A Vietnamese architecture and his Japanese teammate won the golden prize at an annual awards show held by the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) on Friday. The Gió và Nước (Wind and Water) café in Binh Duong Province … [Read more...]
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Vietnamese architect honored for pioneering use of bamboo
Posted on June 28, 2012 Written by
Hill Restaurant in Mexico designed by Vo Trong Nghia made entirely out of bamboo Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia has once again received global recognition, the World Architecture News (WAN) naming his company one of the top 21 architectural firms of the 21st century. Nghia, famous for his bamboo designs, won the WAN "21 for 21" Award for his "masterpieces of thoughtful design and engineering," the panel of leading architects said on the WAN website. A certificate was handed to him in Ho … [Read more...]
Vietnamese architect wins golden prize at regional contest
Posted on August 22, 2011 Written by
An eco-friendly design of Vietnamese architecture Vo Trong Nghia and his partner Nishizawa Shunri from Japan won a golden prize of the Architects Regional Council Asia (Arcasia). The design, Bamboo Dome Bình Dương , is honoured in the field of "Public amenity: Resort buildings", the judging board announced on Aug. 21 in the central city of Da Nang . The massive structure, called the Water and Wind Café, is located in the southern province of Binh Duong . Built with natural and local … [Read more...]
Vietnamese architect wins golden prize of ARCASIA
Posted on August 22, 2011 Written by
Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia and his partner Nishizawa Shunri from Japan won a golden prize in the "Public Amenity - Resort Building" category at the Architects Regional Council Asia (Arcasia) Awards 2011-2012 anounced in Da Nang on 19 August. They won the top prize for their Binh Duong Bamboo Dome design - a 30-feet high structure they built for the Gió và Nước (wind and water) café in Binh Duong Province. The bamboo frame at the café allows daylight to stream inside but does not … [Read more...]
Regional architects urged to improve their cooperation
Posted on August 19, 2011 Written by
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on Aug. 18 urged architect associations around Asia to foster cooperation around the challenges facing regional urban development in Asian nations. He made the suggestion at the Architects Regional Council Asia's 16th forum, which opened in the central city of Da Nang on Aug. 18, with the attendance of about 700 architects from 18 countries. According to Hai, Asia was seeing high urbanisation rates with dynamic economies, and regional cities were … [Read more...]
Architects Regional Council Asia’s 16th forum opens in Da Nang
Posted on August 19, 2011 Written by
The government of Vietnam is encouraging localities to do research and apply management and development models of modern cities in line with Vietnam's reality, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai at the Architects Regional Council Asia's 16th forum, which opened in Da Nang on 18 August. Around 700 architects from 17 member countries of the Asian Architects Council attended. The opening ceremony of ARCASIA 16th forum … [Read more...]
VN’s Government recognises urban challenges
Posted on August 18, 2011 Written by
Vietnam's urban areas are facing many challenges such as rapid population growth, a widening gap between the rich and the poor, environmental pollution and climate change, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai. Addressing the 16 th Forum of Asian Architects (ARCASIA) in the central coastal city of Da Nang on August 18, Deputy PM Hai said the Vietnamese Government has advocated a combination of sustainable economic growth with environmental protection. The Prime Minister had approved … [Read more...]
Deputy PM attends Asian Architects Forum in Danang
Posted on August 18, 2011 Written by
The Government of Vietnam is encouraging localities to apply development models of modern urban management to the real situation in Vietnam, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai at the 16th Architects Regional Council Asia forum (ARCASIA) which opened in Danang city on August 18. Mr Hai asked Asian architects to help the Vietnamese Government devise appropriate solutions to ensure sustainable development goals. Under the theme "Asian cities in the 21 st century", Asian architects … [Read more...]
ARCASIA FORUM 16: Towards Architectural Innovations for Asian Cities
Posted on August 16, 2011 Written by
Every year, architects, representatives of member associations of the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) meet in a selected country to discuss issues of common cares like practice of architecture, training of architects and green architecture. Among many interesting events, the most attention-catching is the ARCASIA FORUM. This is an open scientific forum that focuses on issues selected by members in previous meeting. This year, following the ARCASIA Forum 14 themed "Cities and … [Read more...]
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