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Architecture environment society towards a better city for the future generations

In early years of 21st Century, there are many children who have to live in severe conditions and be dispossessed of human rights even in cities (of developed and developing countries). In these sites services and public buildings are complete, but many children can not approach these services and buildings due to many differ difficulties and reasons: increasingly violence and crime, environment pollution... However, in order to gain sustainable future at the highest level and develop best advantages of this development, the young generation should be armed completely with knowledge of sustainable development. Education process is divided into 3 parts: Firstly, the young generation should be taught knowledge of the natural environment to have essential concepts on main rules of ecosystem and knowledge of ongoing. Secondly, the young generation should be educated in the natural environment through games, communicative activities. Finally, they should be educated for the environment to learn the way of resolving effectively concrete issues.

Brick, tile and a system of characters on the brick and tile made under Nguyen dynasty

Forms using space of facade

Structure of one building can be understood as a group of its inner components which are arranged in accordance with different principles, regulations depending on need and taste of the building's owner. Hence, they can absolutely make arrangement, change or control objects and space in its facade. This control creates difference and identity of each building. This difference is often expressed through architectural form of the building, decoration, using space of facade, relation between inner and outer space... So they control space of facade through using space which is also expressed individual character as well as architectural style ofthe whole building.

Is Hanoi still a city of rivers?

River creates position and appearance of Ha Noi, unique ones in our country. However, Ha Noi and Ha Noi's people cover these rivers and lakes new appearance, cultural appearance. In other words, every section of the river, ramifications of the lake imprint legends, stories, historical traces so that they become mystical and sparkling

Landscape of rivers is a specific feature of Ho Chi Minh city

In Ho Chi Minh city, two big rivers, Dong Nai and Sai Gon cross at the city centre in Nha Be and Soai Rap river sections with total length of 85 km. These rivers divide into 11 large channels flowing through the city (in the inner city, there are totally 13 large and small channels) with total length of 700 km. The inner city has 835 ha area of the channels concentrating on the North and South end ofthe city. This is a favourable natural factor to create fresh environment for its inhabitants as well as a specific feature of Ho Chi Minh city

Let criticism evaluate better architecture

Architectural criticism as a component of architectural culture increasingly attracts the attention of people. Image and architectural creation is one of important aspects in architectural design and a hot spot of architectural criticism and evaluation so far. Criticism should be objective, scientific and equal, use standards together with dialectical, comprehensive, systematic measures as well as obey inside regulations of architectural culture and design to criticize and evaluate seriously, scientifically and reasonably. Criticism is to find out and express opinions, respect opposite viewpoints.

Main problems in architectural theory in the contemporary world

In the modern architecture world, there are two main periods in history of 20th century architecture: 1-From 1920 1970: Modern architecture; 2-From 1970- up to now: Contemporary architecture Depending on this division, in architectural theories there are theories of modern architecture and theories of contemporary architecture. Architectural theories of masters in 1920s, 1930s are very progressive. From 1970 to 2000, there is rapid development of new problems in architectural theories. They are trends and ism and ology. New architectural trends in this period are Post-modernism, High-tech, Neo-modernism, Deconstruction.

Mozaic gives architects supports in free creation

Phu Hai - South-end towers of Champa people

Rivers, lakes and marshes of the ancient Hanoi

Some opinions about architectural criticism

Some problems on planning, construction of the city above the river and two sides of the Red river in Ha Noi capital

Terra-cotta products dated back to the 17th Century in the roof system of Va temple (Son Tay Ha Tay)