Ho Chi Minh City, September 20, 2024 – The 2024 Vietnam Industrial Architecture Award honored eight outstanding architectural projects at a prestigious event in Ho Chi Minh City. This strategic initiative aims to provide a specialized, international platform for industrial architecture and to cultivate high-quality human resources in industrial design for Vietnam.
The Award featured a series of impactful activities, including an exhibition of industrial architectural projects, a seminar on enhancing human resource quality, an event honoring talented design consultants, and scholarships awarded to students from the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City.
Together lifting Vietnam’s industrial architecture standards
Launched in collaboration with the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City, the Award attracted 33 high-quality projects from 18 provinces and cities, submitted by 15 leading design consulting firms nationwide. These entries not only ensure the economic efficiency and functionality of factories and warehouses but also inspire creativity, sustainability, and a passion for the art of design among talented architects.
At the final event of the 2024 Vietnam Industrial Architecture Award, eight outstanding projects were honored for meeting the criteria of Unique and Impressive Design, Innovation in Structure and Functionality, and Sustainable Design including:
Notably, the top two award-winning projects, the DBW Garment Factory and Hayward Quartz Technology Factory, will represent Vietnam at the BlueScope Steel Architectural Awards ASEAN 2024 in Malaysia in November 2024.
All projects showcased the distinctive features of BlueScope’s COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME® steel, known for their aesthetics, creativity, and sustainability in industrial building materials.
Mr. Dang Thanh Hung, Vice President of NS BlueScope Vietnam, stated: “As a global steel corporation that has supported the development of Vietnam’s industrial architecture for over 30 years, we are committed to elevating Vietnam’s industrial architecture, and the Vietnam Industrial Architecture Award is part of this mission. This is also an opportunity for domestic industrial architecture talents to engage with leading regional experts, expand their connections across Asia, and pave the way for nurturing future talents.”
Building high-quality human resources
The innovative solutions displayed at the Vietnam Industrial Architecture Exhibition and shared at the Seminar on Enhancing the Quality of Industrial Architecture Human Resources enriched breakthrough ideas for Vietnam’s industrial architecture and inspired future generations of architects.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Thuong, Rector of the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City, said: “Along with economic growth, industrial architecture and the quality of human resources have made significant strides. The university continually creates opportunities for students to acquire knowledge and gain real-world experience with global enterprises and talented architects to enhance the quality of human resource training for the industry. We highly appreciate the initiative and cooperation of NS BlueScope Vietnam in launching the Industrial Architecture Award and other meaningful activities to unlock knowledge, create a specialized playground, and provide international learning opportunities for Vietnam’s industrial architecture talents, in line with sustainable trends.”
This Award is the largest industrial design platform in Vietnam, expanding in the Southeast Asian area, and serves as a launchpad for design consulting firms to reach regional and international levels.
