Da Nang has launched a contest on planning and architecture design of the Han River banks with the intention of creating landscape and beautiful scenery for local residents, and visitors from both home and abroad.

A view of both banks of the river from above

The city’s Administration officially announced on August 14 that the contest would give Vietnamese and foreigners the chance to submit ideas for developing the Han River into an attractive destination in the future.

The 7.2km long river, which is sandwiched between the city’s downtown and the Son Tra Peninsula, has been considered as a typical symbol of the city and local tourist sector as well as a famous brand of the city’s tourism products.

As scheduled, the contest organisers have opened registration for contestants from 1-12 August before selecting the best 10 plans from 12-15 August.

The organisers said contestants can start developing their ideas from August to October for the last mock-up competition on October 15.

The city will also display winning entries for public from 12-15 October.

In 2015, Jina designing company from the Republic of Korea was selected as a consultant for designing and planning of the river banks, but its architecture design was not satisfactory.

All designers can visit the website of the contest at http://hanriver.viar.gov.vn for further information.

In 2014, the Son Tra Peninsula Strategic Vision Plan, which was developed by the US’s Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), was awarded the excellence prize from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Earlier this year, the Dragon Bridge, which spans the Han River, won the 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award.

The lighting design on the bridge also received the ‘Best Citation’ Award from the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) in 2014.

(Source: VNA/ Da Nang Today)