Posts Tagged ‘ The House Was ’

Alternate spaces, mainstream problems 

January 2, 2012
Alternate spaces, mainstream problems 

  Alternative exhibition spaces are striving to develop in Vietnam 20 years after they first came on the scene An artist performing his work at the ‘Shaping a Line’ exhibition, opening from July 28 to September 8, at San Art in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of SanArt. Artists are famous, if not notorious, [...]

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Pride, attachment preserves old houses in Hanoi hamlet 

July 4, 2011
Pride, attachment preserves old houses in Hanoi hamlet 

  A nearly-200-year-old house in Coc Thon Hamlet in the suburb of Hanoi The urbanization juggernaut has proved unstoppable in Vietnam, and evidence has been mounting about the inability of rural and suburban households to resist it, consigning beautiful homes with traditional architecture and long histories to extinction. The situation at Cu Da Village in [...]

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Tram Cot House – a meticulous work of ancient sculptural architecture

June 20, 2009
Tram Cot House – a meticulous work of ancient sculptural architecture

LookAtVietnam – About 40 kilometers from the center of HCMC on National Road No.50, heading to Cau Ngang hamlet in Long Huu Dong commune, Long An province’s Can Duoc district, Tram Cot House is striking as an ancient work of sculptural architecture A view of Tram Cot House in Long An province’s Can Duoc district.Built [...]

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Vietnamese “lamp genie” saves hotel in Cambodia

April 20, 2009
Vietnamese “lamp genie” saves hotel in Cambodia

The Pho De Paris Hotel, which is nearly 4,200 tonnes in weight.LookAtVietnam – When Pho De Paris Hotel in Cambodia began to sink, the hotel owner planned to tear it down to build a new one. Hearing about Vietnamese experts, called “lamp genies” for their ability to raise sunken construction works, he changed his mind. The [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...