Vietnamese students won the first prize in world architecture

The jury of the international architecture competition 'Design against natural disasters' on January 13 awarded the first prize (the student contest) to Vietnamese students with the plan' Self-Village disaster prevention '.

This group of students includes: Dao Thanh Hai, class 07K1- Hanoi Architecture University; Dang Ngoc Anh, class 07K3 - Hanoi Architecture University; Nguyen Ha Thang, fourth year student - Phuong Dong University; Doctor, Architect Nguyen Hanh Nguyen, lecturer of Hanoi Architectural University, instructor.

The ' Village of natural disaster prevention ' option of Vietnamese students is a high-population residential area for low-income people who can survive natural disasters (such as storms and floods ).

Planning a village based on the terrain of the land that has been created to create two ' Natural Islands ' to minimize the impact of flood levels, groups of houses can help each other in times of disaster. The idea of ​​a house is like a piston with 2 layers of structure: the shell to prevent storms - the core layer to float when there is a flood. The village is a model that can be applied to many similar areas.

(From left to right) Dao Thanh Hai, Dang Ngoc Anh, Dr.KTS Nguyen Hanh Nguyen,
Nguyen Ha Thang.

This option is 'highly appreciated and may be an inspiration for architects in the coming time' - a letter sent by the president of the Philippine Architects Association to the authors.

The authors said: ' After the group's biggest desire contest is to turn the idea of ​​a house into reality, an experimental model, for example. Certainly there are many problems that will arise when using that only experiment and reality can find and solve thoroughly . '

DATE - Design Against the Elements is an international architectural design competition with the desire to find solutions to the consequences of climate change.

The competition was launched on March 5, 2010, divided into two parts, the section for professional architects and the student section and attracted nearly 400 entries of contestants across the globe.