Malaysia Chapter

The Worldwide Book Launch journey continued with the Malaysian launch of the Rizzoli New York monograph Rafiq Azam: Old Dhaka – New Story: Architecture in Bangladesh on 28 July 2026 at The Crave, The Toffee, Kuala Lumpur, bringing together architecture, culture, and diplomacy. The evening featured Chan Sau Yoong of Roca Malaysia, Dr. Ar. Tan Loke Mun, Ar. Lee Chor Wah, Ar. Dexter Koh Yew Peng, President of PAM, Ar. Zannat Jui, Goodwill Ambassador of “Connecting Creativity,” and Durjoy Rahman of Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation, Adviser to “Connecting Creativity.” The programme continued with a lecture by Prof. Ar. Rafiq Azam and a panel discussion featuring Ar. Wooi Lok Kuang, Dr. Veronica Ng, and Ar. Dexter Koh Yew Peng. The book was formally launched by H.E. Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia.

The evening also marked the inauguration of Prof. Azam’s Fifth Solo Architectural Exhibition, Old Dhaka – New Story: A Journey by Boat, at The Project Room (UR-MU), The Toffee, running from 28 July to 23 August 2026. Organized and curated by SHATOTTO pdc, with Fabliha Al Tawaffin and N M Shamsul Islam as the exhibition designer, Shehab Rahmania as curator and executed by Aaraf Dayad Azam, Fabliha Al Tawaffin, Huak Huak SDN BHD, and FILAMEN, the immersive exhibition transforms Prof. Azam’s memories of Old Dhaka into a journey through boats, water, drawings, models, films and projections, connecting memory, nature, childhood, community and architecture through his enduring vision of bringing light and life back to the city.