Architecture

Ms. Asma Siddika

Research Interests

• Housing and Human Settlement
• Privacy, health and well-being issues in builtform

Educational Background

• Master of Architecture (M.Arch), (Housing), Department of Architecture, BUET.
• Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), (Thesis on Housing), Department of Architecture, BUET.

Honors and Achievements

• AUST Internal Research Grant, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, 2025
• AUST Internal Research Grant, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 2024
• AUST Internal Research Grant, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 2023
• AUST Internal Research Grant, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 2022

Publications

1. Hospital Facade Renovation for Improved Daylight Performance: A Case Study of BIHS General Hospital, Mirpur, 1 Dhaka, Bangladesh. by Sirajom Munira, Asma Siddika and GMA Balayet Hossain, Research & Reviews: Journal of Architectural Designing, 2026, HBRP Publications. URL
2. Sustainable Building Materials for Proposed Modular Housing in Munshiganj, International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2026. URL
3. Study on sustainability of prefabricated traditional stilt house in munshiganj for international export policy., International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2026.
4. Economical Sustainability Study of Stilt House in Munshiganj as a Proposed Modular House for Cost-efficiency, International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2026. URL
5. The interplay of shared living and well-being: a case study from Dhaka's informal settlements. By Asma Siddika and Ishrat Momtaz Badhan, Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 2025, SPRINGER NATURE. URL
6. Study on the Scope of Roof Gardening and Vertical Farming in the Selected Condominium of Dhaka City, Bangladesh, Journal of Housing and Advancement in Interior Designing, 2025, HBRP Publications. URL
7. Living Alone in the City: Exploring the complexities of Single Young Adults Housing In the Urban Context of Dhaka., Journal of Research in Architecture and Planning, 2025.
8. Factors of Patient’s Privacy Perception in Nursing Units: A Case Study with Nursing Units of a Private Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. By Asma Siddika and Ishrat Momtaz Badhan., Southeast University Journal of Architecture, 2024, Southeast University. URL
9. Unlocking Health Benefits: A Comparative Analysis of CSEB and Traditional Burnt Bricks in Bangladesh's Sustainable Building Practices., Journal of Chemical Engineering, IEB, 2024, The Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) Chemical Engineering Division. URL
10. " THE QUALITY OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL ACCOMMODATION: A CASE STUDY ON FEMALE MIGRANT RMG WORKERS IN GAZIPUR, DHAKA, BANGLADESH". By Nusrat Wahid, Mahtab Hussain Siddiqui & Asma Siddika., International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences ( IJHSS ), 2020. URL
11. Evaluating the Policy Outcomes for Urban Resiliency in Informal Settlements since Independence in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A review. By Ishrat Momtaz Badhan and Asma Siddika., Nakhara: Journal of Environmental Design and Planning, 2019.
12. Current Trend of Income and its Impact on Affordability of Multi-Ownership Housing at Moghbazar, Dhaka. By Asma Siddika, Ishrat Momtaz Badhan, Nusrat Wahid., HBRP Publication: Journal of Housing and Advancement in Interior Designing, 2019. URL
13. Evaluating Rental Cost and Housing Ownership Affordability Criteria of Middle-Income Group in CBD-Tejgaon Residential Area Dhaka. By Ishrat Momtaz Badhan and Asma Siddika, HBRP Publication: Journal of Housing and Advancement in Interior Designing, 2019.
14. Social Interaction and Social needs in a Public Open Space: A review. By Asma Siddika and S.M. Arafat Hossain., HBRP Publication. Research & Reviews: Journal of Architectural Designing, 2019.
15. A Simulation Study of the Performance of Light-well in an Office Building to Improve the Luminous Environment by Inclusion of Useful Daylight. By Zannatul Ferdous and Asma Siddika., International Journal of Computer Science and Engineering (IJCSE), 2018, International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology.
16. A study of the luminous environment in an office spaces at Dhaka city in Bangladesh. By Asma Siddika and Zannatul Ferdous., 2018, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology.
17. Students’ Perceptions of Shared Living in a University Hostel at Dhaka, Bangladesh: A post occupancy evaluation. By Asma Siddika and Zannatul Ferdous., Nakhara: Journal of Environmental Design and Planning, 2018, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University. URL

1. Sustainability Study on Proposed Traditional Stilt House in Munshiganj as a Prefabricated Modular Housing Design, International conference of contemporary affairs in architecture and urbanism-ICCAUA, 2026. URL
2. Shelter Design for the Marginalized Urban Population— A Comparative Study of Five Projects in Dhaka. Asma Siddika and Mohammed Mahbubur Rahman, Socio-spatial narratives of migrants’ journey: 4th Border Urbanism Research Centre Conference, Graz, Austria, 2025.

1. Re-housing DCC cleaners and low-income people. By Prof. Dr. Shayer Ghafur and Asma Siddika., NEW AGE (online newspaper), 2014.