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FOREWORD FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Our dear Readers,
The first few months of 2022 have now passed, the Journal of Architecture has left its marks with many interesting topics on Digital transformation in architecture, Vietnamese rural architecture, Adaptive architecture to climate change, Continuing professional development, Designing creative spaces in creative cities, etc. Especially, the topic “Development of Phu Yen coastal cities towards a modern – green – adaptive and sustainable city concept” was well received by experts, architects and the public.
The July issue of the Journal of Architecture may be like a pause in the middle of the year. We shall review together with you the important contents to the professionals: Ecological awareness for sustainable environment, identity issues in modern architecture, solutions for microclimate comfort and energy efficiency, changing perceptions about conserving and promoting heritage in the context of urban development and many more.
In addition, practising architecture in the integration era, local architecture, and typical buildings become highlights in issue.
This issue ends up with World Architecture reviewing “60 years of history of terraced concert halls and typical theatres”. With the creativity of Vietnamese architects and the experience that they learn from the world, we hope to have more large-scale and high-quality concert halls, meeting the expectations of symphony orchestras and the audience in Vietnam.
It is an honour – as usual – for us to introduce to you the July issue of the Journal of Architecture.
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VIETNAM MODERN ART – WHY IS IDENTITY A PROBLEM?• Vu Hiep
“Advanced”, simply understood, is something new, like using glass in architecture, installation and performance in art, rap in music; and “rich identity” is like a truss, a roof corner edge, a dragon and phoenix pattern, tru singing, xam singing, etc. Combining them together may be called “Advanced, rich with national identity”. Currently that solution is very popular in Vietnamese arts, both suitable for “the route”, and without having to think so much. And hybrid, eclectic works were designed. These are works with trusses, concrete roof corner edges and glass walls; they are songs that combine all kinds of pop, rap, classical, and tru singing. Although it is plain and rudimentary, people do not have so much to think about, it can be a solution. Eclecticism has actually been seen many times in the history of Vietnamese arts, for example in buildings constructed in the Indochinese style in the French colonial years, which are both “rich in Annamese identity” and “advanced” at the same time, under French influence.
But we should not stop at such an easy place. Identity needs to overcome the old external forms to explore more deeply in the connotation of cultural structure, artistic genetic code, national personality, myths and community narratives. Once the essence is grasped, new forms will be revealed. Identity – That is, both continuing the underground flow of the past, and telling a story of the time in a specific way that a community would like to do.
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THE SIGNS OF HUMANITY IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN VIETNAM
• Nguyen Tran Liem
“Architecture is the art of organising space to meet the needs of people, both material and non-material”, in which “human” plays a key role as the subject of all creative activities. Considering architecture from aesthetic, scientific, economic and technical perspectives is necessary but somehow incomplete – it must be comprehensively seen through the lens of culture, and placed in a close link with human beings. That is called the humanistic point of view in the approach of architectural studies that the article analyses in depth. With this point of view, the article aims to better recognise the humanistic signs in contemporary Vietnamese architecture, thereby identifying the problems/challenges that today’s architecture is facing and suggesting a humanistic orientation for sustainable development of Vietnamese architecture.
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ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT OF TERRACED FIELDS IN KIN CHU PHIN MOUNTAINOUS VILLAGE
• Nguyen Van Long
Indigenous knowledge system in natural resource management can be the key to promoting ecological sustainability and cultural diversity. This article analyses the influence of the landscape on the terraced field landscape system through natural resource management in Kin Chu Phin Village, Nam Pung Commune, Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province. Based on semi-structured interview method, in combination with field surveys and spatial modelling, the results show that: 1) Indigenous knowledge system is created and applied to livelihoods through traditional wet rice farming techniques, including knowledge in the management of forests, water resources and agricultural land; 2) Indigenous knowledge system has shaped the system of terraced rice fields – creating a diversity of landscape; 3) Indigenous knowledge system continues to be promoted for the next generation in order to maintain ecological sustainability and cultural identity. Based on this view, the article discusses the role of indigenous knowledge system in natural resource management and proposes a number of policies to sustainably develop the highland agricultural landscape system.
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APPLICATION OF RECYCLED WOOD MATERIALS IN HOMESTAY INTERIOR DESIGN• Nguyen Hoang Hiep
Recycled wood, also known as reclaimed wood, is a type of wood used from cargo crates, wine barrels, warehouses, old houses, etc. Using recycled wood in the interior design of homestay helps to bring vitality into small-scale accommodation spaces, offering occupants a friendly and gentle feeling, as well as a positive experience of a living space with this new type of material.
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN FOR OPEN SPACES TO DEAL WITH URBAN HEAT – CASE STUDY FROM HA TINH CITY
• Ngo Hoang Ngoc Dzung • Bien Van Quyen
• Le Danh Minh • Hoang Anh Duc
Surveys and simulation of microclimate in typical open spaces in Ha Tinh City was carried out on sunny, hot and cloudless days from May to August of 2020 and 2021. The results showed that adding more shade with shade trees would be a resolution with the highest level of efficiency. In this way, the average Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) can be significantly reduced, but more importantly, across the entire range of open spaces, the number of sites with a high level of thermal comfort increases considerably, and thus better serving human activities and making the places more attractive.
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS IN FRENCH COLONIAL YEARS IN LAOS
• On Ngoc Yen Nhi
As a country following the Buddhist tradition, in architecture, Lao is also immensely influenced by Buddhism as clearly reflected in the constructions of temples, pagodas, houses, towers, etc. Dominated by France from 1893 to 1953, Lao saw many changes in architecture. The French colonialists wanted to mark their power all over the country, so they constructed many buildings with elements of French architecture such as houses, schools, hospitals, etc. Most of the administrative buildings clearly show the new influence of French architecture in a feudalist country. The French created administrative buildings in Laos as a tool to manage and rule the colony. However, the French colonial government in Laos at that time did not have much budget to develop infrastructure like in Vietnam, so it was not easy to finance the construction of large public buildings in Laos. As a result, it is not easy to find a building with the same scale as in Hanoi or Saigon. Nevertheless, the administrative buildings in colonial Laos are still regarded as heritage in most major towns and cities, such as Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Savannakhet and so on. In addition, the French integrated the traditional Lao architectural style with the French ones and modified the architectural elements in many administrative buildings to adapt to the local natural and climatic conditions. Furthermore, this harmonious combination has brought more values to those administrative buildings in the French colonial years – the period that represents the most significant evolution in the history of architectural development in Laos.
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