Zamindar Houses of the Colonial Period: General Delineation of House Form, Spatial Organization and Design Considerations, a Case Study in Dhaka city

Abstract

The development of architecture has occurred with rapid changes from every socio-economical perspective in Bangladesh. In these versatile spectrums of colonial architecture, Zamindar houses
were the striking subject in both of local and European concepts. The concept of Zamindar had evoked a new dimension by the ‘Permanent Settlement Act-1793’, which for the fi rst time confi rmed the ownership of land by Zamindars in Colonial Period. This paper present the discussion of the architecture adopted in Zamindar houses of Dhaka city in a particular framework of time, context and form which will help to study the development of Zamindar house and its architecture in a wider aspect of Bangladesh.