Green Architecture
Green Architecture: Vo Trong Nghia & The Work of VTN Architects
Preface by VTN Architects; Introduction by Vo Trong Nghia; Interview by Vladimir Belogolovsky; Edited by Oscar Riera Ojeda
Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, May 2021
Hardcover | 8-1/2 x 11 inches | 320 pages | English | ISBN: 9781946226464 | $59.00
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"Vietnamese cities have lost their tropical beauty. They have turned into concrete jungles just like Bangkok or Jakarta.? Vo Trong Nghia
In a context of rapid urbanization and environmental crisis, Vietnam, like many other countries across the world, requires innovative new architectural solutions to improve the lives of its urban residents. Green Architecture showcases the multi-faceted responses to these challenges conceived by the award winning studio VTN Architects, led by Vo Trong Nghia, in which the emphasis is placed on bringing greenery back to cities in a holistic and sustainable manner. Through detailed illustrated breakdowns of a series of building projects such as The Babylon Hotel, House for Trees and Nanoco Headquarters, as well as several schools, educational institutions and apartment buildings, and enlightening texts including an interview with the architect, this book explores how Vo Trong Nghia and his team draw on their experience and philosophy to help restore the connection between architecture and nature. ?Green architecture means being friendly with the environment, not just planting trees,? Nghia says, and in t...
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