Afroza Parvin is a Foreign Academic Staff in Ankara University, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Real Estate Development and Management, Ankara, Türkiye. Her main affiliation is - Professor of Architecture at Khulna University, where she previously served as Dean of the School of Science, Engineering and Technology and as Head of the Architecture Discipline. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK. Afroza earned her Bachelor of Architecture from Khulna University, followed by an MSc in Urban Planning and a PhD in Urban Design from The University of Hong Kong. She has been a Commonwealth Academic Fellow hosted by University College London and a Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests encompass urban and rural settlement planning, vernacular habitat and culture, resilient housing and real estate, disaster-adaptive built environment, informal settlement upgrading, space syntax analysis, and context-sensitive leadership, curriculum, and pedagogy in higher education. She currently leads two multidisciplinary research clusters within the Architecture Discipline at Khulna University: Climate Change and Resilient Human Settlements Research Cluster; and Advanced Spatial Analysis Research Cluster.

2003 - 2009

Doctorate

University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture, Hong Kong

2000 - 2002

Postgraduate

University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Architecture, Centre for Urban Planning and Environmental Management, Hong Kong

1992 - 1997

Undergraduate

Khulna University, Science, Engineering and Technology School, Architecture Discipline, Bangladesh

2009

Doctorate

Multilevel Spatial System and Pedestrian Movement: A Study of Large Residential-Commercial Complexes in Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture

2026 - Present

Professor

Ankara University, Uygulamalı Bilimler Fakültesi, Gayrimenkul Geliştirme Ve Yönetimi Bölümü

2011 - Present

Professor

Khulna University, Science, Engineering and Technology School, Architecture Discipline

2000 - 2007

Assistant Professor

Khulna University, Science, Engineering and Technology School, Architecture Discipline

1997 - 2000

Lecturer

Khulna University, Science, Engineering and Technology School, Architecture Discipline

2022 - 2024

Faculty Academic Council Member

Khulna University, Science, Engineering and Technology School

2022 - 2023

Strategy Development Board Working Group Member

Khulna University, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh

2022 - 2023

Member of the Commission

Jashore University of Science and Technology, Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee

2020 - 2022

University Executive Board Member

Khulna University

2020 - 2022

Ethics Committee Member

Khulna University

2020 - 2022

Chairperson of Strategic Plan Theme Group

Khulna University

2020 - 2022

Dean

Khulna University, Science, Engineering and Technology School

2020 - 2022

Strategy Development Board Working Group Member

Khulna University

2015 - 2018

Director of the Center

Khulna University, Centre of Excellence in Teaching & Learning

2015 - 2018

Assistant Director of the Institute

Khulna University, Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee

2017 - 2017

Director of The Institution

Khulna University, Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall

2015 - 2017

Postgraduate Education Coordinator

Khulna University, Architecture Discipline

2016 - 2016

Program Accreditation-Self-Assessment Committee Member

Khulna University, Architecture Discipline

2014 - 2015

Assistant Director of the Institute

Khulna University, Centre of Excellence in Teaching & Learning

2012 - 2015

Chairperson of Department Strategic Planning Commission

Khulna University, Architecture Discipline

2012 - 2015

Faculty Academic Council Member

Khulna University, Science, Engineering an Technology School

2012 - 2015

Head of Department

Khulna University, Architecture Discipline

2009 - 2012

University Executive Board Member

Khulna University, Institute of Fine Arts

2009 - 2012

Director of The Institution

Khulna University, Institute of Fine Arts

2018 - 2018

President

University, Khulna University, Khulna University Teacher's Association, President

International Training Program on Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation

Institutional Representation, SIDA in partnership with NIRAS and WaterAid, held in Sweden, Nepal, and Bangladesh, Sweden, Stockholm, 2019 - 2020

Wuhan Place-making Week

Institutional Representation, UN-Habitat and Wuhan Land Resources and Planning Bureau, China, Wuhan, 2018 - 2018

Exchange Visit to Centre for Advancing Learning and Teaching

Institutional Representation, Centre for Advancing Learning and Teaching (CALT), University College London, England, London, 2017 - 2017

Workshop on Incorporating Earthquake Resilience Feature in Engineering and Technological Universities Curriculum

Institutional Representation, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) and National Alliance for Risk Reduction and Response Initiatives , Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2014 - 2014

Workshop on Implementation of Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC)

Institutional Representation, Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI), Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2014 - 2014

Incorporating Earthquake Resilience Feature in Engineering and Technological Universities Curriculum

Institutional Representation, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) and National Alliance for Risk Reduction and Response Initiatives (NARRI), Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2014 - 2014

Strengthening Teaching and Learning Capacity in the Higher Education Sector of Bangladesh

Institutional Representation, British Council and University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2014 - 2014

Strengthening Leadership Capacity in Higher Education

Institutional Representation, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh and British Council, England, Manchester, 2013 - 2013

Workshop on Challenges of Young Women Scientists in New and Emerging Sciences

Institutional Representation, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences , Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2012 - 2012

2024

Parvin A., Mostafa A., Siddiqua L., Towfique M. S.

International Conference on Sustainable Cities and Urban Landscapes (ICSULA 2024), Selçuk University, Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic (Kyrenia), Kayseri, Turkey, 13 - 14 December 2024, pp.459-475, (Full Text)

2024

Parvin A., Mostafa A., Tisha T. T.

3rd International Conference on Sustainable Cities and Urban Landscapes (ICSULA 2024), Kayseri, Turkey, 13 - 14 December 2024, pp.429-442, (Full Text)

2024

Piya A. R., Parvin A.

6th International Symposium on Innovation in Architecture, Planning and Design, Ankara, Turkey, 9 - 10 November 2024, pp.187-193, (Full Text)

2012

Parvin A., Johnson C.

1st International Conference on Urban Sustainability and Resilience, London, England, 5 - 06 November 2012, pp.2-17, (Full Text)

2012

Mostafa A., Parvin A.

International Seminar on Architecture: Education, Practice and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2 - 04 February 2012, pp.292-301, (Full Text)

2012

Parvin A.

International Seminar on Architecture: Education, Practice and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2 - 04 February 2012, pp.292-301, (Full Text)

2010

Parvin A.

5th International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements (ISVS 5), Kolamba, Sri Lanka, 30 - 31 July 2010, pp.1-15, (Full Text)

2010

Parvin A., Mostafa A.

16thAnnual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 30 May - 01 June 2010, pp.1-18, (Full Text)

2007

Parvin A., Ye A. M., Beisi J.

6th International Space Syntax Symposium, İstanbul, Turkey, 12 - 15 June 2007, pp.2-16, (Full Text)

2006

Parvin A., Ye A. M., Beisi J.

The Second Mega-Cities International Conference, Guangzhou, China, 5 - 07 December 2006, pp.258-265, (Full Text)

2006

Parvin A., Ye A. M., Beisi J.

Global Built Environment Network Conference, Preston, England, 11 - 12 September 2006, pp.7-16, (Full Text)

2006

Parvin A., Ye A. M., Beisi J.

Australasian Building Educators Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, 12 - 14 July 2006, pp.1-15, (Full Text)

2006

Parvin A., Ye A. M., Beisi J.

iNTA 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design in Tropical Regions, Jakarta, Indonesia, 3 - 05 April 2006, pp.1-9, (Full Text)

2019

Parvin A. (Editor)

Architecture Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 2019

2016

Parvin A., Alam A.

in: Urban Poverty and Climate Change: Life in the slums of Asia, Africa and Latin America, M. Roy,S. Cawood,M. Hordijk,and D. Hulme, Editor, Routledge, New York, pp.73-91, 2016

2015

Alam A. F. M. A., Asad R., PARVIN A.

in: Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp.2011-2034, 2015

2014

Alam A., Asad R., Parvin A.

in: Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, Walter Leal Filho, Editor, Springer, New York, pp.2011-2034, 2014

2014

Parvin A.

in: Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, Leal Filho, Editor, Springer, New York, pp.1-20, 2014

2024

Mostafa A., Parvin A.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, pp.126, Dhaka, 2024

February 2019

Amader Gram Cancer Care and Research Centre

Building Design / Architectural Project

Mostafa A., Parvin A.

July 2015

Uttara University Campus, Dhaka

Building Design / Architectural Project

Mostafa A., Parvin A.

April 2015

Multistoried Apartment Building

Building Design / Architectural Project

Mostafa A., Parvin A.

September 2013

Comrade Ratan Sen Collegiate Girls' School

Building Design / Architectural Project

Parvin A., Mostafa A.

July 2013

Single Family Private Residence

Building Design / Architectural Project

Parvin A., Mostafa A.

January 2011

Six-Storied Commercial Building

Building Design / Architectural Project

Mostafa A., Parvin A.

2010 - 2010

Khulna University Studies

Special Issue Editor

2026 - Present

SEED (Social Economic Environmental Design) Network

Member

2011 - Present

Rain Forum

Member

July 2026

CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT

Journal Indexed in SSCI

May 2026

JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE (THE)

Journal Indexed in SSCI

March 2026

MIST International Journal of Science and Technology

SCI Journal

September 2025

JOURNAL OF HOUSING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

SCI Journal

September 2025

Journal of Architecture

Other journals

July 2025

TERRITORY, POLITICS, GOVERNANCE

SCI Journal

March 2024

Tenth International Conference on Higher Education Advances

Conference Paper (Full Text)

August 2023

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH

SCI Journal

January 2022

COGENT ARTS & HUMANITIES

SCI Journal

May 2021

FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE

SCI Journal

July 2026

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

University Supported Other Projects, Gopalganj Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

July 2026

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

University Supported Other Projects, Gopalganj Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

September 2025

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

University Supported Other Projects, Gopalganj Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

September 2025

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

University Supported Other Projects, Gopalganj Science and Technology University, Bangladesh

September 2025

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

University Supported Other Projects, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh

March 2025

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

University Supported Other Projects, Bangladesh Accreditation Council, Bangladesh

February 2025

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

University Supported Other Projects, Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh

March 2019

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

University Supported Other Projects, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Bangladesh

April 2017

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions

University Supported Other Projects, Khulna University, Bangladesh