NS BlueScope Vietnam honours excellence at 2024 Vietnam Industrial Architecture Awards

The 2024 Vietnam Industrial Architecture Awards honoured eight outstanding architectural projects to provide a specialised, international platform for industrial architecture and to cultivate high-quality human resources in industrial design for Vietnam.

The awards featured an exhibition of industrial architectural projects, a seminar on enhancing human resources, an event honouring talented design consultants, and scholarships for students from the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City.

Launched in collaboration with the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City, the awards attracted 33 projects spanning 18 provinces and cities, and submitted by 15 leading design consulting firms. These projects aim to ensure the economic efficiency and functionality of factories and warehouses, and inspire creativity, sustainability, and a passion for the art of design.

At the final, outstanding projects were honoured for meeting the criteria of Unique and Impressive Design, Innovation in Structure and Functionality, and Sustainable Design.

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 to be held in Malaysia in November.

All projects showcased the distinctive features of BlueScope’s COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME® steel, known for their aesthetics, creativity, and sustainability.

Nguyen Truong Hai, general director of VEV, received first prize for the DBW Garment Factory

Dang Thanh Hung, vice president of NS BlueScope Vietnam, said, “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 Awards is part of this mission. This is also an opportunity for domestic industrial architects to engage with leading regional experts, expand their connections across Asia, and pave the way for nurturing future talents."

Pham Trong Luat, director of MITA, received the Long-Lasting Beauty Prize for the Hayward Quartz Technology Factory

The innovative solutions displayed at the event aimed to enrich breakthrough ideas for Vietnam’s industrial architecture and inspire future generations of architects.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Architect Le Van Thuong, rector of the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City, shared, “Along with economic growth, industrial architecture and the quality of human resources have taken 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. We highly appreciate the initiative and cooperation of NS BlueScope Vietnam in launching the Industrial Architecture Awards and other activities to unlock knowledge, create a specialised playground, and provide international learning opportunities.”

The awards are the largest industrial design platform in Vietnam, expanding in the Southeast Asian area, and serve as a launchpad for design consulting firms to reach regional and international levels.

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