Arcology: Intelligent design for sophisticated urban living

Arcology embodies the future with its Intelligent Building Management System (IBMS). Within this smart ecosystem, you can control your living environment with unparalleled ease. This advanced home automation technology ensures an intuitive, convenient and truly innovative lifestyle. A masterpiece awaits on the terrace – a beautifully designed garden overlooking the lake, where greenery and solitude […]

Dhaka’s Detailed Area Plan (DAP): Comments from IPD

IPD firmly believes that the practice of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartrapakkha (RAJUK) which compromises corruption and muscle power needs to be reduced. According to the IPD, if Rajuk continues to compromise, no matter how effective the DAP is, its effectiveness will be compromised. During this virtual discussion, Farhadur Reza, Associate Professor, Department of Urban and Regional […]

Decentralization of Dhaka: A solution to overpopulation and unsustainable urbanization

Many studies have been conducted on the increasing population pressure in Dhaka and leaders have given many political speeches on the matter. However, the harsh reality is that effective measures to control Dhaka’s population are not yet visible. In this context, the information presented during a seminar titled ‘Decentralizing Dhaka and the Sustainable Urbanization of […]

“Unsustainable cities trigger the urban heat island effect”.

Bangladesh has faced extreme heat and severe heat wave this year. Not only Bangladesh, various countries are witnessing hot and dry summer due to climate change, indiscriminate urbanization, dark surface and lack of greenery etc. Scientists and environmentalists have been repeatedly warning of scorching heat accompanied by scorching heat. Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka experienced its hottest […]