Metamorphosing the urban void. Re-fabricating the identity of space and derelict waterscapes in a high density city

Within a process of rapid urbanization, Dhaka city is faced with the constant threat of encroachment of land and water bodies like lakes, canals and rivers by the public and private sectors to accommodate housing and commercial facilities for the growing population. This phenomenon is changing the urban landscape.While travelling through a political rollercoaster, the city received attention, negligence, political instability, poverty, natural calamity and went through different philosophical views for its development. The city in its present form translates its experiences through crowding, environmental degradation, land grabbing, mismanagement, corruption and political rivalry. However, as a home for millions and hope for more, it holds the opportunities for a better living place – a sustainable mega city that can lead this poverty stricken country towards a brighter future.