At the 14th National Student Architecture Festival - HUSC 2024, attended by more than 800 architecture lecturers and students from 29 domestic and international universities (including three international schools: Kyoto Seika University from Japan, King Mongkut's Institute, and Bansomdej Chaopraya Rajabhat University from Thailand), DTU students significantly stood out by winning a well-rounded prize, a second prize, and four third prizes at various competitions of the festival.
Taking place from April 21 to 24, 2024, the 2024 National Architecture Student Festival, co-organized by the Vietnam Association of Architects and the University of Sciences (Hue University), is for architecture students nationwide. With the theme "Hue - Youth with Heritage," the university teams had the opportunity to showcase their capabilities and understanding of their minors, and emphasize the role of the young generation in preserving the nation’s architectural heritage.
Architecture students participated in various competitions at the Architecture Festival, such as:
* Logo Design for the 14th Festival,
* Concept designs for the Festival’s Creative Exhibition Space "Public Art" under the theme "Hue - the common home of Vietnamese architecture students",
* Rapid Design,
* Fine Arts Drawing with the theme "Hue - Landscape and Heritage",
* Photography with the theme "The Beauty of Hue Culture",
* Graphic Design with the theme "Heritage Tourism and Hue Architecture".
DTU students at the 2024 Architecture Festival
With the DTU’s excellent educational and practical conditions, Architecture students feel proud that its Architecture and Construction majors are always highly ranked globally. The DTU’s Architecture, Environment, and Construction majors have recently been ranked in the 151-200 range worldwide by the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
DTU students excelled and won many major awards in both domestic and international competitions. At this 2024 National Architecture Student Festival, DTU students were honored to receive six prizes in major categories, including:
Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi, Well-rounded Prize: The board of organizers awarded a Well-rounded prize to Group 8 and student Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi, who is studying in the CSU international-standard Architecture program at DTU. Participating in the 2024 Architecture Student Festival was an invaluable experience for Yen Nhi, as she and her friends from DTU could engage in many activities there, compete with many young people from other universities, and learn useful knowledge and skills. Yen Nhi also believes that the support of DTU lecturers in classes and competitions has helped her build a solid foundation of specialized expertise and recognize her shortcomings and what she needs to improve to develop herself for the future.
Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi with a 2024 Well-rounded prize
Hoang Van Tan Dat, Quick Design second prize: Student Hoang Van Tan Dat, studying Architecture at DTU, and his team members conceived of the design and solutions for a complex named “Long An Van.” This design was initially inspired by the heritage of the covered walkways of the Hue Imperial City, featuring a zigzag approach leading up to the Eo Bau wall. This design aims to create a walking space for tourists, locals, and specifically people with disabilities.
Hoang Van Tan Dat with his work “Long An Van”
Le Binh An, Sketch Drawing third prize: Student Le Binh An, studying Architecture at DTU, chose watercolors to paint the piece named “About Hue,” allowing the viewer to gently perceive the light and colors in the architecture, bringing people closer to the nation's heritage.
Binh An with his artwork “About Hue”
Vu Nhat Minh, Quick Design B third prize (Group 5): The design idea by student Vu Nhat Minh, studying Architectural Engineering at DTU, and his team members received a good evaluation for being unique and highly significant for heritage conservation activities. With the name “Protection of the covered walkways, the Meridian Gate of the Imperial City”, the students aimed to preserve and protect an ancient wall originally built to defend the people but now forgotten. Incorporating intangible assets of Hue like Nha nhac (court music) and traditional craft products on the wall revived the heritage and blends it into the ongoing flow of modern times. To minimize the impact on the heritage, the group arranged mobile stalls along the route to offer visitors a multi-dimensional experience.
Vu Nhat Minh (middle) and his team members with their work “Protection of the covered walkways, the Meridian Gate of the Imperial City”
Huynh Thi Thu Hien, Quick Design B third prize (Group 23): Emphasizing the role of the Eo Bau wall as a bridge fostering dialogue between residents inside and outside the wall, and between people and historical monuments, Thu Hien and her team designed a route along the Huong river, from Nam Thang to Nam Hung and Quan Tuong Dai. Along this path, bike parking, stalls, and a common plaza with various residential forms were arranged to ensure the monument’s sustainability in the new rhythm of human life.
Thu Hien (third from left in the front row) and her team members with their work “Dialogue”
Bui Van Quang, Quick Design B third prize (Group 6): With the work named “Feeling,” Bui Van Quang, studying the CSU international-standard Architecture program at DTU, and his team members designed stops along each Eo Bau to showcase heritage spaces with craft products and designs on stone benches and walls, enriching the visitors' journey with information and providing the most comfortable experience.
Bui Van Quang (top row) with his work “Feeling”
In the nearly 50 award categories, architecture students from central Vietnam won many prizes, including:
* University of Sciences, Hue University: 12 prizes (2 Well-rounded prizes, 2 first prizes, 2 second prizes, 6 third prizes)
* DTU: 6 prizes (1 Well-rounded prize, 1 second prize, 4 third prizes)
* Danang University of Technology: 5 prizes (1 Well-rounded prize, 1 first prize, 1 second, 2 third prizes)
* MienTrung University of Civil Engineering: 4 prizes (1 Well-rounded prize, 3 third prizes)
* Da Nang University of Architecture: 2 awards (1 second prize, 1 third prize)
* University of Technology and Education, University of Danang: 2 prizes (1 Well-rounded, 1 second prize)
(Media Center)