Vietnam
Events
World Architecture Festival shortlist is here!
With significant representation from Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia-Pacific, this year’s WAF shortlist is announced ahead of the Florida event.
Articles
Back in full thread: VIATT to return after standout debut
Following its successful inaugural event in early 2024, the Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles, and Textile Technologies (VIATT) is gearing up for its next instalment in 2025.
Events
Get a head start in Vietnam’s rising home textile market at VIATT 2024
The Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles and Textile Technologies (VIATT) is set to launch next week, providing important players in the textile industry with a chance to make their presence felt.
Ideas
Buddhist meditation and bamboo with Vo Trong Nghia
The Vietnamese architect discusses insatiable construction markets and dwindling urban ecologies. For the latter, he recommends bamboo; for the former, meditation.
Project
G8A designs a series of nature-themed pizza restaurants in Ho Chi Minh
Along with the food, recycled timber shingles, bamboo and reclaimed bricks rendered in eye-catching ways are the highlight in these three pizza joints.
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Tropical Space delivers an innovative office building in Ho Chi Minh City
Designed with commitment to sustainability and featuring the integration of solid clay bricks, Premier Office seamlessly blends into the urban fabric of Tan Binh district.
Events
Book review: When Modernism landed in the tropics with Concrete Jungle
What happens when rational, Modernist architecture puts down roots in a lush, tropical setting? Concrete Jungle, a new book by gestalten, explores locations across Asia and the world to find some of the most visionary residential adaptations of an international style to distinct local settings.
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How biodiversity design could benefit Vietnam’s tourism industry
Vietnam is yet to adopt green buildings and sustainability at the same pace as the rest of the world. GroupGSA Vietnam Studio Leader and architect Thien Duong posits that the growing resorts and hotel sector is one area where designing for biodiversity can have enormous benefits, and show developers how it can be achieved locally.
Project
Celesta Heights by Aedas redefines city living with its resort-like concept
Lush sky-rise greenery, unobstructed city views, and indoor-outdoor living are just some of the features that make Celesta Heights desirable.
Project
Living the latte life in this outstanding café
Once a kindergarten, now a Katinat Café in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, this project by Module K and Soulroom celebrates excellent design coupled with the love of coffee and eating out in a beautiful new contemporary space. It’s latte living at its best.
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Once a kindergarten, now a hip cafe
Designed by Module K and Soulroom, Katinat Cafe in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, celebrates excellent design coupled with the love of coffee and eating out in a beautiful new contemporary space. It’s latte living at its best.
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The Instagrammable Beta Cinema breaks away from traditional cinema design
A trip to the cinema in Ho Chi Minh City is not just a matter of viewing the latest blockbuster these days. There is also the chance to enjoy the cinema itself – through a design that takes colour and landmark references to another level entirely.
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5 dream destinations with Asian design sensibilities
From Malaysia to Vietnam, these hospitality projects champion their Asian roots and blend cross-cultural elements to great success.
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5 luxury destinations with Asian design sensibilities
From Malaysia to Vietnam, these hospitality projects champion their Asian roots and blend cross-cultural elements to great success.
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EcoKid Kindergarten nurtures the next generation of Vietnamese children
Architecture has the power to impact society and change the way people live. Case in point is EcoKid Kindergarten which encourages holistic learning through environmentally conscious architecture.
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Cinema magic in Ho Chi Minh City
A trip to the cinema in Ho Chi Minh City, is not just a matter of viewing the latest blockbuster these days but there is also the chance to enjoy the cinema itself – through a design that takes colour to another level entirely.
People
Manuel Der Hagopian: Public housing advocate
Manuel Der Hagopian of G8A believes that public housing is necessary to maintain social balance and that good architecture which serves people is borne of a deep understanding of time and place.
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EcoKid Kindergarten nurtures the next generation of Vietnamese children
Architecture has the power to impact society and change the way people live. EcoKid Kindergarten is one such attempt to change the lives of future generation by encouraging holistic learning through environmentally conscious architecture.
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Rollimarchini x G8A create a factory that lives and breathes
Jakob Factory Saigon by Rollimarchini Architekten and G8A Architects proposes a new factory typology with emphasis on the wellbeing of people and planet.
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First factory in Vietnam with naturally ventilated manufacturing halls
How can architecture positively impact less-than-ideal manufacturing practices in developing countries? With Jakob Factory, Rollimarchini Arkitekten and G8A Architects propose a new factory typology that puts an emphasis on the well-being of the people and the land.
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Rethinking The Public-Private Divide In The Coworking Space
Just how ‘public’ can a shared workspace be? Publik Office in Ho Chi Minh City, designed by Sanuki Daisuke Architects, mediates the private-public divide.
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A Social Space With A Message By H&P Architects
S Space in Dong Van, Vietnam, is much more than a cultural and coffee space. The winner of the INDE.Awards 2019 Social Space category (partnered by Woven Image) is also a statement about unchecked development and loss.
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LAVA And ASPECT Studios To Redesign HCMC Central Park
LAVA and ASPECT Studios have won a competition to redesign a 16-hectare park in the Vietnamese metropolis, with construction set to start next year.
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Ho Chi Minh City’s Redesigned Central Park Will Reference Railway Heritage
LAVA and ASPECT Studios have won a competition to redesign a 16-hectare park in the Vietnamese metropolis, with construction set to start next year.
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Local Luxury: G8A Creates Contextual Retail Spaces For Vietnamese Brand Hanoia
Can the experience of a luxury brand be distinctly local? G8A Architecture & Urban Design expresses the Hanoia brand in a trio spaces characteristic of Vietnam.
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Rear Studio Plays With The Traditional Forms Of A House
A multicultural vernacular, resulting from a welcomed migrant population, inspired the architecture for this residence by Rear Studio in Vietnam.
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Hospitality For The Adventurous By Greymatters At JW Marriott Hanoi
Alan Barr from greymatters ruminates on his latest project for celebrity chef Akira Back: Akira Back restaurant and Smack-Dab bar at the JW Marriott Hanoi.
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Greymatters’ Hospitality For The Adventurous At JW Marriott Hanoi
Alan Barr from greymatters ruminates on his latest project for celebrity chef Akira Back: Akira Back restaurant and Smack-Dab bar at the JW Marriott Hanoi.
People
Bates Smart’s Brenton Smith Talks Hospitality-Sector Intelligence
Sustainability and meaningful experiences are key drivers in the hospitality sector today. We quiz Annual Global Hotels and Resorts Conference speaker Brenton Smith of Bates Smart about the proceedings in Vietnam and his latest hotel projects.
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Hospitality-Sector Intelligence From Brenton Smith Of Bates Smart
Sustainability and meaningful experiences are key drivers in the hospitality sector today. We quiz Annual Global Hotels and Resorts Conference speaker Brenton Smith of Bates Smart about the proceedings in Vietnam and his latest hotel projects.
Events
SEA Futures: The INDE.Awards Seminar at Zenith Singapore
What are some of the most pressing issues for architects and designers to address in Southeast Asia? A seminar featuring six of the INDEs Shortlisted projects was an opportunity to learn and discuss.
Project
SMA254 by SMA Studio: Open-Ended Space
Young architecture practice SMA Studio uses a light steel framework to facilitate programmatic adaptability and vertical spatial continuity in a challenging Hanoi neighbourhood.