Rounded Edges: Modernism and Architectural Dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City

Hahn, H. Hazel

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“…The demolition of No. 213 Dong Khoi Street in 2014 and the Tax Trade Centre in 2016 galvanised the public to petition the saving of the latter structure, gathering up to 3,500 signatures (Doling, 2019;Hahn, 2017). Such public efforts have contributed to raising awareness regarding the urban history and increasing support for heritage conservation.…”

Section: Management Structure For Urban Conservationmentioning

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“…HCMC, the economic powerhouse of Vietnam, has several historic properties, particularly monuments, French villas, and shophouses, in its central area. Widespread demolition of old buildings in recent years, however, poses an urgent need to preserve the city's heritage (Hahn, 2017;Hung, 2020;T. H. Nguyen, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The city has developed its legal framework for heritage conservation (planning tools) since 1988 with a large-scale conservation subsidy (financial tool) and a civic participation system (civic engagement tool) since the late 1980s (Suga, 2013;Suzuki, 2017). The city has been committed to heritage conservation by establishing a robust management structure, including the Urban Design Division (UDD) in as early as 1968, supported by a conservation NGO (Suzuki, 2013) The example of YC could help improve HCMC, where there has been widespread demolition of old buildings in recent years for economic growth (Hahn, 2017;Hung, 2020;T. H. Nguyen, 2012T.…”

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“…In addition, HCMC was selected as a case study owing to its underdeveloped legal framework and management structure for conservation, which will be detailed in one of the following sections (Hahn, 2017;Hung, 2020;T. H. Nguyen, 2012T.…”

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“…These studies highlight conservation problems, such as the lack of an effective management structure and a legal system (T. H. Nguyen, 2012), limited recognition of cultural heritage (Hung, 2020), and the absence of a public-city participatory approach in conservation (Hanh, 2006). Others detail the development of the Vietnamese urban planning systems and those related to HCMC that partially involve landscape preservation (Matsumura, Nguyen et al, 2017;Matsumura, Sawaki et al, 2012), and describe the city's architectural values and the rise in public awareness of its architectural heritage (Doling, 2019;Hahn, 2017;T. H. Nguyen, 2017).…”

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Exploring Measures for Urban Heritage Conservation in Its Early Stages

Kashihara

Nguyen

Suzuki

2022

IRSPSD International

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This study proposes measures to improve urban heritage conservation in the central area of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, by comparing it with Yokohama City (YC), Japan. Based on the past literature on the development stages of urban heritage management, two aspects critical for successful heritage conservation-legal framework and management structure-were examined. The common drawbacks associated with these two aspects and the countermeasures taken for advancement in the early stages of heritage conservation in the two cities were compared. In addition to policy analysis, indepth interviews with officials and experts were conducted to collect data between 2013 and 2015. The results show that while both cities faced the need for legalisation in the first stage of their heritage conservation, YC could systematically move to the second stage to accelerate its legislative process and establish an urban design division and an external expert team. In the second stage, both cities lacked powerful incentives and enforcement, but YC has supplemented its enforcement measures, persistent negotiation and coordination activities to actively apply its incentives. The solutions for HCMC focus on proposing additional incentives and sanctions to enable its Department of Planning and Architecture officials to effectively negotiate with owners and investors and develop a legal framework while conducting pilot projects to inform legalisation. An urban conservation team within the government to collaborate with organisations specialised in conservation is also proposed to improve the city's management structure.

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Section: Management Structure For Urban Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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