The HCM City People''s Committee has agreed to the
Department of Planning and Architecture''s proposal to remove 29 old
villas from a conservation list and issue construction permits that
would allow owners to repair or build new additions.
The Ha Noi Department of Planning and Architecture
has unveiled a detailed plan of the National Sports Complex, integrated
with shopping, and convention and tourism centres.
About 10 panels carrying the images of the most important new Italian
architecture will be displayed in an exhibition that opens tonight in
downtown Ha Noi.
Vietnamese architect Nguyen Hoa Hiep''s design for a
community house in HCM City''s Binh Chanh District recently won the
Building of the Year prize, the most important award at the World
Architecture Festival in Singapore.
A museum focusing on ancient architecture, the Vinahouse Space, has just
opened in the central province of Quang Nam''s Dien Ban District. It
hosts what is believed to be the biggest old house in Viet Nam.
Anyone interested in learning about the evolution of colonial
architecture in Ha Noi is invited to join a city walk on Saturday hosted
by the Friends of Viet Nam Heritage. The number of walkers is limited
to 20.
A photo features the 9 Spa in Khanh Hoa Province. Designed by architect
Nguyen Hoa Hiep, the construction was given the Mention Awards – Public
Amenity: Resort Building at the ARCASIA (Architects Regional Council
Asia) Awards for Architecture in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
