CRIA invites you to the next session of the Doctoral Seminar Series of the South Asia Study Circle (CEAS), which will take place on 20 March 2026, at 14:30, at Iscte. The session will feature a presentation by Dalia N., entitled:
"Architecture as Identity: From the Andalusian Mosque (Mértola, Portugal) to the Portuguese Church (Chottogram, Bangladesh)"
Tamanna Ahmed is an architect and researcher at CES – University of Coimbra, where she is currently pursuing her PhD with FCT funding, under the supervision of Jorge Figueira (CES/UC), José Mapril (CRIA/NOVA FCSH), and Maria Tabassum (TU Delft). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from BRAC University (Bangladesh) and an Integrated Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Évora, supported by an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.
Her research focuses on Portuguese heritage and settlements in Bengal, examining the role of Portuguese material and intangible heritage in Bangladesh. She has presented her work at international conferences and participated in architectural projects and exhibitions in Portugal and Bangladesh, including the exhibition Marina Tabassum: Materials, Movements and Architecture in Bangladesh (MAC/CCB, Lisbon, 2024).
The session will also be streamed via Teams:
Teams ID: 351 714 583 249 06
Access code: 4bS7b5Vb
This seminar series offers PhD students a space to meet and share their work—such as work-in-progress articles, thesis chapters, or projects—throughout the academic year. Each presenter should send their materials at least one week in advance in order to allow time for feedback from a designated discussant.
Each session will last 90 minutes: 40 minutes for the presentation; 10 minutes for the discussant’s comments; the remaining time will be open for discussion.
The seminar will be held in a hybrid format, but we strongly encourage those based in Lisbon to attend in person in order to foster engagement and support the success of the series.
The seminar may be conducted in English (preferably, to allow colleagues outside Portugal to participate) or in Portuguese.
Organised by Daniela Bevilacqua, Giacomo Mantovan and Vera Lazzaretti
