The miniature of Sydney’s Opera House in Australia at the Thanh Ha Terra Cotta Park. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association hasannounced the winners of the 2016 architect awards. Thewinners include Nguyen Hoang Manh, Architect of the Year, and Thanh Ha TerraCotta Park, Building of the Year. Manh,born in 1970, is from Phan Thiet City. He graduated from HCM City’sArchitecture University. He has won several Vietnamese and internationalawards, including the Top 10 Architects BCI Asia with the Vung Tau Express ShipHarbour in 2005 and the runner-up prize at the International Baku ArchitectureAward 2015 with Naman Retreat Pure Spa. ThanhHa Terra Cotta Park, in the centre of the Thanh Ha ancient pottery village, inthe central province of Quang Nam, covers a total area of 6,000sq.m and has aseries of miniatures of famous architectural works of Vietnam and wonders ofthe world that are made of terra cotta. They include the Nha Rong Wharf,the ancient town of Hoi An, President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Vietnam) and theColosseum (Italy), as well as the Egyptian pyramids (Egypt) and the Statue ofLiberty (the United States). Theseawards honour architects with excellent works and new valuable architecturebuildings, according to the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association.The awards were introduced in 2012.-VNA
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The miniature of Sydney’s Opera House in Australia at the Thanh Ha Terra Cotta Park. (Source: VNA) 
