MD Tanvir Hasan

BSc (B.Arch), MSc (MLA)

School of Architecture and Landscape

PhD Student

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mthasan1@sheffield.ac.uk

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MD Tanvir Hasan
School of Architecture and Landscape
Arts Tower
Western Bank
91直播
S10 2TN
Profile

I am a landscape architect and researcher with a successful background in architecture and more than 8 years of teaching experience as a university lecturer involved in managing different urban, residential, and landscape projects. As an architect and landscape architect, I always promote sustainable community spaces, strong cultures, inclusive housing spaces and ongoing adherence to different urban regulations.

The world鈥檚 continuous population expansion and migration to metropolitan areas are consuming limited global resources. As a result, ecological imbalance, limited accessible green space, and increased food insecurity are growing threats to the sustainability of urban communities. To be sustainable, public green spaces could play a vital role. Unfortunately, the quality of green spaces is being adversely affected by shrinking management capacity and budgets, which means the ongoing loss of qualified staff with skills and knowledge. Within a neo-liberal political context, urban green spaces are being explored as a viable option to raise public funds, which has included selling public land for development and commercial uses. Many local authorities are trying to find out income generation models for the long-lasting financial management of green spaces without hampering their core purposes. With this in mind, urbanism and sustainable food systems are being integrated to contribute to a sustainable city in the twenty-first century, with some cities currently attempting to do so via their green space strategies. However, this is a little explored area of research beyond community gardens and allotments, which tend not to be in larger, public green spaces such as parks. My research will therefore address this gap in knowledge and explore different stakeholders鈥 point of view regarding the acceptability, feasibility, and application of different food growing activities in diverse public urban green spaces in UK. This research aims to contribute to the academic debate on how different food growing approaches might be viable in the UK context and could provide a model for similar public spaces around the world.

Qualifications
  • 2022 - Present, PhD

School of Architecture and Landscape, University of 91直播, UK

  • 2015 - 2016, Masters of Arts (MA) in Landscape Architecture (MLA)

Department of Landscape Architecture, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

  • 2008 - 2013, Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)

Department of Architecture, American International University-Bangladesh, Bangladesh                                                                                               

Research interests

My research interests are interdisciplinary and surround the broad area of sustainable urban environments with my work particularly focusing on the idea of urban agriculture and sustainable cities. My current research interests are based on creating inclusive communities with edible landscapes, urban resilience, feasibility of edible plants in housing space, transformation of urban parks, public perceptions on public green space, guerilla gardening, pocket park, health and wellbeing, heritage architecture, and the development of sustainable landscapes through the co-creation method.                       

Research group

Primary Supervisor: Dr Nicola Dempsey

Second Supervisor: Dr Aimee Felstead

Grants
  • 2024, Received 拢2000 as the Faculty Research Support Scheme (FRSS) from The Faculty of Social Sciences of 91直播 regarding PhD research purposes.
  • 2022, Received $1.65M as 鈥淏angabandhu Fellowship on Science and ICT Award鈥 from the Government of the People鈥檚 Republic of Bangladesh for the PhD research funding in the UK.
  • 2017, Received $500 as a winner of a design competition on 鈥淢otif Design of a Cafe鈥, Dhaka.
  • 2015, Received $50000 as 鈥淏angabandhu Fellowship on Science and ICT Award鈥 from the Government of the People鈥檚 Republic of Bangladesh regarding the MLA funding in the UK.
  • 2014, 鈥淰ice-Chancellor Award鈥 for academic excellence and the best thesis in the undergraduate Programme (B.Arch).
  • 2008 - 2013, Merit Scholarship for excellence in undergrad academic performance in 1st-5th year of undergraduate Program (B.Arch).
Teaching activities

Previously, I worked as a lecturer at American International University-Bangladesh, for the Department of Architecture. As a lecturer (2014-2022), I have taught a range of courses from the 1st to the 5th year undergraduate architecture students, including landscape urbanism theories, housing development, landscape aesthetics and built environment design, adaptive culture of park planning and design, design methodology, and supervising undergraduate projects, thesis, and dissertations. I taught my students about the use of graphic and design software, particularly Auto CAD, Photoshop, SketchUp and Lumion. In addition, I also instructed them in landscape design using paper, common materials, and 3D modelling. Through a blend of one-on-one discussions, class debates, and studio activities, I have helped students grasp complex urban ideas. Throughout my tenure as a lecturer, I also organised a variety of academic excursions, events, and cultural gatherings for my students.

Architecture program

  • Architecture Design Studio l, ll, lll, lV, Vl
  • Landscape Design Studio
  • Interior Design Studio
  • Landscape Design Theory
  • Architectural Graphics l - lll
  • Aesthetic and Design Theory
  • Art and Architecture
  • Urban Design l and ll
  • Environment and Design
  • Construction Method and Detail
  • Sculpture
  • Architecture Specification
  • Working Drawing

These background, experience, and skills enabled me to work as a graduate teaching assistant (GTA) at the University of 91直播 where I supervised students to develop design concepts, literature reviews, research posters, and presentations etc. During my GTA period I worked with Dr Nicola, Dr Aimee and Dr Camilla.

Landscape Architecture Program

  • LSC236 Landscape Planing for a Changing World
  • LSC407 Landscape Research as Creative Practice
  • LSC31001 Sustainable Communities Teaching                
Professional activities and memberships
  • Associate member of 鈥淚nstitute of Architects, Bangladesh (IAB)鈥, Membership No: AH-232
  • Member of 鈥淟andscape Institute鈥 (LI), Student Membership No: 00026193

Seminars and Workshops

I participated on a two-day 鈥楲SC PGR Symposium鈥 at the University of 91直播 to present the research work and development. In addition, I also volunteered to arrange this 鈥楲SC PGR Symposium鈥.

I attended a seminar on 鈥淪tudent Awareness Programme on Sustainable Building: Space, Design, and Materials,鈥 organised by HBRI, BELA, and JCF and funded by the European Union (Switch Asia ll ). 

I attended a two-day鈥 workshop by the renowned architect Rafiq Azam at Cox-Bazar, Bangladesh, to be trained regarding the design process, project management, and philosophy of multiple architectural projects.