HANOI URBAN MORPHOLOGY The 16th AIAC International Design Workshop 30/03 – 03/04/2015 at the National University of Civil Engineering (Vietnam) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arch. Nguyen Quoc Thong Vice President of Vietnam Association of Architects 1 ISSUES • Hanoi is a typical city, thus while we are talking about Hanoi, we could understand most of the characteristics of the urban development in Vietnam. • Urban morphology: Typical urban planning and architecture concepts. 2 CONTENT 1. Outline of Vietnam’s urban morphology in history (thousands of years, remarkably since 1010) 2. Thang Long - Hanoi (1010 to date) - Feudal era (1010 - 1873) - French colonial era (1873 - 1954) - Socialist plan economy era (1954 - 1986) - Renovation era (1986 to date) 3. Problems in Vietnam’s cities nowadays 3 1. VIETNAM’S URBAN MORPHOLOGY IN HISTORY Historical timeline • Vietnam’s towns in Van Lang Au Lac period (thousands of years – started in 111 BC – prior to Chinese domination) Co Loa Citadel (Au Lac Kingdom) Plan of Co Loa Citadel 4 1. VIETNAM’S URBAN MORPHOLOGY IN HISTORY Vietnamese urban characteristics in Van Lang - Au Viet period / Different from China •Water-related, wet rice civilisation / different from rice cultivation in dry fields »A city is as a village agglomeration / A city is different from a village »A Vietnamese citadel is built on river and water (nature-based) / A city is primarily for defence •Self-defence, transportation and cultivation » Natural form (free form) / Different from square form »Within a citadel, apart from administrative buildings, there were villages, paddy fields and gardens (rural factors) / Merely administrative and urban (without rural factors) •Well connected with landscape »Small scale / Large scale »In harmony with the surrounding / Dominant - beyond the surrounding »Organically related to landscape, mixed / Artificial, separated/outstanding as landmark 5 1. VIETNAM’S URBAN MORPHOLOGY IN HISTORY • Dominated by the Han dynasty (111 BC – 938 AD) - Influenced by Chinese culture - Script, Religion, Philosophy and Sociology - Urban concept (spatial planning) -Three city walls: Forbidden wall Imperial wall Capital city wall - In Vietnam »Mainly two walls: Forbidden wall and Imperial wall 6 2. THANG LONG - HANOI (1010 TO DATE) FEUDAL ERA (1010 - 1873) • • Urban structure “Three city walls” – a concept originated from China However, there were different features: + Forbidden Citadel (for the King) + Imperial Citadel (for high-rank officers) – Square form similar to Chinese style + Capital Citadel (for people) – based on nature, terrain conditions Architecture + Formal architecture – Palace + Traditional architecture HOÀNG THÀNH TỬ CẤM THÀNH KINH THÀNH Plan: city concept in China Plan: city concept in Vietnam 7 Thang Long map in the 19th century Hanoi map in 1873 Imperial Citadel, including Forbidden Citadel Capital Citadel based on the dyke system along To Lich river, with: Urban area: 36 commercial streets Communal houses, pagodas, temples Villages, rice fields and gardens, lakes and ponds. 8 Architecture of Literature Temple Housing architecture in the 36 old street quarter 2. THANG LONG - HANOI (1010 TO DATE) FRENCH COLONIAL ERA (1873 - 1954) • Hanoi map in 1885 before the French planned the city Hanoi map in 10/1898 The first modifications of the French (Source: N. Lancret, Collections of city maps in South East Asia. Authors: P. Clement and N. Lancret, Hanoi - Cycle of Change. Science and Technique, Hanoi 2003) 10 Hanoi map in1902 Hanoi map in 1943 (Source: N. Lancret, Collections of city maps in South East Asia. Authors: P. Clement and N. Lancret, Hanoi - Cycle of Change. Science and Technique, Hanoi 2003) 11 Urban fabric 12 City centre Street block No. 43 Evaluation Medium Remarkable Exceptional Heritage tree 13 Architecture Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indochinese architecture) Grand Opera House Palace of General Governor (Classical architecture) 14 2. THANG LONG - HANOI (1010 TO DATE) SOCIALIST ERA - PLAN ECONOMY (1954 - 1986) Planning project for Hanoi in1962 Hanoi map in 1974 (Source: Bordeaux III University. Hanoi City Geographic Data Atlas. Map Publisher, Hanoi 2002) 15 Housing neighbourhood - Collective housing blocks 16 2. THANG LONG – HANOI (1010 TO DATE) SOCIALIST ERA - RENOVATION (1986 TO DATE) Rapid urbanisation Hanoi map in1989 Hanoi map in 1996 (Source: Bordeaux III University. Hanoi City Geographic Data Atlas. Map Publisher, Hanoi 2002) 17 Spatial planning for Hanoi towards 2030 18 Urban structure – New towns - Viet Hung new town North An Khanh new town 19 New Central Business District (CBD) in the West of West Lake 20 Urban development project (40 km along the Red river) developed by South Korean investors 21 Architecture - Diverse in types International architecture 22 COMPARISON Urban infrastructure development planning over the years 23 3. PROBLEMS IN VIETNAM’S CITIES NOWADAYS • Values: + Various small-scale urban concepts coexist + Each concept has its own values, but these concepts can be well combined with one another + Water surface and landscape are connecting elements + Architecture develops in horizontal direction (low-rise) • Challenges: + Mega cities, global cities + Massive urban development / Incomplete urban legislative systems + Conflict: between modern and traditional factors + Large building complexes vs. landscape: Central business districts (CBD), new towns + New urban culture + International architecture: vertical development (high-rise) + Environmental pollution + What is urban identity in Vietnam’s cities? and so on. 24 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION! 25
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