Last Friday, the awards ceremony took place in Da Nang for the contest to find the best ideas for floral displays and lighting decorations for the 2019 Tet Festival.

Vice Chairman Tuan (first left) and the first prize winners (Photo: danang.gov.vn)

Organised by the municipal Department of Construction, the contest attracted a total of 37 students from the University of Architecture and the University of Science and Technology, both based in the city.

Between 8 March and 20 April, the contest’s organisers received 9 entries in the category of lighting decorations, and 11 entries in the category of floral displays.

As a result, the Sen Design Studio won the first prize for their design ideas on floral decorations, whilst Tran Nhat Tien and Tran Phuoc Bao Thu from the Architecture Faculty of the Da Nang University of Science and Technology won the first prize for their ideas on lighting decorations. The first prize winners received 20 million VND each.

In addition, 2 second, 2 third and 6 consolation prizes were awarded in both categories of floral displays and lighting decorations. 

Addressing the event, municipal People's Committee Vice Chairman Nguyen Ngoc Tuan said that this was the 5^th consecutive year that this competition has been held in the city, and the quality of participating entries has been increased year by year.

The city leader asked relevant local agencies to appeal for public donations to implement the winning ideas for floral displays and lighting decorations to celebrate the upcoming Tet.