CASE STUDY: LOCAL CASE STUDY 01:

PROJEC NAME: LIBERATION WAR MUSEUM

LOCATION: Plot :F11/A & F11/B , Sher-e Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka.
ARCHITECT: Tanzim Hasan Selim, Naheed Farzana.
SITE AREA: 1 Acre.
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BUBBLE DIAGRAM:
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CONCEPT:
In its OUTER FORM the museum
resembles a MASSIVE CONCRETE WAR
SHIP. The masts and the likes are visible
from a far while approaching towards the
museum.

Visitors need to take a majestic set of

stairs to enter the museum from the front.
The first thing that catches eye is the
FLAME SURROUNDED BY A SMALL
WATER
BODY. this is a symbol of remembrance
so that people could pay their respect
towards the martyrs.

BULLET RAVAGED WALLS resembles

the STRUGGLES AND PAIN that was
required to gain the independence.

In the roof the free standing columns

express themselves as the DEFIANCE
OF VICTORY & REBELLION.
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN:
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FINDINGS:

•
This build form has derived from a well concept.
• Inviting entry with a public plaza.
• All the galleries are well designed and has enough space to
accommodate all the artifacts and easy circulation.
• Worked with light and shadows very dramatically which creates a
mysterious environment in the museum.
• Treatments of this building are modern.
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PROJECT NAME: MUSEUM OF INDEPENDENCE AND

SHADHINOTA
LOCATION: Suhrawardy STOMBHO
Udyan, Shahbagh, Dhaka.
ARCHITECT: KASHEF MAHBUB CHOWDHURY & MARINA TABASSUM.
SITE AREA: 67.4 Acres.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION:

The Independence Memorial Tower

surrounded by artificial water body is a sight
to behold. The artificially lightened tower
creates a fantastical environment that is
completely new and awe—inspiring to the
people of Bangladesh.

Constructed on Suhrawardy Udyan , this glass tower is a tribute the nation’s victory
in the great Liberation War. The whole Independence Monument consists of the
Tower, an underground Liberation War museum and Shikha Chironton. There is also
the full transcript of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibar Rahman’s historical speech at
then Race Course Maidan on March 7, 1971. The tower is 150-feet high. The tower
is artificially lightened every evening from sun down till 12:00pm.
This Suhrawardy Udyan, previously called Race Course Maidan, is famous for
many things. It was here that Bangabandhu gave his historical speech in the
presence of millions of people on March 7, 1971. The defeated Pakistani Army
surrendered to the victorious Bangladeshi and Indian joint-forces at this ground on
December 16.
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PROJEC NAME: YadVashem Holocaust Museum
Complex,
LOCATION: Jerusalem's Ein Kerem Valley
ARCHITECT: Moshe Safdie and Associates Architect
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LIBERATION WAR

‘One of the brutal genocides of the world’

Liberation war of Bangladesh is one of the shortest and bloodiest wars of
modern times. The Guinness Book of Records lists the atrocities in
Bangladesh as one of the top 5 genocides in the 20th century. (R.F:
Guinness Book of Records 2007, pp 118-119)

The liberation movement of Bangladesh was not only limited to nine

months of freedom fight, but it was shaped through a process of long
termed evolution. It was a revolution to save culture, it was a struggle to
speak in ones own language, it was a protest to have
one’s own right and finally it was a war to save humanity.
LITERATURE:
CRONOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT:
CRONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT:

2000 BC: First Foreign power emerge in Indian subcontinent Aryans captured Indian
sub continent.
321 BC: Morjo Ruler established.
269-232 BC: Raja Asoka, north bangle included under Morjo ruler Mahasthagar,Bogra.
Pundro Nagar. “Gangaridi” Kingdom
600 AD: Gupta Ruler Defeated by Hun jati South-east bangle & west bangle southern
part “BangaRajjo” & West bangle & northern “Gour Rajjo”
606 AD: Independent Gour by SHASHANKO
706 AD: Pala Dynasty
1100 AD: Foreign capture ,weaker bengali nation
1300 AD: Muslim Ruler Baktier Khalji defected SEN Dynasty
1338 AD: Peaceful progressive Social, cultural life
1565 AD: Mughal Shamrat AKBAR Captured BARO VHUIYAN protected (present
Bangladesh) a large portion more than 50 years.
1610 AD: Mughal Captured Bangla
1710 AD: Bangla nabab, Murshid Kuli Khan Siraj-ud-dulla
1757 AD: British defeated Bangla Nabab European Colonization
SEQUENCE OF POLITICAL EVENTS LEADING TO OUR
LIBERATION WAR:

1947
 Independence and partition
 Birth of Pakistan
 East Pakistan inhabited by Bengali nation
with distinct language and culture
1947-1952
 1947-1948 : First phase of Language
Movement Awareness rises through Newspaper

 1st Jan,1949: Movement in educational & cultural

sector : Conference on Literature in East
Pakistan

 1948-194 : Movement of Laborer & Workers

 28th sep, 1950: Report submitted by “

Shasontontrer Mulniti Nirdharok Committee”

 1948-1951: Scarcity of food & High price rate

Movement of Farmers Ignition of Fire
 1952 : Language Movement

1953-1958

 1954: Formulation of Juktofront in demand of

AUTONOMY. Provincial election of East Pakistan was
held on New Provincial Govt. was formulate under the
leadership of Fazlul Haque.

 30th May,1954: Announcement of Act 92 (a) &

Cancellation of the Govt. of Juktofront. Instability in politics, divergence
among Leaders
 1957: Kagmari Conference.

 1958: 21st sep, nuisance in Politics, speaker was

killed by a member of Assembly chamber. 7th Oct,
martial law was in force.
 1958-1965

 1958-1962 : Martial Law suppressed every sector

 1962 : student movement against martial law & Ayub Khan
agitation against Ayub's education policy agitation against arrest
of Hossain Shahid Sohrowardi
 1963 : Press & Publication Ordinance Journalists Strike
 1964 : “Samprodayik Danga” movement in student politics
 1965 : Presidential election was held on 2nd Jan. Ayub Khan won
India-Pakistan War .

Age of suppression

1966-1971

 1966 : Sheikh Mujib declaired _ 6 Issues

 1968 : Agortola conspiracy case
 1969 : Mass Movement
 1970 : 12th Nov , devastating cyclone hit the coastal areas of the then East Pakistan 7th
& 17th Dec, National and Provisional election, respectively, were held. Awami League
won and got 160 seats in the National Assembly.

Preparatory period for our Liberation war

Sequence of the Liberation War
1971 Liberation War

• Birth of Pakistan (1947)

• Bengali language movement (1952)
• Six point movement (1966)
• Eleven points programmed (1969)
• 69 Er Gono-Obbuthan (1969)
• Liberation war (1971)
• Bangladesh famine of (1974)
• Death of  Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1975)
• Shahbag protests (2013)

Achievement:
 A New Flag  A New Nation

 A New Map:  Most Valuable Freedom:

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BARISHAL AT LIBERATION WAR:

Operation Barishal was a code-name of naval operation conducted by Pakistan

Navy intended to free the city of Barishal, East Pakistan from Mukti Bahinis and
the dissidents of the Pakistan Defense Forces.

It was the part of Operation Searchlight. Since the starting of Searchlight, the
Bahinis had been staging large scale sabotage missions, disturbing the
communications and signals operatives in East Pakistan.
The Naval
Intelligence found traces to the city of Barisal, therefore decided to conduct
the operation.
The Barisal was part of Searchlight and was to provide logistic support to the
Pakistan Army, by
first deploying the Pakistan Navy's gun boats and navy personnel on grounds.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF 30 GODOWN:

‘Trish Godown’ complex was used as cantonment of Pakistani

occupation forces and mass killing ground during the Liberation War in
1971 and so it should be preserved as part of history of independence.
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Required standard can be classified by

major functional areas-
 ADMINISTRATION

 EXHIBITION SPACE

 AUDITORIUM

 LIBRARY

 RESTAURANT
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ADMINISTRATION:
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EXIBITION SPACE:
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EXIBITION
SPACE:
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LIBRARY:
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LIBRARY:
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RESTAURANT: