Generative forces shaping the traditional city: the case of Hoian, Vietnam

Simulating the Generative Process of Urban Form: An Application Using OpenSim

“…First, a pattern language has typically been regarded as a design solution. However, as shown in this and other studies (see e.g., Hong Nguyen 2015, 2016), a pattern language can be used as a systematic tool to unearth past urban structures, specifically, as a tool to generate knowledge. Second, the simulation reflects invariable qualities in the three Japanese towns—novelty, diversity, and coherence—at different levels, as expressed in the Ht-indices.…”

“…Essentially, the manual describes the process of building the ancient town of Hoian via OpenSim. As mentioned earlier, each generative step in Hoian includes the following three parts: pattern, the form’s properties, and sequence (Hong Nguyen 2015, 2016). At each step, a pattern is built with appropriate properties.…”

“… 2. Readers can explore further research on these twenty properties by reading the following paper: “Generative Forces Shaping the Traditional City: The Case of Hoian, Vietnam” (Hong Nguyen 2016). …”

The Impacts of Urban Morphology on Housing Indoor Thermal Condition in Hoi An City, Vietnam

“…(Figure 1) Hoi An Ancient Town belongs to three wards: Minh An, Son Phong and Cam Pho with its length and width being 1000 meters and 300 meters respectively. The town is small but dense with historical buildings, antiquities and a traditional pattern of the street networks of commercial port towns (Hong Nguyen, 2016). Until now, many building types in Hoi An Ancient Town are still used and conserved.…”

“…Since then, Hoi An tourism has grown rapidly and it became an international tourism destination. The development of tourism has promoted this unique heritage, but the city also faces potential risks due to rapid but poor-quality infrastructure development, incoherent and sporadic planning between old and new areas (Do & Phan, 2018;Jones, 2002;Hong Nguyen, 2016). The Inconsistencies in the planning orientation entailed many consequences which include amongst others an uneven population distribution, increased construction density in the central areas and increased urban pressure on historical relic.…”