Our Mission

Bangladesh not only has to offer an uncomperable landscape and a cultural richness and variety but also shows an enormous body of architecture from different periodes. Surprisingly, especially contemporary buildings in Bangladesh have not been visited by many people from abroad so far. To change this lack and to make the marvels of architecture in Bangladesh easy accessible to lovers of excellent architecture, ArchitectourBGD has established a tour program all across Bangladesh. Our mission is to encourage visitors to discover known and unknown treasures and to get inspired by them in many ways.

 

 

 

 

 

ARCHITECTourBGD

ARCHITECTourBGD

ARCHITECTourBGD was founded in 2016 by Mostafizur Rahaman Jewel and Niklaus Graber, who have met each other met on a river trip throught the endless greenery of the mangrove forests of the Sunderbans. Discovering that they share great enthousiasm on the country, its landscape and its culture,  they decided to bring in their skills and knowledge from different fields into a common project to promot Bangladeshs unique Architecture. ARCHITECTourBGD is operated by Royal Bengal Tours, a specialist travel company, founded in 2011.

 

 

TEAM

 

 

 

Mostafizur Rahaman Jewel

 

Jewel, a well-known and well-regarded travel guide and expert on Bangladesh is founder and director of Royal Bengal Tours is a specialist travel company.

Having travelled the length and breadth of his native country over the past decade, ‘Jewel’ has himself often been described by travellers as being ‘the jewel of Bangladesh’ and has an ever-growing catalogue of glowing testimonials from foreign and local travellers as well as from others in the tourism trade. It was Hubert Koekenberg, founder of the (a free education program for poor students in Bangladesh) who having witnessed Jewel’s passion, insisted he offer his skills and enthusiasm to other visitors to Bangladesh. As the founder of Royal Bengal Tours, Jewel is proud to be leading the way in sustainable tourism in Bangladesh and to be part of a small and personal company. As The Royal Bengal Tours grows, details remain all important. From accommodation and transport to the itinerary that gets you there, the company’s far-reaching local knowledge and contacts gives clients the very best experience possible. For Royal Bengal Tours, tourism is not only a business, but in the truest sense it is an art, which has the power to enlighten and inspire.

 

 

 

Niklaus Graber

Niklaus is a Swiss architect based in Lucerne, Switzerland. After studying architecture at ETH Zurich and GSAPP of Columbia University New York he cofounded his architectural practice Graber & Steiger Architekten in 1995. From 2008 till 2015 Niklaus Graber has taught architectural design at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.  In recent years Niklaus Graber has intensely studied Bangladesh’s contemporary architecture. In a number of extensive research trips he got familiar with the country’s highly prolific architecture scene. Niklaus Graber has initiated academic collaborations between Lucerne University and leading architects in Bangladesh. He is a visiting faculty of Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements in Dhaka and has given talks at several institutions in Dhaka. In 2016 Niklaus Graber was commissioned by S AM to be the curator of the exhibition «Bengal Stream. The vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh» sheduled to open in December 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Besides Jewel and Niklaus the team of ARCHITECTourBGD consists of local assistats from different fields. By providing their profound knowledge about the country and its architecture they are supporting the travel groups during their trips across the country.

 

 

 

S AM Swiss Architecture Museum

 

 

The S AM Swiss Architecture Museum is the leading institution in the mediation of contemporary architecture in Switzerland. Centrally located in the city of Basel in the immediate vicinity of numerous other cultural institutions, S AM invigorates and shapes Switzerland's architectural discourse with its program, and seeks to bridge the gap between professional discourse and the wider public. In addition to the exhibitions, publications and educational projects, S AM also fulfills its function as a specialist platform for exchange and networking in Switzerland and Europe. In collaboration with architect and curator Niklaus Graber, who is a co-founder of ARCHITECtourBGD, S AM will show an exhibition on Bangladesh’s architecture scene called «Bengal Stream. The vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh» in their premises from December 2017 till May 2018. On these occasion the audience should not only have the chance to see Bangladesh architecture in the Museum but also to experience its richness its real context of Bangladesh. Therefore S AM is collaboration with ARCHITECtourBGD and offers to its audience a travel program to Bangladesh.

 

 

Operated by royal bengal tours

dhaka / Bangladesh

in colaboration with Swiss Architecture museam S AM

Basel / Switzerland

TEAM

 

Mostafizur Rahaman Jewel

 

Jewel, a well-known and well-regarded travel guide and expert on Bangladesh is founder and director of Royal Bengal Tours is a specialist travel company.

Having travelled the length and breadth of his native country over the past decade, ‘Jewel’ has himself often been described by travellers as being ‘the jewel of Bangladesh’ and has an ever-growing catalogue of glowing testimonials from foreign and local travellers as well as from others in the tourism trade. It was Hubert Koekenberg, founder of the (a free education program for poor students in Bangladesh) who having witnessed Jewel’s passion, insisted he offer his skills and enthusiasm to other visitors to Bangladesh. As the founder of Royal Bengal Tours, Jewel is proud to be leading the way in sustainable tourism in Bangladesh and to be part of a small and personal company. As The Royal Bengal Tours grows, details remain all important. From accommodation and transport to the itinerary that gets you there, the company’s far-reaching local knowledge and contacts gives clients the very best experience possible. For Royal Bengal Tours, tourism is not only a business, but in the truest sense it is an art, which has the power to enlighten and inspire.

 

Niklaus Graber

 

Niklaus is a Swiss architect based in Lucerne, Switzerland. After studying architecture at ETH Zurich and GSAPP of Columbia University New York he cofounded his architectural practice Graber & Steiger Architekten in 1995. From 2008 till 2015 Niklaus Graber has taught architectural design at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.  In recent years Niklaus Graber has intensely studied Bangladesh’s contemporary architecture. In a number of extensive research trips he got familiar with the country’s highly prolific architecture scene. Niklaus Graber has initiated academic collaborations between Lucerne University and leading architects in Bangladesh. He is a visiting faculty of Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements in Dhaka and has given talks at several institutions in Dhaka. In 2016 Niklaus Graber was commissioned by S AM to be the curator of the exhibition «Bengal Stream. The vibrant Architecture Scene of Bangladesh» sheduled to open in December 2017.

 

 

Besides Jewel and Niklaus the team of ARCHITECTourBGD consists of local assistats from different fields. By providing their profound knowledge about the country and its architecture they are supporting the travel groups during their trips across the country.

 

 

OPERATED BY ROYAL BENGAL TOURS

in collaboration with Swiss Architecture museam S AM