FORUM 21 was organized by the Architects Regional Council of Asia [ARCASIA] from September 3 to September 9, 2022 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. ARCASIA is an organization comprising of member national institutes of architects of 22 Asian countries that are divided in 3 zones. One of the key features of ARCASIA is the ARCASIA Forum which is a platform for the on-going discussion of current architectural ideas pertinent to the region. This is a gathering of prominent architects and thinkers intended to serve as an Asian 'catapult of minds' on matters concerning architectural and environment in the Asian context. This year's theme was "The Future of sustainable urban development."

Head of Architecture Department at AIUB, M. Arefeen Ibrahim participated at this prestigious event as the official country representative for Education Committee of ARCASIA [ACAE] from Institute of Architects Bangladesh [IAB]. He took part in the official meetings, Award Ceremony, Keynote presentations and associated events. Mr. Ibrahim was also invited with others at the State Palace where Mongolian Minister of Construction & Urban Development B.Munkhbaatar and other government high officials were present. A team of total 24 Bangladeshi architects of whom 8 were official delegates from Bangladesh - from academia and practice took part in the Forum this year. More than 100 participants from other Asian countries like Japan, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, India, Pakistan etc joined the event. It is expected that, this international platform of Asian architects will play a very vital role in the coming days in increasing cross-border collaboration and exchange of ideas for the benefit of inhabitants of Asian countries and betterment of architecture in this region.