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Two new pedestrian bridges set to transform Ho Chi Minh City's central riverfront

Two new pedestrian bridges set to transform Ho Chi Minh City's central riverfront

Ho Chi Minh City is moving ahead with plans to build two new pedestrian bridges along the Saigon River, linking Nguyen Hue and Thai Van Lung streets to Bach Dang Wharf to improve walkability and ease traffic pressure along the city’s central riverfront.
American dream: Vietnamese immigrant lists Atlanta's White House lookalike for sale

American dream: Vietnamese immigrant lists Atlanta's White House lookalike for sale

Inside a historic French-style Hanoi villa

Inside a historic French-style Hanoi villa

Central house looking like a lantern

Central house looking like a lantern

The front wall, made from tiles, serves as both an architectural highlight and a protection against sunlight and wind in the central region of Vietnam.
June 23, 2023 | 05:08 pm PT
Origami-inspired house featured in American magazine

Origami-inspired house featured in American magazine

Inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami, with radical stairs running through it, a unique building based in the coastal city of Da Nang has been featured in the American magazine Archdaily.
June 16, 2023 | 10:27 pm PT
Saigon house maximizes open space

Saigon house maximizes open space

With its sliding doors open, the boundaries between inside and outside fade away at this new Saigon home.
May 8, 2023 | 08:36 pm PT
Saigon house uses brick walls, plants to fight heat

Saigon house uses brick walls, plants to fight heat

A house in Saigon is using green space inside out as well as 25,000 bricks with many ventilation holes to stay cool in the searing heat of the city.
May 3, 2023 | 12:00 am PT
Arched doorways give central home plenty of natural light

Arched doorways give central home plenty of natural light

Families living within a house in central Nha Trang Town can feel the pulse of the town through the many arched doorways that line the exterior.
February 17, 2023 | 11:30 pm PT
Coastal house features floating wooden boat

Coastal house features floating wooden boat

A large wooden boat hung up by a steel frame is a one-of-a-kind feature of a 70-square-meter home in coastal Vung Tau Town, southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.
January 12, 2023 | 03:00 am PT
House dons silk ribbon-inspired skylight

House dons silk ribbon-inspired skylight

The skylight of a home in central Thanh Hoa Province, inspired by the bodice worn by northern women in the past, provides architectural softness and shields sunlight from above.
January 8, 2023 | 03:00 pm PT
Jungle-inspired penthouse brings the tropics indoors

Jungle-inspired penthouse brings the tropics indoors

Situated in the heart of HCMC, a 340-square-meter penthouse’s tranquil tropical decor resembles an island paradise.
December 19, 2022 | 10:47 pm PT
New villa in old village fuses contemporary and traditional

New villa in old village fuses contemporary and traditional

In the middle of Hung Yen Province’s 300-year-old Nom Village, this cosmopolitan villa exudes modernity but underneath the shiny surface are the foundational elements of robust northern Vietnamese architectural styles.
December 14, 2022 | 12:14 am PT
Barrel-vault modernizes war-relic Hanoi house

Barrel-vault modernizes war-relic Hanoi house

An old home in Hanoi’s Ngoc Ha Village, famous for surviving infamous U.S. carpet-bombings in the Vietnam War, has been revitalized by a new barrel-vault design.
December 5, 2022 | 06:55 pm PT
Glass facade adds character to Mekong Delta house

Glass facade adds character to Mekong Delta house

A home with glass facades benefits from a mirrored interior that, in some spots, reflects the surrounding landscape and creates the illusion of an infinite vista.
November 19, 2022 | 02:50 am PT
Skylight provides tube house ample natural light

Skylight provides tube house ample natural light

A house in central Da Nang City uses a system of concrete louvers to limit heat radiation and create sun streaks to boost aesthetics instead of the traditional skylight design.
November 8, 2022 | 04:49 am PT
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