Vietnamese National Assembly in Hanoi
Vietnamese National Assembly in Hanoi
gmp Architects
MANUFACTURERS
Finiglas
PARTNER
Nikolaus Goetze
AREA
36000 M²
YEAR
2014
LOCATION
Hanoi, Vietnam
CATEGORY
Visitor Center, Government, Cultural Center
“What is Vietnamese building culture?” This question is asked in a country the architecture of which was for many years defined by the former colonial powers, France and Japan, and by the separation of the country into North and South Vietnam with the two capitals, Hanoi and Saigon.
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been addressing this subject for more than ten years. Back in 2006, the practice designed the National Conference Center in the Vietnamese capital.
Which was followed by new buildings for the Hanoi Museum and the Ministry of the Interior for Architecture” for this building, a clear demonstration of trust in the work by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners.
Now – just a few months after the completion of the new building for the Vietnamese National Assembly in Hanoi – the Vietnamese Architects Association has awarded the “Vietnamese National Prize.
During a three-day session, the jury selected the gmp-designed building in the Vietnamese capital from 200 entries.
The award ceremony will take place in the presence of gmp founding partner Meinhard von Gerkan and his partner Nikolaus Goetze on 18 and 19 April in Hanoi.
The new building for the National Assembly creates a bridge between the Vietnamese past and the country’s future.
The new building was erected in Hanoi’s historic city center, at the site of the former People’s Building in the area known as the Citadel, opposite the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and houses the plenary chamber and the representatives’ offices.
The tradition of using symbols and emblems, which is deeply anchored in Vietnamese history, has been continued in gmp’s design, and translated into architecture.
