Kazi Khaleed Ashraf is an architect and architectural and cultural historian. He has taught in the US for over 25 years, at the University of Hawaii, University of Pennsylvania, and Temple University, and currently directs the Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements in Dhaka. He has numerous publications.
"""The Great Padma is often powerful, beautiful, and occasionally sprawling and unruly. The volume lays out important terrain for inquiry and exploration by scholars, designers, and artists across media and disciplines."" --Journal of Architectural Education"