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HA NOI — The capital plans to establish a development zone 15 times its size in an effort to become Viet Nam’s centre for politics, culture, commerce and international co-operation.

In a speech at an urban planning seminar in Ha Noi last week, director of the Urban and Rural Planning Institute Luu Duc Hai said the institute expects to gather ideas from provincial authorities and commercial sectors before submitting a planning map to the Government by the end of next year.

The capital zone will include Ha Noi and its seven neighbouring provinces of Ha Tay, Hoa Binh, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Ha Nam.

The zone’s acreage will total 13.37sq.km with more than 12 million people. Of that, about 2.76 million people will live in urban areas.

Planners expect the expanded city to contribute more than VND91 trillion (US$6 billion) to the GDP, accounting for 15.1 per cent of the national economy. Experts also expect urban residents to collect an annual per-capita income of around VND7.6 million.

An institute report shows the new city capital covering the high delta at the foot of the Tam Dao and Ba Vi mountain chains. Urban planners cite the expanded terrain as an opportunity to "harmonise" between urban and natural development projects.

Additionally, the region’s large river system includes the Hong (Red), Cau, Day, Tich, Duong and Nhue rivers. The water system will help to develop the regional economy by providing a constant supply of water for the larger urban population.

The area will cover industrial parks in North Thang Long, South Thang Long, Sai Dong, Tien Son, Que Vo, Dai Dong, Nam Sach, Dai An, Nhu Quynh and Pho Noi.

Nguyen Viet Tien, Deputy Minister of Transport, said the city’s transportation infrastructure is badly in need of modernisation and regional co-ordination.

For example, Tien said the city has yet to finish construction work on belt roads, especially for its fifth belt road which links the seven northern provinces. Traffic accidents on the highway are rampant, and the region’s ancient railway lacks a tunnel system.

Director of the Ha Noi Planning and Architecture Department Dao Ngoc Nghiem said the capital city has researched more than 140 detailed designs for industry, verdure and new urban and technological infrastructures in order to meet the demand of socio-economic development and improved urban management.

However, he said a lack of expertise and co-operation has slowed the process for the region in general and Ha Noi in particular.

In the coming years, Nghiem said the city will develop detailed research on the North Hong River, the two sides of the Ca Lo River and a project on inter-provincial infrastructure.

Ha Noi is 921sq.km and has more than 3 million people.To develop, Nghiem said the city needs to consider its relationship with neighbouring provinces, northern key economic areas and northern plains, especially Hai Phong Port City and Ha Long city.

The city also needs to pay attention to provincial projects like Tien Phong and Quang Minh, new urban areas in Vinh Phuc Province, industrial parks along the two sides of Lang-Hoa Lac Highway in Ha Tay province, Dong Van IP in Ha Nam Province, Nhu Quynh IP in Hung Yen and Tien Son in Bac Ninh Province.

According to Nguyen Quoc Trieu, chairman of the Ha Noi People’s Committee, the co-operation between Ha Noi and neighbouring provinces has yet to effect a serious change in the region’s development. He said a comprehensive regional economic assessment might help determine the necessary steps toward development. The goal of such development, Trieu said, would be to make Ha Noi a regional centre backed by a system of satellite cities and connected with extensive infrastructure improvements. — VNS

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Vietnam's highest tower plan unveiled

A proposal to build Vietnam's tallest building has been submitted to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The building, to be named Hanoi City Complex, will be a 65-storey tower near Hanoi's Daewoo Hotel.

Project developers, France's Coralis SA and LOHR Industrie, plan to invest US$114.6 million in the new tower.

"This office and apartment building will be constructed to international standards and quality to attract high-end tenants, both foreign and Vietnamese," said the president of LOHR Industrie Vietnam, Kim Joo Sung. "The project will satisfy the ever-increasing demand for luxury offices and apartments."

Coralis, the project representative named on the investment license application, proposed a 49-year lifespan for the project, with US$53 million in entirely foreign-owned legal capital. Germany's B&O Hightex has been selected as the contractor.

Kim said construction will begin as soon as the project had the approval of the ministry. "The development's construction timeline and inauguration dates depend on the licensing authority," he said.

If approved, the skyscraper will tower above the Daewoo Hotel on Lieu Giai street, in Hanoi's Ba Dinh district, and will be welcome relief for Hanoi's office and apartment leasing market, which has not seen any new foreign investments since 2001.

The tallest building in Vietnam currently is the 33-storey Saigon Trade Centre in HCM City. (VIR)

^ What is the height for this building?

http://www.deakin.edu.au/CulturalHeritage_Centre/Images/Hanoi/VN%20Hanoi%20April%202004%20025.jpg

http://www.deakin.edu.au/CulturalHeritage_Centre/Images/Hanoi/VN%20Hanoi%20April%202004%20049.jpg

http://www.deakin.edu.au/CulturalHeritage_Centre/Images/Hanoi/VN%20Hanoi%20April%202004%20050.jpg

http://www.deakin.edu.au/CulturalHeritage_Centre/Images/Hanoi/VN%20Hanoi%20April%202004%20035.jpg
http://www.vnn.vn/dataimages/original/images367877_hanoide.jpg
http://www.vnexpress.net/Vietnam/Kinh-doanh/2004/09/3B9D5844/do-thi-moi6.jpg
http://www.nhandan.org.vn/english/20030823/linhdam.jpg
http://www.simcovn.com/images/khunha1.jpg
http://www.simcovn.com/images/khunha.jpg
http://www.simcovn.com/English/images/linhdam.jpg
http://www.nacencomm.com.vn/home/Images/Trunghoa_Nhanchinh.jpg
http://www.vimeco.com/images/Trung_Hoa_5.jpg
http://www.vimeco.com/images/Trung_Hoa_2.jpg
http://www.nacencomm.com.vn/home/Images/ChungcuA4.jpg
http://www.vimeco.com/images/TRUNG_hoa_1.jpg
Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh - Hanoi Tallest
http://vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images139301_trunghoanhanchinh.jpg

Hacinco Tower
http://www.hacinco.com.vn/images/img_quymo.jpg
Hacinco Aparments
http://www.hacinco.com.vn/images/img_mohinh.jpg
Hanoi Vimeco
http://www.vimeco.com/images/Tru_so_moi_cty.jpg
http://www.vimeco.com/images/DA_tru_so.jpg
Viglacera
http://www.ktdt.com.vn/_upload/DTM%20trung%20hoa%20nhan%20chinh%20van%20phong%20lam%20viec(1).jpg

^ What is the height for this building?
Must be 800+ ft. The Saigon Trade Center is about 475 ft

Hanoi held a ceremony on October 8 to start the second phase of construction on the Inter- Continental Hanoi five-star hotel in Nghi Tam Village, located in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District.

Phase 2 will consist of erecting a five-storey main building and three smaller groups of two-storey buildings in a total area of 31,000 square meters.

With 327 rooms and 36 apartments, the five-star Inter-Continental West Lake Hanoi Hotel will open at the end of 2005.

Construction of this hotel began in 1994. However, after the 1997 Asian financial crisis struck the region the project was stopped in 1998, said Encik Mohd Redza Shah bin Abdul Wahud, the project’s chief executive officer.

Hanoi and Saigon definitely needs more 5-star and 4-star hotels.

http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/M3M4to.jpg

http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/TT%20pham%20Hungto.jpg

http://www.handicovn.com/images/news/VAn%20QUANto.jpg

Thang Long Apartments - 2 28 storeys
http://www.ubikasia.com/ubik-architects/Images/apartments/thanglong/bigpiks/ubik_perspective.gif

Hanoi Imperial Plaza
http://www.ubikasia.com/ubik-architects/images/Offices/ubik-Imperial%20plaza-Elevation-B01.jpg
http://www.ubikasia.com/ubik-architects/images/Offices/ubik-ImperialPlaza-perspective01.jpg

Hoa Binh Tower
http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/Thap2to.gif

Nguyen tuan Tower
http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/NguyenTuan(Xlap)to.gif

wow....So many!!, I'm impressed....This country is surely exceeding my expectations. :pkay:

When will the Hanoi imperial plaza be built? or just a proposal?

No timeline is available. From the website,
http://www.ubikasia.com/ubik-architects/public%20buildings-imperial%20plaza.htm#

Imperial Plaza
Hanoi - Vietnam

This 122,000 m2 project regroups many different functions: it is at the same time a 190 bedroom Hotel, a 13 floor Office Building, a large Conference Center and a Shopping Center, and a 240 apartment building.

It will be located near the City Center, the main facade overlooking the Lenin Park and the Historic Center.

This is my opion of the Imperial Plaza Project in Hanoi..

I hope that project will never be erected. Its design disgusted me. Hanoi similar to Hue, is a city of rich traditional, architectural characteristics. Even though the designs seem splendid and magnificient...the architect(s) seem to have no cultural sensitivity to local environment. It seems as if the a palace is taken right out of Rome and putted it right in the center of Hanoi.

Why is a building full with Western characterisitisc (the Doric, Corithian columns, fountain scuptures..etc) doing in Hanoi? In this kind of age?

While I am wide open to radical and innovative design ideas...but please be sensitive Hanoi, a cultural center nearing a 1000 years old.

It would be more cultural tolerable if it was design with the International Style.

I agree. I would much prefer a high rise that is a product of a fusion between traditional Vietnamese architecture and modern architecture than something that comes straight out of Rome or Athens. This is very disgusting and an insult to Hanoi, a city that is nearly 1000 years old with a long history of being the Imperial centre of Vietnam.

And what is it about those statues?

Hanoi - Thang Long Twin Towers 28 storeys
http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/LangQTTL28to.jpg
Hanoi - Huynh Thuc Khang
http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/27%20HuynhThucKhang%20to.gif
Hanoi - Cau Dien
http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/Caudiento.jpg
Hanoi - Trung Yen
http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/TrungYenKS1.jpg
Hanoi - Chelsea Park
http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/sto2.gif
Hanoi - Lo Duc
http://www.handicovn.com/images/housepic/Lo-Duc.to..jpg

The SA Coralis Corporation from Luxembourg will build Vietnam’s highest tower on Lieu Giai Street in Hanoi, said Nguyen Do Khue, Deputy Director of the MPI’s Investment Department.



According to Mr Khue, this project, with a total investment capital of US$115mil, is soon to be licensed.



The project is called the Hanoi City Complex, and is to include modern apartment blocks, office buildings, trade centres and an international conference centre.



This will not only be the highest building in Vietnam but also the largest foreign-invested real estate projects in Hanoi in recent years. Office building and apartment block projects in Hanoi are predominantly invested domestically.

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/biz/2004/10/335408/

Is there any Photos of the project and who is the architect?

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Well! Thank you! :)

Autohaus Mercedes-Benz

http://www.gami.com.vn/Vn/BDS/Project/Investor/Hanoi-Autohaus/118-1%5B1%5D.jpg
Diện tích sàn: 10.000m2
Địa điểm: Đường Phạm Hùng, Hà Nội
Cơ quan tư vấn, thiết kế: Đơn vị tư vấn thiết kế thuộc Gami Group
Chủ đầu tư: Công ty Tài chính và phát triển doanh nghiệp (FBS)
Mô tả: Nằm trên trục đường vành đai 3 của Hà Nội, là nơi tập trung khu văn phòng mới của Hà Nội, với 7 tầng văn phòng và Showroom trưng bày xe của hãng Mercedes, công trình được thiết kế theo tiêu chuẩn châu Âu. Đây sẽ là toà nhà văn phòng có phong cách riêng, đáp ứng những tiêu chuẩn cao nhất cho người dùng.

www.gami.com.vn

Ha Dong Trade Center
http://www.vinaconex.com.vn/Images/lvkd/TTTM-Ha-Dong.jpg

Highway Hanoi-Ha Tay
http://www.vinaconex.com.vn/Images/lvkd/pHOICANHCHUAN.jpg

Both are almost done


first monorail to be buillt will begin april 2005
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images272711_duongsattrencao.jpg (just an example)

Hanoi Dong Lai apartment
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images314479_khudothiphuoctrach-hoian.jpg

The projects look very good. Do you have any pictures of the projects showing contruction progress?

Vinh Hung Urban (some are done)
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/normal/images31699_khu%20do%20thi.jpg

The projects look very good. Do you have any pictures of the projects showing contruction progress?

I´m afraid no, because I haven´t found such photos in the internet.

I like the Highway Hanoi-Ha Tay, do save big spaces so that in the future it could expand out more, smart move. The highway look good with rail line and some trees in the middle, very cool.

Excellent. Good to see Hanoi developing alongside Saigon.

The tallest building in Vietnam will located on that street
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done in 2006
http://www.hud.com.vn/images/duan/Khu2.jpeg

http://www.hud.com.vn/Viet%20Hung/viethung(500).jpg

:? Well well! are they local architects planner?

Mmh...I read nothing but most of them are certainly vietnamese. If I were the company I would support vietnamese architects.

Completed
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http://home.netnam.vn/newsimgs/9_7_2004/chungcu.jpg
http://nguoivienxu.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images439681_chung-cu.jpg
http://www.thanhnien.com.vn/TinTuc/NhaDat/2004/8/2/24954/nha-dat_A2.jpg
http://www.vnmedia.vn/images_upload/large_4326.JPG
http://www.hanoinews.com.vn/store/news/TrungTruc/12-2004/Dothi-DenLu.jpg
http://www.vnexpress.net/Vietnam/Kinh-doanh/2004/11/3B9D7327/cc.jpg
http://www.hanoinews.com.vn/store/news/TrungTruc/1-2005/Mydinh.jpg
http://www.vnmedia.vn/images_upload/small_3558.JPG
http://www.tuoitre.com.vn/Tianyon/ImageView.aspx?ImageID=55666
http://www.hanoi.gov.vn/hanoiwebs1/vn/50nam/images_50/tulieu/4%2050%20nam_03_0002.jpg
http://www.hanoi.gov.vn/hanoiwebs1/vn/50nam/images_50/tulieu/4%2050%20nam_04_0002.jpg
http://www.hanoi.gov.vn/hanoiwebs1/vn/50nam/images_50/tulieu/4%2050%20nam_09_0002.jpg
http://www.hanoi.gov.vn/hanoiwebs1/vn/50nam/images_50/tulieu/4%2050%20nam_06_0003.jpg
http://www.hanoi.gov.vn/hanoiwebs1/vn/50nam/images_50/tulieu/4%2050%20nam_03_0003.jpg

New Projects
Lang Ha
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images_kd/Kinhdo3.jpg
CT3 Hoang Quoc Viet
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images_kd/Kinhdo32.jpg
CT2 Hoang Quoc Viet
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images_kd/Kinhdo24.jpg
C6 My Dinh
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images_kd/Kinhdo16.jpg
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images/Prj11.10.jpg
C3 My Dinh
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images/Prj13.11.jpg
Lo Duc
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images_kd/Kinhdo6.jpg
Trung Yen
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images/Prj1.h9.jpg
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images/Prj14.12.jpg
Tam Da
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images/Motsod9.jpg

cool,Hanoi is comming up really nice:)

Hanoi’s largest retail supermarket to open doors
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images439637_bigc.jpg

Dong Lai
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images314479_khudothiphuoctrach-hoian.jpg

The Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre will be put into operation before the Vietnamese traditional festival (Tet), which will fall on Feb. 9.

Under the management of the State Securities Committee, the centre will organise securities transactions, provide bidding and auction services.

The Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre is the second of its kind in Viet Nam. The first, the Ho Chi Minh City Securities Centre, which opened four years ago, has conducted transactions of shares of 25 listed companies and almost 200 bonds.-Enditem

Ha Tay
http://www.bitis-vn.com/english/upload/pro_image/TTTM-HATAY.jpg

M3-M4 Thanh Cong Hanoi - 29 storeys
http://www.sggp.org.vn/imagesnews/images41038_nha.jpg
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/M3M4to.jpg

that building doesn't look 29 stories, must be halfway :)

List of under construction buildings in Hanoi

RECENT COMPLETED
21-story commercial and office building center Vincom City Towers
http://www.vnn.vn/dataimages/original/images346896_vincom.jpg

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
1) Hanoi Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh - 34 storeys - 135 m tall
2) Thang Long Apartment 1 - 28 storeys
3) Thang Long Apartment 2 - 28 storeys
4) Hanoi Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh Tower 1 - 24 storeys
5) Hanoi Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh Tower 2 - 24 storeys
6) Thai Thinh - 21 storeys
7) Ngoc Khanh - 15-17 storeys
8) Vinaconex Block 1 - 17 storeys
9) Vinaconex Block 2 - 17 storeys
10) Vinaconex Block 3 - 17 storeys
11) Vinaconex Block 4 - 17 storeys
12) Vinaconex Block 5 - 17 storeys
13) Vinaconex Block 6 - 17 storeys
14) Vinaconex Block 7 - 17 storeys
15) Vinaconex Block 8 - 17 storeys
16) Vinaconex Block 9 - 17 storeys
17) Vinaconex Block 10 - 17 storeys
18) Vinaconex Block 11 - 17 storeys

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has licensed a US$115mil project to develop the country’s tallest building in Hanoi.

The project, the largest foreign-invested venture yet in the Hanoi real estate sector, will include apartments, offices for rent, and shopping and conference centers.

The country’s tallest building now is the 33-storey Saigon Trade Center in HCM City.

Besides the 128m Hanoi City Complex building, which made headlines in the local media last year, other high-rise buildings are underway in the country.

http://www.vir.com.vn/Admin/IMAGE/DOCIMAGE/vir685_19.JPG
http://www.vnstyle.vdc.com.vn/img/Bitexco1.jpg

Property developer Bitexcoland has announced it would begin construction of its new commercial complex in Ha Noi in February 2005.

The US$32 million project, The Garden, will be built on a 11,000sq.m piece of land in My Dinh with 70,600sq.m of space for shopping malls and facilities like cinemas, restaurants, a fitness centre, swimming pool and parking and 20,300 sq.m for units combining accommodation and office space.

According to Moon Kyoo Kim, Bitexcoland’s CEO, The Garden will help satisfy the shopping needs of people living in The Manor Ha Noi, a $125 million project with 449 apartments and more than 100 villas, also developed by Bitexcoland, expected to be completed in February 2006.

At the announcement last Saturday, the company unveiled a model of the apartments it plans to build in The Garden.

The complex, to be located in a suburb near the National Sports Complex, is slated to be completed in May 2006. — VNS

The Garden

Bitexcoland, which is also building two high-end residential projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, is building the Garden near the National Meeting Hall in the capital’s outlying Tu Liem district. The shopping centre will cover 20,500 square metres, and will include retail space, a supermarket, a cinema complex and a food court covering more than one hectare of land in an area surrounded by the National Sports Complex and a multitude of modern housing developments.
“The Garden will be a totally new concept that will redefine the art of shopping,” said Moon Kyoo Kim, Bitexcoland’s chief executive officer.
The company aims to draw in leading international brand names to provide various products, including clothes, jewellery, cosmetics, and home theatre and electronic equipment. Kim said the mall would be unique in Hanoi and more elegant than other malls in Southeast Asia.
“Once the customers begin shopping on our prestigious shopping floors, they will have to keep coming back all the time,” said Kim.
The French-influenced architecture of the Garden, which is designed to make it more than just a shopping mall, aims to create a sophisticated recreational atmosphere that includes a health club, swimming pool and six-screen cinema on the fourth floor.
Bitexcoland has expressed interest in offering an eclectic range of food at the shopping centre, with leading international fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, KFC and Taco Bell tipped as possible tenants.
“Unlike a stand-alone building, the Garden is where you go to shop, eat and enjoy yourself,” said Kim. “It is very special and unique compared to other projects.”
He said the shopping complex would combine with the nearby Manor residential development, which is due to deliver 500 units by the end of next year, to create a complete community.
Kim said he was confident that the Garden and the Manor would cater to the new breed of Vietnamese who are showing a preference for high-end products and brands.

The Garden, is different from other malls in Southeast Asia and its elegance can only be seen in Paris or the US. "It will be the major revolution for the Vietnamese real estate industry," Hoi said. "It is a totally new concept which redefines the art of shopping. For the first time, Vietnamese can enjoy totally new lifestyles and social activities."

almost completed
http://www.vneconomy.com.vn/pictures/kien081204ciputra2.jpg
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/2004-04/01/Sua%20roi/02-Do-thi-Nam-Thang-Long.jpg

National Assembly building
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images20379_nha%20qhoi.jpg

The Manor, Hanoi - under construction
http://www.hbpasia.com/IMAGES/Commercial/Manor/ManorHanconceptWR.gif

very luxury with frensh influence - one of my favourites

Isnt there a similar Manor Project in Saigon?

I believe the company wants to build 2 complex which called "The Manor", once in Hanoi and HCMC. "The Garden" will be located in Hanoi and is also a multi-complex like "The Manor". Both are unique in asia.

"Housing for sale" Project - Cau Dien Town - Tu Liem Dist.- Hanoi
http://www.asemconnectvietnam.gov.vn/basico/image/nhacaudien.gif

"Ke Khe A Lake" Housing Project
http://www.asemconnectvietnam.gov.vn/basico/image/nhaohokekhe.gif

High-storey Apartment Building at Ngoc Khanh Lake
http://www.asemconnectvietnam.gov.vn/basico/image/nhahongockhanh.gif

http://www.vnstyle.vdc.com.vn/image_tin/tb_business_12726_2.jpg

The manor in hanoi, beside the two tall building, all other low-rise building look like British architecture back then. Can we see the picture of Saigon manor please if you have one?

Sorry, but I have some information about it:
The first Manor project, with 426 high-end apartments, began construction late last year in Ho Chi Minh City. A few months later, construction of another Manor condominium, with 500 apartments, began in Hanoi.

And next year they want to build a high-rise next to "The Manor" in HCMC. Mr. Vu Quang Hoi, Deputy Director of the Vietnamese-owned company Bitexco, is known for just building complex for rich people in a high niveau.

The last picture in tq post is Kumho Saigon project, which had delayed since 1998. This project costing 220 mil US$ locates in the square surrounding by Le Duan, Hai Ba Trung, and 2 more streets, which is in Saigon city, not Hanoi.

oh, you right!

are they still going to build those project lovesaigon or had it been on halt

The Manor in hanoi looks great! how tall will it be?

Kumho Saigon had been canceled forever and will be replace by another great project in a near future, because this place is a very beautiful and most advantageous location for commercial in Saigon.

I heard that Saigon-based Binh Minh Corp will develop a commercial tower of 60 storeys which costs around 96 US mil in the center Commercial District 1. The construction work will commence on April 30, 2005. Please give me more information and picture of this building. Thank you.

I have got some information saying that Taiwanese Real Estate Developer has masterplanned to construct 9 skycraper towers in the new developing city of Saigon South (so-called Phu My Hung New City southwards of Saigon). The height of each tower will be around 600m (more than the tallest Taiwan 101 building). If it is the case, Saigon would soon become home of the tallest buildings. Great to see such move to happen.

to tq:
Where is the place and name of project inlustrated by the picture you posted consisting of various "icy transparent buildings"? thank you!!!

Sorry, I don´t know!

Location: My Dinh
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/ThapSDto.gif
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/BTto.gif
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/BenxeMD.to.gif
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/BT3to.gif
I find all construction in My Dinh are looking very european.

Cau Giay
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/299CauGiayto.jpg

Nguyen Chi Thanh
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/So5NCT.jpg

Chelsea Park
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/sto1.gif

Trung Yen-one of many villas
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/PhuThuan.jpg

Cau Dien
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/Caudiento.jpg

Me Thuong
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/MeTriThuongto.jpg

Ciputra
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/Cipu2DAto.jpg

Nghia Do-one of many villas
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/Bietthuto.jpg

Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/VINACONEX.CTy6to.gif

VIMECO II
http://www.muabanraovat.com/images/picture/288239.jpg

Apartments and Office Buildings
PACIFIC PLACE
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004100410504270188539_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200410041116068619327.Jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022211394715421695.Jpg

COSMOS LUXURY APARTMENTS
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111717212921757144_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111911344444507998.Jpg

PHAN CHU TRINH OFFICE BUILDING
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111817153554511660_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200411181716393413028.Jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200411181716256342715.Jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111817160949726504.Jpg

RED RIVER SQUARE
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004120111291727691287.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004120111300293438356.Jpg

Trung Yen luxury Apartment
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111817250518925113_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111817272148424929.Jpg

SONGDA OFFICE & APARTMENT
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111817025912984866_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111911393169784181.Jpg

Others
HANOI FRENCH HOSPITAL - upgrade
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004120114590835389346_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200412011501104385013.Jpg

ORIENTAL HOTEL
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111913514224665469_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111913523450191897.Jpg

ANKHANH ECO-TOURIST AREA -Ha Tay
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004121617105390832155_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005031516334065531557_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200503151636232898807.jpg

BODHI TREE RESORT & SPA - Ha Tay
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111915275594683473_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111915294472674196.Jpg

Some of these projects are nice but why are they have too much direct European influenced in style?

To tq: it seems to me that the Red River Square Project had been cancelled, since the overseas partner in the Joint Venture faced bad financial crisis in 1997.

To versalvin: Actually, our tradditional architecture style has not shown its suitability for such high tech structure, therefore, we have no way but to adopt the European architecture style. It sounds no good for some people but in the given context of Hanoi, we accept this intergrated design trend.

Versalvin: Would you please open one new thread covering Saigon Real Estate Projects along with this Hanoi thread. We are so happy to see the very active move of Saigon in this sector.

Hotel with Government V.I.P. Guesthouse
http://www.gwa-arch.com/images/hanoi_hotel.jpg

Hanoi Golf Club
http://www.hanoigolf.com.vn/Images/righ_head.jpg
some video clips: http://www.hanoigolf.com.vn/index.html

Hanoi has a lot of french, chinese and buddhist elements.

National Congress Center & National Assembly House
-US$272 million cost for the national congress center
-german architect
http://www.gmp-architekten.de/2projects/planning_hanoi.jpg
http://www.gmp-architekten.de/2news/hanoi/hanoi_03_maxi.jpg
http://www.gmp-architekten.de/2news/hanoi/hanoi_01_maxi.jpg
(gmp-architekten.de)

Apartments and Office Buildings
PACIFIC PLACE
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004100410504270188539_T.jpg

SONGDA OFFICE & APARTMENT
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111817025912984866_T.jpg




To tq: it seems to me that the Red River Square Project had been cancelled, since the overseas partner in the Joint Venture faced bad financial crisis in 1997.

To versalvin: Actually, our tradditional architecture style has not shown its suitability for such high tech structure, therefore, we have no way but to adopt the European architecture style. It sounds no good for some people but in the given context of Hanoi, we accept this intergrated design trend.



I'm refering to those buildings above when talking about European influence.

What does tradition means? Tradition doesnt meant it is concrete and cant be changed/modified. It would be good to have some sensibility, at least to the level of critiquing our tratditional architecture as you did inwhich i agree there are some problems). I belive it is irresponsible then for 'some' Vietnamese architects to avoid this problem totally and accepted these new styles unquestionably. We have a problem well then fix it.... sooner or later.

If we keeping on doing this then generations later on...what is our traditional architecture?

Yeah, i am doubting that we have single reason to retain our style of architecture, since our Vietnamese architecture has not recognised worldwide. We do not want to make Hanoi, Saigon becoming Bangkok or Hongkong one day, but what can we do now to avoid such trend? It seems to me Vietnamese architects are doing their jobs, but failed to find thier own way as that their minds are now fully influenced by Western Design Style.

I'm curious, what IS Vietnamese architecture? Most, if not all, traditional Vietnamese buildings I've seen, mostly temples and palaces, look nearly identical to Chinese architecture while a few even have a little Thai influence, though very rare.

These buildings are the french site of Vietnam which also belongs to the vietnamese architecture and culture.

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AIR-CONTROL TOWER

Vietnam´s largest airport, Noi Bai, get a new Tower
Size 88m of height
Cost 10,000,000USD
Client Vietnam Airlines

Located on the land of 4,500m2 inside Noi Bai International Airport Development Area, the Air-Control Tower project has been invested by Vietnam Airlines and designed by Archetype Vietnam in cooperation with ADPi (French) - a famous architectural company in France which has done many well-known towers in the world. The project included a air-control tower and 4-storeys technical building with 1 basement. The tower is 88m of height and 10m of diameter. The salient feature of this project is all the tower has been claded by glasses. This tower intends to bring into operation in 2007.

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022215040919851321_T.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022215043350468081.Jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022215051176084535.Jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200502221504435460757.Jpg

source:archetype-asia.com

The new tower is great, but the terminal is ugly! I wish they expand the airport and make it more modern.

PM Phan Van Khai publicly said that Noi Bai terminal was a total failure and the reason because it was all designed by our architects who don't have any experience in designing airpot. :bash:

That´s why they got support from a french company who had designed many towers of the world!

Some projects designed by Archetype Vietnam now is starting the construction. Most of them are located on the main streets in the center of Hanoi. We are sure that all of these buildings will bring to Hanoi a new architectural style.
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022211394715421695.jpg http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022211434751841372.jpg http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022211423397214906.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022211430040714663.jpg http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022211432527103823.jpg http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022211391290957277.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022409271394291322.jpg

source:www.archetype-asia.com/detail.asp?id=20

By the way Archetype is in the "TOP TEN 2005" of Asia Architecture.

The SA Coralis Corporation from Luxembourg will build Vietnam’s highest tower on Lieu Giai Street in Hanoi, said Nguyen Do Khue, Deputy Director of the MPI’s Investment Department.



According to Mr Khue, this project, with a total investment capital of US$115mil, is soon to be licensed.



The project is called the Hanoi City Complex, and is to include modern apartment blocks, office buildings, trade centres and an international conference centre.



This will not only be the highest building in Vietnam but also the largest foreign-invested real estate projects in Hanoi in recent years. Office building and apartment block projects in Hanoi are predominantly invested domestically.

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/biz/2004/10/335408/

'' The project, which is invested by SA Coralis (Luxembourg), to build Vietnam’s highest building with 65 floors including apartments, offices, trade and conference center is to get license. Those trade centers exert more competing pressure on supermarkets.'' :) (Source:vneconomy.com)

http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/HH4to.gif
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/CT1to.gif
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/CT4to.gif

if these towers get built like that, they will look fab ;)

Yep, the will be all located in Me Tri.

http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/172NKto.gif

http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/HACINCO%203.7to.gif

"The Manor" looks spooky :) but sincerily ,i don't want downtown Hanoi to have much more taller buildings,u know,it is more important to keep Hanoi a cultural and historic capital,Vietnam is not like China where construction booms and every city has its skyline,maybe better to bulid them in Hadong,Gia Lam or in the north,close to Thang Long bridge...

For the Nat. Assembly project,i prefer the "golden star" plan over the building with "cai bat an com",the bowl :) on top of it,it looks more trendy,if build,it will be a signature construction for many generations to come,unfortunatly it was not the chosen one.
http://www.vnn.vn/dataimages/original/images156496_phoicanh4.3.jpg

http://www.vnn.vn/dataimages/original/images156495_phoicanh4.2.jpg

The Manor
http://susu.at/albums/album47/2004_10_11_434.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album47/2004_10_11_428.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album47/2004_10_11_429.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album47/2004_10_11_430.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album47/2004_10_11_432.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album47/2004_10_11_427.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album47/2004_10_11_424.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album46/2004_10_11_387.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album46/2004_10_11_389.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album46/2004_10_11_378.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album46/2004_10_11_382.sized.jpg

http://susu.at/albums/album12/Image_40.sized.jpg

photos by http://susu.at/gallery/album45

I totally agree with Saigon moonsooner that building up the highrises in the downtown of Hanoi should be restricted, since numerous valuable traditional architecture works existing in the downtown would be badly affected by those modern structures and the existing backward infrastructure there does not allow those advanced structures to create value added services. The Hanoi Planning Makers should be responsible to maintain the traditional face of Hanoi downtown for the the coming generations. Development of City towards the North and the South (Dong Anh, Giam Lam, Soc Son, Thanh Tri, Tu Liem...) should be prioritised.

Melinh PLAZA is the Trade Centre specialized in displaying, introducing and selling decorative building materials and high quality interior design of domestic and foreign manufacturers. It offers effective and supporting business environment for transactions, contacts between manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
http://www.melinhplaza.biz/goc3.jpg
http://www.melinhplaza.biz/pcmdtt.jpg
http://www.melinhplaza.biz/pcgiengtroi.jpg
The Center is projected to open in early 2006.

source: http://www.melinhplaza.biz/index_eng.html

Impressive.

cheers for Hanoi, Investistement are coming, and if Hanoi goes on like this, it will probably become as Bangkok, oh let's say it will become an horrific city with skyscrapers which look the same all around the globe. Let's think about it for a moment... what we want for Vietnam is devellopement, not Ultra capitalism which doesn't care about the esthetiq... hopefully, Hanoi builds its urban areas outside from the city center, next to the airport... but anyway, those projects will be perfect for expats who only want their confort as it is in west... i sometimes regrett Hanoi as it was 20, 40 and even 60 years ago. if you look at the pictures, it was just a beautiful city with low-rise building and nice architecture...

Most of the skyscraper will be build far away from the downtown!

some are done, under construction or will be build soon.
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC12_GT1.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC21_TDH.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC22_DCV.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC13_YH.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC23_TL.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC24_NVT.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC16NCDT.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC17_DDA.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC27_LT.JPG
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC18_HQV.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC19_HC.jpg
http://www.uac.com.vn/Images/To/RC110LSV.jpg

source: http://www.uac.com.vn/webpage/uac_home.htm

really some nice project, keep us updated okie

It's so frustrating that there's no longer a search function

PHƯƠNG ÁN DỰ THI THIẾT KẾ NHÀ QUỐC HỘI VÀ HỘI TRƯỜNG BA ĐÌNH MỚI
http://www.coninco.com.vn/Coninco/dichvu/tuvan1.jpg

CHUNG CƯ VÀ VĂN PHÒNG CHO THUÊ E8 CHÂU LONG
http://www.coninco.com.vn/Coninco/dichvu/thamdinh2.jpg

source: http://www.coninco.com.vn/dich-vu.htm

Phòng trưng bày của SAMSUNG (under construction)
http://www.seogwoo.com/image2/Imagetrangcongtrinh18.jpg
http://www.seogwoo.com/image2/Imagetrangcongtrinh15.jpghttp://www.seogwoo.com/image2/Imagetrangcongtrinh16.jpg

source: http://www.seogwoo.com/index.html

This post is a reply to someone who curious about Vietnamese architecture and wonder why Vietnamese modern buildings have many european tastes in them. I am not an expert but do want to try to give it a shot, hope this clear up something here.

Basically, Vietnam was occupied by the Chinese for roughly 1000 years from the period of 111 B.C. to the 10th century A.D. this is when Vietnam became independent from China and established its first king. According to Vietnamese legend and history that Vietnamese were civilized people and had its own kingdom before the Chinese occupation and this has been true because recent archeological evidents in the Northern part of Ha Noi now, have proved that the Vietnamese legendary kingdom (Dong Son culture) indeed existed. However, to Chinese historian was considered Vietnam as China's sub-kingdom in the southern region just like many other sub-kingdoms during that period.

During a 1000 years of occupation, the Chinese have influenced Vietnam in all level, technology, farming, philosophical thinking, education, religious(Taosim, Buddhism, and Confucianism) and architecture. These great influences have been with the Vietnamese until the French came to Vietnam.

So you see, Vietnam does not have its own architecture style, they borrowed it from the CHinese just like Japan and Korea did. Even after Vietname became independent from China, they still intergrated Chinese culture into their own. Vietnamese king built the palace in Hue was almost a replication to Chinese palace interm of its master plan, thing like certain buildings should face certain directions, and this is true with the Japanese and Korean as well. Howerver, the Japanese and Korean have more uniqness of their own in their architecture tyles than the Vietnamese. During the French, they implemented many influences on Vietnam mostly educational system, architecture, and then religion as christianity entered Vietnam.

This is no surprise for me at all to see many modern buildings with french influence in Ha Noi. In my opion, I think this is a great thing, a modern european style city in SEA. I love to see it take shape in Vietnam. GO VIETNAM!

I totally agree with you, VietnamLover!

CBRE to increase investment in office blocks, flats in Viet Nam

HA NOI — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Viet Nam Ltd plans to invest more in office buildings and high-quality apartments this year to meet increasing demands, reported Marc Townsend, the company’s managing director, at a real estate review meeting in Ha Noi last week.

Many local companies now require grade A and B office buildings in Ha Noi, as opposed to the lower C grade, he said.

"More and more Vietnamese companies are interested in working in a fully-equipped and modern office building to boost their results and to integrate into the world economy," Townsend said.

He said rental prices would remain the same over the next two years due to the limited supply.

CBRE currently has 24 office projects in various stages of development, including Pacific Place, Ha Noi City Complex, Hoa Binh Tower, and Kinh Do Building.

The company also has eight retail projects under construction and planning, including the Ciputra Mall, Cau Giay Complex, Hoa Binh Twin Towers and Me Linh Plaza.

CBRE is the main investor in Vincom City Towers, in downtown Ha Noi, which has been officially operational since November last year. The current vacancy is about 6,500sq.m.

by VNS

Office space in short supply in major hubs

Hanoi is also experiencing limited availability of Grade A office space. Although there are 24 new office projects under various stages of development, including the Pacific Place, the 65-storey Hanoi City Complex and Hoa Binh Towers, the capital city will still see rents increase, according to the report.
...
Eight new shopping complexes are slated for construction in Hanoi, including The Garden (20,500sqm), the Cau Giay Complex (11,500sqm), Hoa Binh Tower (15,000sqm), Hanoi City Complex (1.3 hectare of land) and Ciputra Mall (130,000sqm).
...
Demand for industrial parks in Hanoi comes mainly from automobile and motorbike assembly, information technology and telecommunication equipment manufacturers, and logistics companies.
...
by VIR

RMIT International University Vietnam
-done
http://www.rmit.edu.vn/public/asp/hanoi_campus2.jpg

source: rmit.edu.vn/public/asp/AboutUs.asp?id=3

Aww that's cute...the rmit block.

VIETNAMESE CIVIL AVIATION INDUSTRY

Civil aviation authorities are also planning to build a new terminal and a new runway at the capital's airport, Noi Bai. A second terminal will have capacity for up to 25 million passengers from the current six million. Construction is expected to begin as soon as 2006 and be completed by 2010.

A third and fourth terminal at Noi Bai would be built in stages according to demand to bring its annual capacity to 50 million passengers.

by vidotourtravel.com

Im my opinion My Dinh will turn into a new New York, if you take a look to all the pics which will be construct.

Hanoi Petroleum Trading Centre
http://www.hyderconsulting.com/images/projects/projectfocus/hanoi_petroleum_centre.jpg
-done in late 2006

source: http://www.hyderconsulting.com/asean.asp

more information about "Pacific Place"
http://cbrevietnam.com/pacific.htm

Thang Long Urban Area
http://www.vnn.vn/dataimages/original/images312765_NamThangLong110804.jpg http://www.vnn.vn/dataimages/original/images312767_mohinhkhudothiNamThangLong110804.jpg
photos by vnn.vn

BỘ TÀI CHÍNH
http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/Botaichinh.jpg

TÒA NHÀ HILTON OPERA
http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/Final-pic.jpg

TRỤ SỞ HÃNG HÀNG KHÔNG QUỐC GIA VIỆT NAM
http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/Air.jpg
http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/Front.jpg

TRỤ SỞ KHO BẠC NHÀ NƯỚC HÀ NỘI
http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/khobachn.jpg

TRỤ SỞ LÀM VIỆC NGÂN HÀNG INDOVINA
http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/indovina.jpg

TRỤ SỞ THỜI BÁO KINH TẾ
http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/phoi-canh(17-7-2003).jpg

CÔNG TRÌNH TỔ HỢP VĂN PHÒNG SIÊU THỊ VIGLACERA HÀ NỘI
http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/ViglaceraHN.jpg

source: sacidelta.com

TRỤ SỞ LÀM VIỆC NGÂN HÀNG INDOVINA

http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/indovina.jpg

Personally,i don't like this kind this kind of structure.....definately not a high-rise building,more like a suuper-tube-house indeed....just look at the way it splits the other house in half....will spoil out our cities soon.

Others are fine,thanks :D

NGỌC KHÁNH PLAZA
http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Images/Prj16.13.jpg
more infos: http://vibforum.vcci.com.vn/advfile/dong%20duong/Prj16.htm

Mydinh-Metri Urban project
take a moment for this site. some new great photos in Metri.
http://www.sudicosd.com.vn/Default.aspx?src=projects&id=4

Reading through the emporis.com website I found a new project in Hanoi, namely the "Daweoo Building" (66st).

Somebody knows more about that project?

Maybe even taller than the "Hanoi City Complex"!
Hopefully will be licensed soon.

http://www.hoabinhtowers.com/images/ban-do-chuan2.jpg

www.hoabinhtowers.com

Daewoo Building is a project had been canceled many years ago. So Hanoi City Complex will be remained as the tallest.

New design for "Hilton Opera Center" !?

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005041913584769175356.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005041913565354459780.Jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200504191355267711429.Jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200504191354498340091.Jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005041913542940859621.Jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005041913560970235842.Jpg

photos by archetpye-asia.com

nice design

Great arch! This will promote Hanoi to build more modern architectures,which is still humble now...

19 storeys apartment

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111717212921757144_T.jpg

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111911344444507998.Jpg

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111911342926453799.Jpg

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2004111911335795258729.Jpg

88m and cost 10 million US

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022215040919851321_T.jpg

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022215051176084535.Jpg

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200502221504435460757.Jpg

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022215043350468081.Jpg

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005022215045722343081.Jpg

4 star hotel
20 storeys height, 216 hotelrooms and luxury apartments
Cost 15,000,000 USD

Nacimex NamDinh International Hotel invested by Nam Cuong Trading - Tourism Company. By Archetype's design, the hotel shall be built 20 storeys with 216 hotelrooms and luxury apartments. The ground breaking ceremony of this project took place on 16 April, 2005 and the investor intends to bring it into operation in 2007.

http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005041814233225904483.jpg

The new design project for the Hilton Opéra Center is just ugly and doesn't match with the architecture of the Opera, of the hotel and all the buildings around de block... what the fuck is that? they had planned a nice building that matched with all the buildings around, but now, they think that building a modern-style building will lokk greater... what a shame... does anybody know if it will be build as shown?

@ Pelerin_au_tonkin

So you prefere this design more?

TÒA NHÀ HILTON OPERA
http://www.sacidelta.com/catalog/images/Final-pic.jpg



I like both designs although that one match more to the Opera and Hilton Hotel like you said.
But hey, now we still don´t know which will be build. :) So just keep hope ;-).

well yes this one matches better with all the buildings around, i just hope they wont let Hanoi be a superficial and unpersonnal city with moderns lokking building all around the city, it would be such a shame for a city that has lots of charme. as u said, i'll keep on hoping... :-)

hého, Pelerin,why do u think it's unfit to place such building in that area?
I didnt know that there's already that nice house...but i 'd just love the design,must put it in somewhere else,hope to see it's gettin' built.
But,what's its purpose....opera center,media center,shopping center or just a Hilton's sub-structure?

well saigon monsooner, actually, there is no building in this emplacement. I think it was a park during the "indochina time". Now, and since i know Hanoi (1998), it is like something is going to be built...
So the new project is that the Hilton Hotel (which sticks just above, nice architecture though) wants to build a business center i guess. The two projects proposed until then are the one you just saw and the archetype one. So if someone has more informations about this project... What i am ashamed of is that i know quiet well one of the "boss" of the archetype co. and i can't understand that he hasn't design something more realistic... maybe because of the fact that he is not the only one leading this company, but still, i don't really get what architects want : making Hanoi looking like Bangkok? well go on, it will sure, step by step, become like Bangkok... but i am quiet sure that all the citizens of Bangkok really wonder what the fuck happenend to their city!

maybe because of the fact that he is not the only one leading this company, but still, i don't really get what architects want : making Hanoi looking like Bangkok? well go on, it will sure, step by step, become like Bangkok... but i am quiet sure that all the citizens of Bangkok really wonder what the fuck happenend to their city!

If it was true,so how crazy idea it is.....anyone who thinks like this might not be aware of his people's pride anymore....of course,we must aim to a brighter future of vietnam.....infrastructures,buildings in Vietnam are nothing when compared with Thailand or Malaysia....but "making Hanoi looking like Bangkok" :applause: down...

If it was true,so how crazy idea it is.....anyone who thinks like this might not be aware of his people's pride anymore....of course,we must aim to a brighter future of vietnam.....infrastructures,buildings in Vietnam are nothing when compared with Thailand or Malaysia....but "making Hanoi looking like Bangkok" :applause: down...



Why would you want to make Hanoi looks like Bangkok? :down:

Versalvin,i bet u misunderstood.

ok let's just hope they'll ameliorate the design, so it can fit better to today's hanoi architecture...

Versalvin,i bet u misunderstood.
hhaah Yeah...cause since after the quote "making Hanoi looking like Bangkok" and this :applause: i assumed you approved the idea.... :)

http://img220.exs.cx/img220/7496/myhanoiskyline0md.th.jpg (http://img220.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img220&image=myhanoiskyline0md.jpg)
my skyline :)

www.hanoicitycomplex.com.vn is under construction, may be the official site of the "Hanoi City Complex" project.

Somebody knows more about this project?
http://community.webshots.com/photo/255176735/255176735rXUGQP

National Congress Center
www.inros.de/filemanager/download/12/ILAG-Spezial%206_2-2004.pdf
(download to see photos)

-cost:180€
-2000 people working 24 hours everyday; the biggest construction zone in VN
-architecture: a german company "gmp" :rock:
-multi-complex: also usable for a theatre, an opera house and a concerthall
-215m long, 114m wide and 53m tall
-featuring a large underground car park
-60000sqm space
-terrain>64 hectar
-with shops, restaurants, exhibitionrooms, servicecenter and so on

>europe standard

I am new to this thread. I wonder if someone can update the Hanoi city complex status. Thanks.

Hi Skycrapermaniac,
the "Hanoi City Complex" isn´t under construction right now.

Hopefully they will start with the construction before of my summer holiday. So I can take a photo of the constructionprogress.

Some of the pictures from the first few pages don't work, I can't see nothing, if possible could someone update the pictures again? or just give me the direct websites ...thanx!

i think the link to the host die since these pics been on here too long :)

Pictures from the first pages are almost from www.handicovn.com but the website doesn´t work currently. Maybe have to wait for a while.

Pictures from the first pages are almost from www.handicovn.com but the website doesn´t work currently. Maybe have to wait for a while.

From http://sudicosd.com.vn

http://sudicosd.com.vn/data/hh4.jpg
http://sudicosd.com.vn/data/hh3.jpg
http://sudicosd.com.vn/data/ct1.jpg
http://sudicosd.com.vn/data/ct9.jpg
http://sudicosd.com.vn/data/ct4.jpg

wow...classic euro design there.

I am not surprising since vietnam have been under the influence of French taste a lot, and now it has adopt the Western architecture in building structure

There are more many western-style buildings projects in My Dinh. The Manor, SongDa Office & Apartment, The Garden Complex, ... and those which titanic98 posted.
By the way isn´t the Sport Zone of Hanoi next to My Dinh?

I just don't understand why they building nice and classy buildings like that to house apartments and located mostly out in the suburb of the city........while offices and hotels in the city's centre, the old quarter, French quarters are down right ugly......I mean shouldn't they blend in new french buildings in the french part of town? and modern buildings in new town? I bet ya if those nice buildings use as apartments, soon it will be ..........hell

people will hang clothes in the balconies, set up protection cages in the balconies, peeing at the corner of the buildings and set the buildings to mush hehe.......but ya know what I mean
If i could...... I will rearrange those buildings to the right location

Briliant idea...buh i think in french town u can hardly find any space which iz large enough to put these on,u know....compensation prices would be stratospheric.

@ bang:haha it happened to every Commie block mayb ppl found them so ugly and they wanna ruin them down....

These are the buildings should come down in Hanoi
-postoffice
-Viet-Xo palace
-cityhall
-the museum near the 1 pillar pagoda
-Ho's mausoleum
-central part of the train station
-that shark -mouth buildings around Hoan Kiem
Those 4, 20 storeys Melia, and Hanoi hilton office.....they're gloomy, big, and doesn't make sense. Hanoi old and French quarter are petit and charming, leave them alone.

For Uncle Ho's tomb I really don't understand why they call it sacred and beautiful and "reflects vietnamese culture".......it's the same damn one they brought home from Lenin's tomb in Russia......big black and hideous

I've never heard someone calls it reflects viet culture.Why didn't they build it with white granite,would have been much better.Anyway i still think Uncle Ho is never been there since a long time ago,i think ppl have buried him on a mountain near Son Tay...last year i visited it,shuch a beautiful nature reserve.

Buildings in brutalist style like Viet-Xo (soviet) palace are symbols of a whole era and would not b easily removed.

There's a pic:

http://hanoi.vnn.vn/chuyen_de/9810/suu_tap_anh/054.jpg

which is visible on this site

http://hanoi.vnn.vn/chuyen_de/9810/suu_tap_anh/

Projects by...

...Ho Thieu Tri Architect and Associates Corporation
Five-Star New Imperial Hotel / Apartments and Offices of Lilama / Van Minh General Service and Residential Trading Center / Inh Phuc Province's Recreation, Sport and Culture Zone

...Ha Noi Urban Architecture Consulting Corporation
Hacico Tower / Trang Thi Trading Center / Residential Buildings in Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh New Urban Area

Both were selected to the Top 10 of Architecture Companies in Vietnam by BCI Asia.

Shopping scene
luxury Malls
Eight new shopping complexes are slated for construction in Hanoi, including The Garden (20,500sqm), the Cau Giay Complex (11,500sqm), Hoa Binh Tower (15,000sqm), Hanoi City Complex (1.3 hectare of land) and Ciputra Mall (130,000sqm).
by vneconomy.com.vn

So by the way fashion & Co. ...
Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Mont Blanc are opening outlets in the new Sofitel Metropole Hotel arcade in Hanoi, while other international brands such as Aubade and Carita are gaining footholds in the market.

Three storeys of the Ocean Park Building are being converted into the largest high-end retail outlet in the country, selling fashion brands such as Giordano and Valentino.
entire text: http://www.vn-style.com/viewDetails.asp?catId=4&PostId=21873

...and Levi´s opened the first store in The Vincom City Towers. It´s so cool, can´t wait until my visit to Hanoi. The second store will open in the Diamond Plaza (HCMC) this week.

Saigon moonsoon are you an architect student?
well they call those xoviet buildings look like "lotus flower" reflects the vietnamese culture.....well I just wanted to puke.

oh you live in Saigon right? have you seen the French building on that Viet-Xo palace site, it was so nice. I'm no architect but I think I can turn that Viet-Xo building and many other ugly buildings into a work of art.....even the Caravelle hotel......I will turn them all French........atleast the French left behind Vietnam coffee and Bread.........The Russian left nothing......From what I know that Viet-Xo palace was known as a gift from the Russian, but right now Vietnam still has to pay for it out of its people taxes.

from http://www.vir.com.vn/Client/VIR/index.asp?url=content.asp&doc=2157
...
Sam said Noi Bai would have three new terminals and another runway so that it could receive 45-50 million visitors a year.
...

According to Retail Co. and vnn.vn (2004)...
...Hanoi is set to be the venue for Vietnam's largest shopping centre with Ciputra Hanoi. The development, which is scheduled to begin construction early next year (is this year "2005"), is situated on an area of 7.3 hectares at the Lac Long Quan Road bordering West Lake.

Designed by international architects, the 114,000sqm Ciputra Hanoi will comprise 1,263 specialty shops, 48 restaurants and cafes, department stores, entertainment centres and a hypermarket.

“The shopping centre will be a cosmopolitan life-style centre for Hanoi people where they can shop, dine and entertain. It will upgrade Hanoi people's quality of life as well as attract more tourists to Hanoi,” said David Arnsdorff, director of Citra Westlake City Development, the project's owner.


Meanwhile, a six-storey shopping mall is making headlines later this year as the largest retail venue to be opened in Hanoi. The mall would be part of Vincom City Towers, which comprises 28,700 sqm of prime retail space and 43,500 sqm of offices for lease.

from http://www.vir.com.vn/Client/VIR/index.asp?url=content.asp&doc=2157
...
Sam said Noi Bai would have three new terminals and another runway so that it could receive 45-50 million visitors a year.
...
Hanoi doesn't really need this capacity. Saigon need it more.

Hanoi doesn't really need this capacity. Saigon need it more.

How many passengers each year the new Tan Son Nhat Airport will be able to receive?
I think the "Long Thanh Airport" will also support the high capacity of the TSN Airport in the future.
By the way 3 feature Airports (Mieu Mon, Gia Lam and an unknown) in Hanoi will be construct and upgrade until 2020 for domestic (and international) flights.

I got these photos from a website that's no longer working so I really don't know what they are.....and where.....but some are from hanoi......and few from other northern regionshttp://img263.echo.cx/img263/2102/125786577wapbxbph0ml.jpg

http://img263.echo.cx/img263/1433/electroniclibrayuniversity12qf.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/7936/diplomaticcorphanoi0si.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/7097/dinhcongthanhtriapartment7zk.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/6935/congtrinh1814jn.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/3600/congtrinh1610at.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/2557/congtrinh318dn.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/5235/bachdanghanoi1918mn.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/9654/agriculturegeneticinstitute12w.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/7451/125784793qaajxyph6qj.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/1787/125709876uskcspph1km.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/821/thanhtrioffice18wb.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/5396/hanoi4en.jpg http://img263.echo.cx/img263/5756/mydinhtuliem17bm.jpg

...
http://img263.echo.cx/img263/5396/hanoi4en.jpg...

Hotel with Government V.I.P. Guesthouse
Hanoi, Vietnam
GWA provided master planning services for the design of a new Five Star hotel in the heart of “Old Hanoi”, the historic French Colonial district. An existing 3 story ministry building will be converted into the main lobby of the hotel, with restaurants and meeting rooms. A 5 story, 250 room hotel will be built behind the ministry building. The project also includes the conversion of the old French Governor’s Residence into the official VIP guest house for the Vietnamese government. Underground parking, new landscaping, and a new state–of–the–art executive videoconferencing facility complete the project. The new buildings are designed to blend with the French Colonial style and must meet strict height and set back requirements of the historic district.
The guesthouse has two main floors totaling 18,000 square feet. The hotel with addition will be 190,000 square feet.
www.gwa-arch.com

How many passengers each year the new Tan Son Nhat Airport will be able to receive?
I think the "Long Thanh Airport" will also support the high capacity of the TSN Airport in the future.
By the way 3 feature Airports (Mieu Mon, Gia Lam and an unknown) in Hanoi will be construct and upgrade until 2020 for domestic (and international) flights.
Currently TSN is receiving around 6 million. This figure is projected to rise to 10-15 million by 2010. Hanoi on the other hand will receive a significantly smaller amount of traffic.

this V.I.P guesthouse is a very nice project... hopefully they preserve and build on the model of what already exist... this why Hanoi is beautifuler (compared to Saigon), they preserve the old relics and build appropriate buildings...
HANOI VO DICH

LOL "beautifuler", now I've seen everything. Hehehe

ok ignore the pretty lady in front, could someone tell me what they are building there in Truong Tien Street of Hanoi? if I remember correctly that should be a very beautiful decorative wrought iron fence of the French building next to it.....so building another structure in that location mean they clear away the fence?
http://img261.echo.cx/img261/9326/152939992yswzycph9ug.jpg

this V.I.P guesthouse is a very nice project... hopefully they preserve and build on the model of what already exist... this why Hanoi is beautifuler (compared to Saigon), they preserve the old relics and build appropriate buildings...
HANOI VO DICH

I collect old photo postcards of Vietnam on the internet and have a collection of over 15.000 ..........hopping someday I'll have the money to buy all of those photos and build a museum to house them (in my freaking dream)

Hanoi stands in my collection about over 4000 images, so I'm very sure a lot of grand big beautiful French buildings in Hanoi had gone too......a lot of buildings

New website of HANDICO is now online! www.handico.com.vn
some projects:
http://www.handico.com.vn/frontpage/slide/thanhtri.jpg
http://www.handico.com.vn/frontpage/upload_files/anhmau.jpg
http://www.handico.com.vn/frontpage/upload_files/conhue.jpg

The Manor, Hanoi - under construction
http://www.hbpasia.com/IMAGES/Commercial/Manor/ManorHanconceptWR.gif


HH4 Building
http://sudicosd.com.vn/data/hh4.jpg

I wonder why "The Manor" and the "HH4 Building" looking so same!
It´s a little bit strange...both started with the construction by the same time (02/2005) and they will build also in My Dinh.

Just "The Manor" will be finish a few months sooner and the total cost is also higher.

La qua, tai sao du an "The Manor" va "nha HH4" nhin donh nhau the?
Hai cai bat dau xay luc thang 2 va o My Dinh.

"The Manor" xong may thang hon va dat tien hon.

For me they are not looking same.....they are the same!

These 2 pictures are just at 2 opposite angles lol...

@tq: uh... "giong nhau" instead of "dohn nhau"
and..."xong truoc (som hon) may thang" instead of "xong may thang hon"
Cheers!!

indeed ..the second pic is showing the back side of the two towers...!!! which u can't really see from the front side in the first rendering!!! that's wut i was thinkin' this morning when i first saw it !!! hahahaha!! no way...how coincidental...!!! lol! peace out!

courtesy of my CD :)http://img218.echo.cx/img218/1546/ntlcity3jg.jpg
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An artificial modelled landscape with organically flowing contours built from local limestone surround the new house of parliament with two artificial mountains. Posts arranged on a grid support a cloud-shaped glass roof . The landscape rises to a height of 5.50 m. The differences in height produce dynamic changes in views towards surrounding historical structures. Local tall tree types in groups spread through the site, especially in areas planned using Feng-Shui principles . The building ensemble uses Asian design principles coupled with the technical efficiency and functional clarity of western design. The landscape architectonic concept infiltrates the spirit of the place and generates a growing energy.

http://www.strauma.de/images/klein/HAN_lage.jpg

http://www.strauma.de/images/klein/HAN_platz.jpg

Object Parliament Quartier, Hanoi
Client Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Architects nps tchoban voss Architekten
Tasks Creating representative open spaces for a parliament complex
Size 30 ha
Date 2003

from www.strauma.de

House of Parliament looks gorgeous, with a very modern and interesting design. May we see more renderings and pics? :)

I don't care fung shui or what's what.....But I hated very much when I see palm trees in Vietnam.
Vietnam is a tropical place not the middle east........ya could grow big spanning trees for people to hide from the sun under it's shade. yet these morons copy singapore and hongkong and other places in south east asia and planted palm trees......I don't think it looks beautiful.........just big big poles that taken so much spaces and provide little shade.

i think that house of parliment makes no sense, just like a big golden zit.
but that's not what they will be building......because that location is now an archeological ground.

who has the news on the new parliament in Tu Liem district? I heard they're underconstruction now, but which model did they picked?

^ I think its a interesting building, but not very "Vietnam". The project reminds me a lot of some european architect firm exploring east Asia, as many does in China.

But you said the plot is currently an archeological ground, which means they will start construction after the work there is finished?

It's absolutly impossible that they build this new parliament in this distrcit, as they have (as it is said in the newspaper) already begin the construction of it in the outskirts of Hanoi.... and it is the german design who won the contest, not this one... i've been to the exibition at Giang Vo when all the projects were shown, it was quiet interesting... but this project as shown up there is dead, he was part of the contest and not chosen...

It´s gmp who designed the official complex. The architect company is in Germany here very famous, they had already designed the new Luchao Harbour City in Shanghai and the new big airport (in Berlin-Brandenburg or Leipzig.)
But aren´t there more new gov. buildings under construction? I thought that "The National Assembly", "Parliament" and the "Ba Dinh Building" were totally different from each other.
Anyway...I will take many photos of the cosntruction zone there for you when I visit Hanoi this summer.

And what for function the old gov. complexes will have when all the new complexes are done? Some of them are very beautiful like the yellow one.

Thanks for letting me know. GMP Architects is everywhere around China nowdays, and is behind Luchao Harbour City as tq said. And that design is a traditional GMP proposal, so i was not surprised. But what was the winning design, or has any won yet?

Are constructions for these complexes offically underconstruction? when is the expected date of completion?

Are constructions for these complexes offically underconstruction? when is the expected date of completion?

Here are construction photos of a gov. building in Nov 2004.
http://www.inros.de/filemanager/dow...%206_2-2004.pdf
But the hell don´t know which of the new goverment building thats it.
Untill now I still don´t know what its different between:
National Assembly Complex
National Congress Center
Ba Dinh Building
Parliament Building
Or are some the same?

One of them (don´t know which) should be complete in 2006 for the APEC Meeting.

i think the name National Assembly Complex consists of these National Congress Center, Ba Dinh Building, Parliament Building.


Dont we have a member from Hanoi in our forum? it would be cool to have a local member. Would be so much easier with latest updates.

i think the name National Assembly Complex consists of these National Congress Center, Ba Dinh Building, Parliament Building....

Sounds reasonable...yeah...on the renderings the piece of land saw quit large with beatiful lakes and so and don´t forget we have there the biggest construction zone in Vietnam, so they sure don´t work on just one complexes...could be a financial problem then:colgate:

Do you by any chance have any more rendêrings? that site u posted doesnt work btw.

Hehe...it seems that they aren´t the same....from gerkan.de

Thats the "National Congress Center" which is 100% underconstruction.
http://www.gerkan.de/2projects/planning_hanoi.jpg

On May 17 the jury in Hanoi awarded the gmp design for the new National Assembly House and Ba Dinh Conference Hall in Hanoi with one 1st prize. The design for the 70,000 m2 large complex was developed in cooperation with INROS LACKNER Consulting Group GmbH from Rostock.

gmp and two French practices now have the task to revise their designs until the end of June. Then the ultimate decision on the practice that will realise the design will be made.

National Assembly House
http://www.gerkan.de/2news/hanoi/hanoi_02_maxibreit.jpg
http://www.gerkan.de/2news/hanoi/hanoi_03_maxibreit.jpg

Ba Dinh Conference Hall
http://www.gerkan.de/2news/hanoi/hanoi_01_maxibreit.jpg
maybe the back side?

Bus Stop
Cau Giay - Hanoi
http://www.ubikasia.com/ubik-architects/images/Others/ubik-Bus%20stop-perspective.jpg

Renovation of the People's Committee of Hanoi
http://www.ubikasia.com/ubik-architects/Images/Public%20Buildings/ubik-people%27s%20Comitee-3dsmax%20S.jpg
http://www.ubikasia.com/ubik-architects/Images/Public%20Buildings/ubik-people%27s%20Comitee-perspective%20S.jpg

from ubik-asia.com

VP BANK
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/200506091633205692691.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005060916375554406374.Jpg

by archetype-asia.com

VIMECO SPORT & CULTURE PARK
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005061411105125915164.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005061411112357110231.Jpg

XALA NEW URBAN (Ha Tay)
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005061413394430491274.jpg
http://www.archetype-asia.com/photos/n/2005061413415331223696.Jpg

by archetype-asia.com

From Vimeco
http://www.vimeco.com/ (http://www.vimeco.com)
http://www.vimeco.com/images/Trung_hoa_22.jpg
http://www.vimeco.com/images/Trung_hoa_23.jpg

Hanoi Imperial Plaza
http://www.ubikasia.com/ubik-architects/images/Offices/ubik-Imperial%20plaza-Elevation-B01.jpg
http://www.ubikasia.com/ubik-architects/images/Offices/ubik-ImperialPlaza-perspective01.jpg

:applause: :applause: :okay:

Impressive building....!

hi all, i m interested in buying a unit at 'the manor' hanoi but was advised by many vietnamese friends that usually what you see in the demo unit of the property isnt the same or worst after the property completed. example - ciputra international city at hanoi. any inputs?

anyone knows more info on this 'the manor' hanoi project? any input will be appreciated. if posted in wrong thread, my apologies.

many thanks in advance.

But they can´t compare Ciputra with "The Manor" or many other as "Pacific Place" etc., because these aren´t cheap measure-build.
These are just prejudices which the vn media caused.

From http://www.handicovn.com

Does anybody know the status of these projects?

Doi Can
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/CC_195_Dcan_to.gif

Lang Ha
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/25_langH5.gif

Ngoc Khanh
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/172_NK.to.gif

Dinh Cong
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/96%20DinhCongto.gif

Nguyen Van Cu - Gia Lam
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/NVC_to.gif

My Dinh - Me Tri
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/HH4to.gif

Cau Giay
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/299CauGiayto.jpg

Nguyen Chi Thanh
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/So5NCT.jpg

Cau Dien
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/Caudiento.jpg

Nguyen Tuan
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/NguyenTuan(Xlap)to.gif

Xuan Dinh
http://www.handicovn.com/images/houses/C4_CT2.to.gif

hey tq
are ya back from hanoi yet? post something, I want to see that building across from the opera house
oh...those hanoi photos you took by the lake, my grandma said they are not Hanoi, they are Thailand. and I dared not agrue with old people

Hey guys!
im back!
@Bang: The building which is under underconstruction across from the opera house calles "Opera Business Centre"
dont worry Ive got 2 pics of this project

...Hey this summer I wasn´t in Thailand! :) Its 100% Hanoi because they were 100% taken by me
more pics in the coming days

From VIR Bat Dong San 8-2005
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wow...its seems that Ho Tay turns to a new luxus area...one great project after the other.

DESIGN BY ARCHETYPE
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DESIGN BY ARCHETYPE
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DESIGN BY ARCHETYPE
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9058/37db1.jpg

The rendering looks nice..though the project seems to be ok...this is an office tower? Still as a proposal or will be constructed soon?

^Oh i like that building...too bad it's not that tall.

Hey lemon,
where will this building be located?

This is option 2 of Archetype for CMC building.
It's 16 storeys builiding.
lt will be located in Nguyen PHong Sac Street, Cau giay District,Hanoi.
It will be contruction soon.

DESIGN BY ARCHETYPE
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/8421/towernight3ll.jpg

DESIGN BY ARCHETYPE
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5416/bd11bq.jpg

DESIGN BY ARCHETYPE
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2073/bd20cu.jpg

DESIGN BY ARCHETYPE
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5867/bd31nb.jpg

archetype is dead man...

Wow..a new lyout of the RED RIVER SQUARE. But three towers are too much, 2 are enough. Hope this will be build soon.
@lemon:
Are you work for archetype? I wonder where you get this exclusive pictures. Great!

It's not RED RIVER SQUARE. This is TRUC BACH LAKE.Do you see Sofitel Plaza in the left.

Compare of the may two most expensive urban project in Hanoi.

Tay Ho Tay Business Zone

40 billion dollar
11,562ha
for 78,000 residents
location: west of Tay Ho
construction time: 2005-2010

Northern Red River Urban Area

30 billion dollar
847,41ha
for 764,000 – 769,000 residents
location: Dong Anh District
cosntruction in 3 phases:
2005-2010
2010-2015
2015-2020

40 billions? this is project realistic?
do we have any more info on what exactly is proposing there? ohh nvm...i found the other thread on this topic...

ey does anyone notice they changed the design of the pacific building on Ly thuong Kiet street? the current design is a little different than the original, less frenchy

VietNamNet – The Hanoi Museum will be built on approximately 54,000sq.m of land in Me Tri, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.

A competition for its architectural plans was launched in June, 2005, with contestants given three months for submission. 13 plans were sent to organisers, including five from foreign contestants, foreign firms submitted two of the three chosen.

The requirement of the competition was to make an architectural draft for an 80,000 to 85,000m.s.q museum, with 30,000m.s.q floor, and a 25,000m.s.q outside garden. The plan must highlight Vietnamese and Thang Long – Hanoi culture, be suitable to the neighbouring Centre for National Conference, and satisfy the requirements of a cultural museum.

According to plans by a group of German architects, the museum would comprise a four-floor building designed like a staircase, with each successive floor jutting out 5m compared with the lower floor beneath, giving the impression the museum is hanging in the air. The second and the third floor include fours areas for permanent exhibitions, surrounded by areas for smaller and temporary exhibitions. The fourth floor was designated for a library and staff offices. The outside area would be made with different levels to exhibit work by ancient Hanoians, and a square lake developed in front of the building, to act as a ‘mirror’ to reflect the building, especially at night.

The plan by French architects was developed from an idea that “Hanoi was established from the cooperation of earth and water”. The future museum’s height was designed to highlight it amongst the surrounding buildings in south Hanoi. The building would be divided into two parts: one as exhibition space, and one for staff offices, connected by an underground hall including temporary exhibition space, a souvenir shop, and an area for recovering objects.

The only Vietnamese plan shortlisted was designed from the idea of “a flower growing from earth and water”, making the planned museum into “A location for peace and children”. The architect tried to incorporate architectural silhouettes of Hanoi’s citadels into his plan. The central area was based on Co Loa Citadel, and adapted to a peace bird. The museum is surrounded by water, to save money on air-conditioning, and create a luxurious and natural environment. It focused on the outside area, excavated underground a few metres, mimicking Thang Long Citadel and Hanoi ancient streets, shadowed by a thick carpet of green trees.

The designs will be exhibited and opinions sought from experts and the general public in Hanoi from October 10 until October 15 at 45 Trang Tien.

The three designs enter the final round:


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source: vnn.vn

when I first look at that I knew for sure it got something to do with the German......it's not ugly but it says nothing about Hanoi and VN in general

It says nothing about Vietnam??? how about Egypt or Mesopotamia :lol:

yep...infact the german proposal reminds me of the casino in Las Vegas..the step-outward roofs

i liked the description of the vietnamese one, but i cant see the model very well in that pic... i dont noe. i'm leaning towards the vietnamese one. can anyone find a better pic of the model?

two pics i found on teh vietnamese proposal

http://img445.imageshack.us/img445/9152/baotanghanoiproject23nw.jpg

http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/175/baotanghanoiproject9bo.jpg

hrmm... looks kinda chaotic

I think this museum main concern is to make all those crooks dizzy before they made it out the museum with the artifacts

haha...though i dont know the full details fo the concept, i agree with another_viet, the project seems to be confusing..overdone...too many things happening.

http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/exhibits/mudd/projects/images/0405hanoi/0405hanoi_1.jpg
Master Plan (Trang Tien Street Redevelopment option 2)

http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/exhibits/mudd/projects/images/0405hanoi/0405hanoi_2.jpg
Outdoor cafe along the pedestrian street (Trang Tien Street Redevelopment)

Trang Tien Street Redevelopment
Trang Tien Street in Hanoi is a major shopping street between the French quarter and the Old Quarter of city, it is the centre of the city’s cultural hub. The studio began with students undertaking detailed analysis of issues and existing conditions on the street, revealing the opportunities and constraints for development and improvement. The street was divided into four segments as spontaneously different characters were evident: cultural, lakeside, formal and local. Some of the issues uncovered were universal. Case studies of streets from different parts of the world were made, investigating the qualities that make up a good street. As the client was not commited to a vision for Hanoi or the future of the street a number of were possible designs were presented, ranging from low scale through to intrusive intervention. The five solutions included a proposal maintaining the existing character; a proposal with no intervention; a proposal for piece by piece improvement; a scheme for pedestrianization of the street and a proposal for total gentrification. Presented here are the latter two schemes.

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Master Plan (An Khanh New Town option 2)

http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/exhibits/mudd/projects/images/0405hanoi/0405hanoi_3.jpg

An Khanh New Town

An Khanh is located approximately 30km west of Hanoi’s city centre. It is strategically located along a proposed major east-west inter-urban road and future light rail link. Due to its location on this major east-west urban growth corridor, An Khanh will become an important urban centre as ti absorbs the urban pressure from Hanoi and serves as a link between Hanoi and the new industrial, education, and urban centres to the west.

The objectives of the An Khanh design studio are many. The first objective is to conduct regional and site analyses of An Khanh; second, to formulate a number of working assumptions and variables that will form the foundation of the entire study; third, to explore, through the use of precedents from around the region and the world, the different possibilities and options available for An Khanh; fourth, to generate a number of options based on the analyses and precedents and the implications and consequences of each option; and fifth, to evaluate the various options in terms of strengths and weaknesses.

Three of the six options proposed in the studio are presented here. The first option addresses the influence of market forces in urban development and considers a developer driven total control type of scenario in designing a new town for An Khanh. The second option proposes the transformation of An Khanh into a bustling, integrated university town. The third option stresses the possibility of increasing the consolidation potential of An Khanh by designing for a high-density new town.


from www.fbe.unsw.edu.au

...it seems that the Trang Tien Street turns into a arcade!?

An Khanh New Town looks huge! :eek:

UBND TP. Hà Nội vừa phê duyệt quy hoạch chi tiết Khu công viên cây xanh sẽ được xây dựng tại xã Vĩnh Ngọc, Tàm Xá (Đông Anh, Hà Nội).

Quy hoạch chi tiết (tỉ lệ 1/500) này vừa được Công ty Cổ phần tư vấn đầu tư và xây dựng CDCC lập xong tháng 8/2005. Theo đó, trên quy mô đất đai 15,5ha trên địa bàn các xã Vĩnh Ngọc, Tàm Xá (Đông Anh, Hà Nội), một Khu công viên cây xanh sẽ được xây dựng, cùng một nghĩa trang nhỏ bên cạnh để phục vụ giải phóng mặt bằng, triển khai Dự án đường 5 kéo dài và cầu Nhật Tân.

Khu công viên cây xanh sẽ có diện tích 93.008m2, được bố trí một số công trình vui chơi lớn nhỏ, sân bãi thể dục thể thao, vườn hoa cây xanh, bãi đỗ xe... Qua một dải cây xanh cách ly sẽ là khu nghĩa trang có diện tích 16.792m2 gồm khu chôn lấp, cải táng và khu đất dự trữ chờ mộ mới.

Được biết, Khu công viên sẽ được tổ chức theo mô hình không gian mở với các tuyến đường nhánh và đường nội bộ, cổng ra vào được tổ chức liên hoàn với các khu lân cận. Các công trình thể dục thể thao và khu vui chơi của thiếu nhi được bố trí xen kẽ với các vườn hoa, tạo nên nhiều lớp không gian, tiểu cảnh sinh động.

Nghĩa trang cạnh đó sẽ được cách ly bởi các tuyến đường giao thông và nhiều dải cây xanh, đảm bảo độc lập với Khu công viên cũng như dân cư lân cận. Các ngôi mộ sẽ được thiết kế theo một số mẫu thống nhất, phù hợp với tâm lý, tín ngưỡng người dân mà vẫn làm đẹp cảnh quan.

Tới đây, Ban Quản lý dự án hạ tầng Tả Ngạn sẽ công bố công khai Quy hoạch chi tiết vừa được UBND TP ra Quyết định số 160/2005/QĐ-UB phê duyệt để các tổ chức, cơ quan và nhân dân cùng biết, thực hiện.

source: vnn.vnn

:nocrook:
I´m so happy of this project!
So when it´ll be done?

regarding the confusing museum.....not sure if many people have heard of this french "chi Hoa " prison in Saigon........built in octagonal shape with 8 wings spread out like a flower...but no one ever have escaped that prison because they burried 8 female virgins alive under each of the prison's wing.......people who had been to that prison reported that even if you tried to escape, you'll end up at the same place .......I'm not sure if it's true

The Ministry of Construction will be responsible for selecting capable investors to build a five-star hotel complex within the National Conference Centre (NCC) site, according to a government source. The planned development is the result of a recent meeting between deputy prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the NCC management board to review construction of the country's biggest meeting facility.
The conference complex is being built in Me Tri commune, Tu Liem district, on an area of 64 hectares, including a large conference hall with 60,000 square metres of floor area that can accommodate 3,800 seats.
The NCC project, which is also designed to feature a five-star hotel and the Hanoi Museum, is due 'for completion by September by 2006 to serve as a venue for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) scheduled for the end of 2006.
The total investment for the whole complex is estimated at US$280 million, and the government has instructed the Hanoi People's Committee to speed up land clearance for the complex, which has so far proceeded at a slow pace.
The construction ministry was also asked to review the proposed design of the five-star hotel, which the potential developers claim will fit into the surrounding landscape. However, the successful bidders for the hotel project have not yet been announced.
The hotel at the NCC is the first five-star project to be built on the outskirts of Hanoi. However, the area, which used to be paddy fields, is quickly transforming itself into a new urban centre for the capital with tens of residential developments and shopping centres currently under construction.
Hanoi now has eight five-star hotels, the latest addition being the 299-room Sheraton Hotel, which opened by 2004.
Another five-star hotel, the 327room InterContinental Hotel, is expected to open for business around the same time the APEC meetings convene, according to its developer, Nghi Tam Tourist Village Company.
The InterContinental, which has been delayed since 1998 because its investors ran out of cash, was initially expected to come into operation by the end of this year after Nghi Tam managed to secure loans to resume construction.
However, the construction has taken longer than expected, leading to the delays in the hotel's opening. As a result, market observers claim that Hanoi will be short of hotel rooms by the end of this year to accommodate the surging numbers of tourists.
The average occupancy rate for five-star hotels in Hanoi is lingering around the 70 to 80% mark at present, and the city experienced a shortage of such rooms during the peak tourism season late by 2004.

source: izproperty.com

here the list of urban areas in Hanoi:
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http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4369/rtz3nk.jpg

http://basao.com.vn/tanlong/Image/535_1.gif

- offers 64 apartments (62 - 415 m2)
- inlc. view to Thuy Le and Ngoc Khanh Lake from the apartments
- modern offices with total areas of 3500-m2
...

http://basao.com.vn/tanlong/Index.htm

tq why don't you update those projects on emporis.....no one is updating the hanoi page on emporis.

But I have to be 18 year-old and up!? Could anyone else do that? I would give my pics for display on emporis too.

...
*On the same day, Hanoi’s Department of Culture and Information started building Hanoi Library in Ba Trieu street. When completed, Hanoi Library will have more space for reading room and electronic library with modern equipment. The library is storing 300,000 copies of books, 436 kinds of newspapers and magazines, over 10,000 documents, etc
...
source:asiaviews.org

Do anyone have already seen the layout of the new/upgraded library?

ey the current french building that houses Hnaoi library, which street is it on? I saw a picture of it and the expansion in the back it's quite big.........now they want to build more library?

the new trang tien design is absolutly crazy... destroying everything... what a crap

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from Kien Truc magazine 7/2005


The Garden - Mall and Officetel

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the inspiration for the architecture
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interior for the officetel apartments
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from the official "The Garden" magazine

the Garden porject looks nice....where is it locates and is it underconstruction?

"The Garden" is a $32 million project by Bitexco. Its located next to "The Manor" in My Dinh - Me Tri. It will be construct in may next year within 1 year. "The Garden" should redefining the art of shopping for vietnamese. Everything what you need is in there. They have swimming pools, movie theatre, supermarket, brand stores, restaurants, cafes, ... on a high level for the elite society in Hanoi.

Except this, it is also a Officetel, where business people can live and work in one.

On the first floor of "The Manor" are some stores and cafe restaurants too.

Property developer Bitexcoland has announced it would begin construction of its new commercial complex in Ha Noi in February 2005.

The US$32 million project, The Garden, will be built on a 11,000sq.m piece of land in My Dinh with 70,600sq.m of space for shopping malls and facilities like cinemas, restaurants, a fitness centre, swimming pool and parking and 20,300 sq.m for units combining accommodation and office space.

According to Moon Kyoo Kim, Bitexcoland’s CEO, The Garden will help satisfy the shopping needs of people living in The Manor Ha Noi, a $125 million project with 449 apartments and more than 100 villas, also developed by Bitexcoland, expected to be completed in February 2006.

At the announcement last Saturday, the company unveiled a model of the apartments it plans to build in The Garden.

The complex, to be located in a suburb near the National Sports Complex, is slated to be completed in May 2006. — VNS

The Garden

Bitexcoland, which is also building two high-end residential projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, is building the Garden near the National Meeting Hall in the capital’s outlying Tu Liem district. The shopping centre will cover 20,500 square metres, and will include retail space, a supermarket, a cinema complex and a food court covering more than one hectare of land in an area surrounded by the National Sports Complex and a multitude of modern housing developments.
“The Garden will be a totally new concept that will redefine the art of shopping,” said Moon Kyoo Kim, Bitexcoland’s chief executive officer.
The company aims to draw in leading international brand names to provide various products, including clothes, jewellery, cosmetics, and home theatre and electronic equipment. Kim said the mall would be unique in Hanoi and more elegant than other malls in Southeast Asia.
“Once the customers begin shopping on our prestigious shopping floors, they will have to keep coming back all the time,” said Kim.
The French-influenced architecture of the Garden, which is designed to make it more than just a shopping mall, aims to create a sophisticated recreational atmosphere that includes a health club, swimming pool and six-screen cinema on the fourth floor.
Bitexcoland has expressed interest in offering an eclectic range of food at the shopping centre, with leading international fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, KFC and Taco Bell tipped as possible tenants.
“Unlike a stand-alone building, the Garden is where you go to shop, eat and enjoy yourself,” said Kim. “It is very special and unique compared to other projects.”
He said the shopping complex would combine with the nearby Manor residential development, which is due to deliver 500 units by the end of next year, to create a complete community.
Kim said he was confident that the Garden and the Manor would cater to the new breed of Vietnamese who are showing a preference for high-end products and brands.

The Garden, is different from other malls in Southeast Asia and its elegance can only be seen in Paris or the US. "It will be the major revolution for the Vietnamese real estate industry," Hoi said. "It is a totally new concept which redefines the art of shopping. For the first time, Vietnamese can enjoy totally new lifestyles and social activities."

Who are the elite society of Hanoi ?

COCC

COCC<------ how entertaining u are wantu hoa :cheers:
but not really true, if those malls are only built for COCC, the bussiness would collapse in no time . there aint that much COCC anyway:)

COCC<------ how entertaining u are wantu hoa :cheers:
but not really true, if those malls are only built for COCC, the bussiness would collapse in no time . there aint that much COCC anyway:)
:D

Who are the elite society of Hanoi ?

rich people of course -> just rich vietnamese, rich ex-Viet Kieus, rich celebrities, foreigners, ....for people who take care of their outward appearance and a luxury lifestyle..
You can relax, enjoy in it and shopping there far away from all the traffic noise. "The Garden" is not an ordinary mall, you could spend the whole day there without to getting bored.
And don´t say to me that Hanoi don´t really need that.
For some weeks ago "Luxury Mall" opens it doors on 3 floors for Hanoians in "The Ocean Park" who want to buy luxury brands just as Versace, D&G & Co.
High-grade shopping will be find in "Pacific Place", "Ciputra Mall", "Hoa Binh Towers",... soon, too.

For me and my family for example is it very arduously to go from store to store in Hanoi.
So is Louis Vuitton located in The Metropole Arcade then Lacoste 10 minutes far away and Levi´s in the Vincom Towers which is more 15 far away....after a time you are exhausted especially because of the traffic and the wheather.

With the Garden you´ll find many worldclass-brands in one place which doens´t need an arduously sweat as outside in the Hanoi traffic.

And "The Garden" is not just an ugly building, it is a beauty with a classic continental architecture.

more pics of The Manor

-done in 12/2005 and 2/2006

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from the official The Manor magazine

update: http://www.bitexcoland.com/project.html

“National Cinema Centre”
http://vietnam.vnanet.vn/VNP_Upload/News/2005-10/14/1005Po09L.JPG

The general illustrative perspective of Hanoi ancient quarter
http://vietnam.vnanet.vn/VNP_Upload/News/2005-10/14/1005Po07L.jpg

very interesting article: http://vietnam.vnanet.vn/VNP-Website/News_Detail/Default.asp?ID_Cat=24&ID_News=3019&language=EN&number=10&year=2005

rich people of course -> just rich vietnamese, rich ex-Viet Kieus, rich celebrities, foreigners, ....for people who take care of their outward appearance and a luxury lifestyle..
You can relax, enjoy in it and shopping there far away from all the traffic noise. "The Garden" is not an ordinary mall, you could spend the whole day there without to getting bored.
And don´t say to me that Hanoi don´t really need that.
For some weeks ago "Luxury Mall" opens it doors on 3 floors for Hanoians in "The Ocean Park" who want to buy luxury brands just as Versace, D&G & Co.
High-grade shopping will be find in "Pacific Place", "Ciputra Mall", "Hoa Binh Towers",... soon, too.

For me and my family for example is it very arduously to go from store to store in Hanoi.
So is Louis Vuitton located in The Metropole Arcade then Lacoste 10 minutes far away and Levi´s in the Vincom Towers which is more 15 far away....after a time you are exhausted especially because of the traffic and the wheather.

With the Garden you´ll find many worldclass-brands in one place which doens´t need an arduously sweat as outside in the Hanoi traffic.

And "The Garden" is not just an ugly building, it is a beauty with a classic continental architecture.


How have they earned their money ?? Most of rich Viêt Kiêu prefer to live in the South (even though life in Hanoi could be nice). Rich foreigners ? I doubt there are so many foreigners residing in Hanoi except diplomats and NGO workers who live either in their embassy or in cheaper but more secure houses. The rest is admittedly the offspring of these humble civil servants of the nation and the party ! :laugh:

The general illustrative perspective of Hanoi ancient quarter
http://vietnam.vnanet.vn/VNP_Upload/News/2005-10/14/1005Po07L.jpg



a very interesting perspective...i wish i have a chance to go to Hanoi some day and learn first hand the ancient imprints of these houses..and other structures

How have they earned their money ?? Most of rich Viêt Kiêu prefer to live in the South (even though life in Hanoi could be nice). Rich foreigners ? I doubt there are so many foreigners residing in Hanoi except diplomats and NGO workers who live either in their embassy or in cheaper but more secure houses. The rest is admittedly the offspring of these humble civil servants of the nation and the party ! :laugh:

I think it's touritsts that they are aiming to,in addition there's quite a few foreigners living in HN, for instance my house there is surrounded by houses rented by foriegners especially France and Korean, another example is u can easily meet a Korean at Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh because there are hundreds of them staying there.

How have they earned their money ?? Most of rich Viêt Kiêu prefer to live in the South (even though life in Hanoi could be nice). Rich foreigners ? I doubt there are so many foreigners residing in Hanoi except diplomats and NGO workers who live either in their embassy or in cheaper but more secure houses. The rest is admittedly the offspring of these humble civil servants of the nation and the party ! :laugh:


There are also Viet Kieus like me and my family. It depends where they come from mostly, I think.
And I think that in general Viet Kieus prefer more silent places far away from the city to live like my parents do. My mum bought a piece of land in Tam Dao and my father plans in Nha Trang one where they can live in a few years when they will go back to Vietnam.
So go to Big C and then you´ll find many foreigners who are buying foods and it seems that such people aren´t tourists.

Why did Louis Vuitton expanded their store in the Metropole arcade? Just for fun? I don´think so...becasue the number of consumers grow, especially the vietnamese ones.

Except this My Dinh has at least 1000 people who are rich and live next to The Garden... :)

So how much would a decent house in Vietnam cost?

I don't think building neo-classical European architecture in this day and age in Vietnamese cities is a good idea, especially a city full of traditional heritage like Ha Noi. It's preferable if the new projects are either traditional Vietnamese architecture inspired or new age, post-modern like other Asian cities are doing.

^^ I agree. Since when ONLY neo-classical European architecture is seen as "tasteful/classy", and why do Hanoians want other people to view it as a "colonial city" full with French architecture and influences and nothing else?

yeh ... i agree, the french architecture is nice and it does make the vietnamese cities unique from other asian cities, but there are too many now. im pretty shure more architects will embrace vietnamese architecture, soon

could ya define vietnamese architecture?
personally I think they should continue with the French legacy......because many architectures that "embrace" vietnamese style........100% turned out to be post modern, art deco, internation concrete block, and indochina (a house with a pagoda roof)
people love french architectures, VN has a legacy embrace that. don't come up with structures that will be demolished in 20-30yrs....French architectures stays forever.....trust me

like with anything else... toooooo much isnt good, variety and since vietnam is vietnamese the "pagodas" wont hurt. remember we are not french

could ya define vietnamese architecture?
personally I think they should continue with the French legacy......because many architectures that "embrace" vietnamese style........100% turned out to be post modern, art deco, internation concrete block, and indochina (a house with a pagoda roof)
people love french architectures, VN has a legacy embrace that. don't come up with structures that will be demolished in 20-30yrs....French architectures stays forever.....trust me
Vietnamese people love French architecture so much, why don't we just becomea French colony again ? :jk:
What do you think Vietnamese people before French era live in? Cave? or something?
Japan is a good example. It has traditional Japanese houses, European architecture and most importantly modern architecture blended in very well.

I agree with you totally. Either go you traditional or go modern, I don't like too much French architecture, it brings back the bad memory of colonialism and makes it seems like Vietnam had no culture at all prior to French colonialism.

Oh..I very like mixed...so why don´t both?

Many malls in Germany do have mdoern but also classic elements.

There are very few distinct Vietnamese architectural characters. We borrowed most from some where. I don't see any "Vietnamese building" in Little Saigon district. I would like to see and example of a Vietnamese structure that you'd like to see building in present-day Vietnam.

VN has a distinct architecture alright...........I could spend days talking to you about the Vn architectures and what set them different from the Chinese..........but do you really want us to build architectures what have ancient pagoda roofs with decorative dragons and phoenixes?
and modern architectures: go a round the world.......you see them everywhere, everyday........
let me make it short: France still draws the largest number of tourists compare to other nation on earth...........including USA

VN has a distinct architecture alright...........I could spend days talking to you about the Vn architectures and what set them different from the Chinese..........but do you really want us to build architectures what have ancient pagoda roofs with decorative dragons and phoenixes?
and modern architectures: go a round the world.......you see them everywhere, everyday........
let me make it short: France still draws the largest number of tourists compare to other nation on earth...........including USA
France is not Vietnam. Vietnamese people aren't white either or descended from French colonists unlike Montreal or other part of French part of Canada, and they don't have colonial mindset anymore (aka anything from France is superior than from Vietnam). I don't see your point at all? I like Vietnam to be mixed of architectures like Japan. That's all.

People like French because of its UNIQUE beautiful architectures. If they want to see French architecture at its best, do you think they'll go to Vietnam?

Seriously the last of thing I want Vietnam or especially Hanoians to have is the Argentinian complex :bash:

France is not Vietnam. Vietnamese people aren't white either or descended from French colonists unlike Montreal or other part of French part of Canada, and they don't have colonial mindset anymore (aka anything from France is superior than from Vietnam). I don't see your point at all? I like Vietnam to be mixed of architectures like Japan. That's all.

People like French because of its UNIQUE beautiful architectures. If they want to see French architecture at its best, do you think they'll go to Vietnam?

Seriously the last of thing I want Vietnam or especially Hanoians to have is the Argentinian complex :bash:

I agree with this. If we build new buildings with french architecture it will seem very cheesy. The French buildings built many years ago, now those should remain. Because those are classics, and those are part of our history.