An international contest to design the landscaping alongside the Han River was launched on 1 August. 

The organisers received registrations from 12 joint ventures between Vietnamese and foreign businesses, 14 joint ventures from international businesses, and 13 domestic registrants, including 4 from Da Nang itself.

From the 39 registrations, the 12 most competent teams were officially invited to participate in the competition, and 7 of them have submitted their creative and unique design ideas.

Entries from contestants can be found at the contest’s official website at http://hanriver.viar.gov.vn/vn/ in Vietnamese, and http://hanriver.viar.gov.vn/en/ in English.  Members of the public are encouraged to vote online for their favourite.  Voting will close at 5.00pm on 25 November, and the awards ceremony is expected to be held on 30 November.

The first prize winner will receive 50,000 USD, and the second prize is 20,000 USD.  These two winners will be determined by the contest’s judging board.  The entry receiving the highest number of public votes will receive a 5,000 USD cash prize. 

An exhibition featuring outstanding design ideas from this, and other contests, are now on display on the 1^st floor lobby of the Da Nang Administration Centre on 24 Tran Phu.  Here are some photos of them, collected by our reporter Trieu Tung.

The tectonics festival space alongside the Han River

The design of a rural ecological park along Cam Le River

Charming scenery near the Marble Mountains Tourist Area

Community space near the Rong (Dragon) Bridge

Green spaces alongside the Han River

A family of foreign visitors at the exhibition