In recent days, the new appearance of Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square has become the focus of controversy. Some said that the renovation has helped the square become airy and spacious for pedestrians, while many others expressed dissatisfaction with the new image of this area.
Architect (KTS) Tran Huy Anh - Standing Member of the Hanoi Architects Association assessed that the new project at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square has achieved positive aspects such as renovating Thuy Ta house, ensuring cleanliness and safety for A80 tasks...
He said that when making contributions, it is necessary to be constructive and an attitude of " centering on expenses", not being too strict because every project requires time.
Architect Tran Huy Anh shared his opinion: In my opinion, the demolition of Ham Ca Map building will reveal many shortcomings of the works behind. This is an inevitable challenge in urban planning when changing vision and hearing.
The opinions of social media users will be contrasted and confused, but most of them are still emotional opinions.
If on social networks, most comments from non-professionals express personal views, then they are just ordinary exclamations, for experts, thorough analysis is needed, based on science and social responsibility.
I think, we should not just say "ugher" or "more beautiful", but must clearly point out the problem and make arguments. Because if you praise or criticize unfoundedly, it can cause harm - if you praise it incorrectly, it will harm others, if you criticize it incorrectly, it will harm you.
The public's opinions are very valuable because they reflect true emotions and feelings. But for experts, each statement must be constructive, well-founded and aimed at the long-term development of the city.
We are architects of many years, having experienced and witnessed many memories, will be different from young people.
What we have given may not be true because the next generation is the owner of the city. You should put those exhibitions in public exhibitions because public space is very important in dialogue.
In an occasion to create collective emotions like this, it should be used as a dialogue of the young generation with the future of Hanoi city.
I want to share this and the architectural association is also very ready to support an exhibition, even seminars expressing aspirations about the space around Hoan Kiem Lake".
Architect Tran Huy Anh was born in 1959 in Hanoi. He graduated as a civil and industrial civil engineer from the University of Construction and Hanoi University of Architecture. In his career, he has participated in many important projects such as housing development projects in Hanoi, reconstruction of the headquarters of Vietnam News Agency, and planning for Nam Dai Co Viet.
In discussions on the Hanoi urban development project, he had many opinions on protecting public spaces, trees, water surfaces and cultural and historical heritage of Hanoi.
Previously, responding to Lao Dong reporter, researcher Nguyen Ngoc Tien said that the Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square renovation project is in the early stages and is not yet complete, so all reviews are somewhat emotional and hasty.
It is necessary to wait longer as phase 2 will show greater changes in the space of Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square.
On the afternoon of September 10, representatives of the design unit of the renovation and improvement plan of Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square had discussions with the press about the design idea of the above project, after receiving many opinions from the people.
Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Urban Architecture Planning, Hanoi University of Construction (the research unit, consulting on the design of the renovation and improvement plan of Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square) said that at the time of putting the project into use on the occasion of A80, many people experiencing the reality here had positive feedback.
Therefore, the images on the internet and in reality can be different, so it is difficult to judge if you have not directly experienced this space.
