Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements is a unique and innovative forum based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It serves as a platform for studying and designing the environment, with a focus on improving the qualities of architecture, landscapes, and settlements. The institute promotes a critical, creative, and humanistic dialogue to facilitate the arrangement and rearrangement of the environment.

Bengal Institute offers various transdisciplinary programs that integrate architectural and design research, city and settlement investigation, and the study of larger regions and landscapes. The institute also has a professional affiliate called Bau Design Limited. In addition to academic programs, Bengal Institute is dedicated to research, design, and planning of cities, settlements, and landscapes.

They collaborate with government, non-government, local, and international institutions to contribute to planned physical development and socio-economic progress in Bangladesh. Publications and media play a significant role in Bengal Institute's mission to make 'design intelligence' mainstream. They produce a range of printed materials, including newsletter-magazines, leaflets, books, and periodicals.

They also have a growing collection of digital publications in formats like e-books, videos, audios, and alternative media. Bengal Institute is a hub for distinguished individuals in the industry, with notable architects, historians, professors, and researchers serving on the advisory board and as visiting and regular faculty members. Through their expertise and contributions, the institute continues to enrich the field of architecture and design