In this episode, in conversation with Khondaker Hasibul Kabir, we discuss the work of Co.Creation.Architects and together explore their humble approach on how architects can be useful to cities and communities. Through their work, CCA reframe the role of architecture towards a form of embedded practice positioned with purpose and in the service of those human and non-human communities that are ‘in the shadows’. 

In this radical reimagination of practice, architects are not simply designers, but ‘doctors of houses’ and ‘organisers of dreams’. Organisers of collective dreams that were only uncovered with care-full transfers of power and organisations of spaces and opportunities to be together.

Khondaker Hasibul Kabir is a a landscape architect based in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh, with a particular interest in engaging with marginalised communities and ecological landscapes. Kabir holds a  Bachelor of Architecture (University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh) and a MA in Landscape Architecture (University of Sheffield, UK). He is the co-founder of Co.Creation.Architects and is a core team member of Platform of Community Action and Architecture (POCAA) operating in Bangladesh and Community Architects Network (CAN) operating in 19 Asian countries. He teaches landscape and architecture at BRAC University, Bangladesh.