Focus on Arts and Ecology

Wednesday, 24 June 2020. Written by Urbanist Hanoi.No skim milk and saltine parties here.By 1950, France was able to exert considerable colonial influence on Hanoi's commerce and architecture. Their bicycles and jeeps drove down wide avenues, beneath buildings featuring their nation's namesake shutters. Vietnamese of varying classes and westernization existed on the margins of open-air coffee shops where the French sipped cognac and prattled

Friday, 17 July 2020. Written by Urbanist Hanoi.It will be called the Tứ Liên Bridge and was designed in part by Sun Group.Dân Trí reports that the Hà Nội People's Committee has approved the bridge, which will connect Tây Hồ District with Long Biên and Đông Anh districts.The structure, as well as its approach roads, will span 4.84 kilometers and be cable-stayed, the second such bridge in the capital after the huge Nhật Tân Bridge,

Friday, 20 April 2018. Written by Chris Humphrey. Photos by Chris Humphrey.Modern-day Hanoi is a labyrinth of new developments, with some areas already feeling the effects of gentrification. That certainly wasn't the case back in 1936, when Café Duy Tri first opened its doors.Since then, cafés have become ubiquitous in Hanoi, an increasingly popular theme being a self-consciously nostalgic style harking back to the early 1900s. Café Duy Tri,

By Russell McLendonUpdated July 28, 2020A sailfish has been clocked at 68 mph (109 kph), although it was both leaping and swimming at the time. Ronald C. Modra / Getty ImagesEarth's oceans are full of fast fish, but crowning the fastest fish isn't as simple as it might sound. Determining top speed of fish in the wild is challenging since both the fish and the water are moving, sometimes together and sometimes in opposite directions. There

ADDP architects DfMA to build Avenue South Park with PPVC.By Lloyd Alter, Updated July 28, 2020Looking up at South Avenue Residences. ADDP ArchitectsPrefabricated modular construction has been the future of the building industry for at least half a century, so I was intrigued when I got a press release announcing "Sustainability, access to green space and innovative PPVC modulation are at the core of the two 56-story flagship development