Tanzil Shafique
Tanzil Shafique, Assoc. AIA, is an Assistant Professor of Urban Design at University of Sheffield School of Architecture. He completed his Ph.D. at the Melbourne School of Design where he also taught graduate urban planning and design studios. He is an honorary member of the Informal Urbanism Research Hub (InfUr-) at the University of Melbourne. Tanzil co-founded and now co-directs Open Studio, a UK-based think-tank on architecture and urbanism. Previously he was a Research Fellow and Faculty member at the Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design at the University of Arkansas, USA. He is involved in community outreach activities such as convening the Platform for Housing Justice (Najjyo Abashon Moncho). He holds a professional B.Arch from BRAC University and an M.Arch in Ecological Urbanism from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.
After his graduation from Brac University in 2011, Tanzil joined there as a Teaching Assistant. He taught until 2013, when he went to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA for his M.Arch where he graduated with the highest distinction there in 2014 and joined the architectural firm Roger Ferris + Partners. After three months, he joined the University of Arkansas's Community Design Centre at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design as an Urban Designer and Adjunct Faculty.
After three years, in 2017, Tanzil moved to the University of Melbourne, Australia to pursue his Ph.D. in Urban Design. There he was also appointed as an adjunct faculty and taught M.Arch and Masters of Urban Planning studios. He has also worked as a Research Assistant at the Informal Urbanism Research Hub.
At the end of his Ph.D., in 2021, Tanzil moved to the UK to join the University Of Sheffield School of Architecture as an Assistant Professor. Currently, he is the Programme Leader of the Masters of Urban Design Programme and Leader of Internationalisation of the school.
In addition, he co-convened the Platform for Just Housing (Najjyo Abashon Moncho), a collective place for activism regarding housing rights and the climate change impact of informal settlements in Bangladesh.
Career Highlights
Research
- - 30+ Publications including,
- - 5+ in peer-reviewed journals
- - 4+ books (multiple authors, 2 published, 2 forthcoming)
- - 2+ as sole author (forthcoming)
Awards
- 2021 Best Sessional Teacher Award, University of Melbourne
- 2018 AIA National Honor Award for Urban and Regional Design
- 2017 AIA National Honor Award for Urban and Regional Design
- 2017 AR AIA Citation Award
- 2017 AR APA Unique Contribution to Planning Award
- 2017 WAF Award for Master Planning Future: Shortlist
- 2017 LafargeHolcim Acknowledgment Award
- 2017 Green GOOD DESIGN Award, the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
- 2017 Arkansas ASLA Honor Award for Analysis and Planning
- 2016 American Architecture Award, the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
- 2016 AIA National Honor Award for Urban and Regional Design
- 2016 AR APA Unique Contribution to Planning Award
- 2016 AR APA Urban Design Award
- 2016 American Architecture Award, the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
- 2016 ASLA Central States Honor Award
- 2015 World Architecture News Award for Urban Design: Shortlist
- 2015 National Association of Development Organizations Innovation Award
- 2015 World Architecture News Award for Urban Design: Winner
- 2015 National Association of Development Organizations Innovation Award
- 2015-2016 ACSA Collaborative Practice Award
- 2015 American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award
- 2015 EDRA/Places Award for Place Design, Planning, and Research
- 2014 Dean's Award, RPI, New York
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