 University Merit Tuition Waiver in almost all the semesters
 Board Merit scholarship, Dhaka Board, 1999-2000

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

 Member (I-058), Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB)

 Member, Women Architects Engineers Planners Association (WAEPA), Bangladesh