Fifteen selected international projects by German architectural company Gerkan, Marg and Partners (GMP) will be presented in Ho Chi Minh City on March 28.

The exhibition, themed Designing in Dialogue, is organised by the company, the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Goethe Institute in HCM City .

Jorn Ortmann, Vice Director of GMP office in Vietnam , said dialogue was an essential feature of architecture.

In Vietnam , where architectural constructions are still based on national and traditional characteristics, the company holds discussions with authorities, Vietnamese clients and the public to produce the best and most suitable designs, he said.

Today's exhibition will present concepts and architectural models of constructions in German, Italy , Latvia , South Africa , China and Vietnam , including the Berlin Central Station, Cape Town Stadium and Grand Theatre Chongqing.

The prime exhibits will be projects already completed in Vietnam , including the National Convention Centre in Hanoi and the Hanoi History Museum .

The National Convention Centre was built between 2004 and 2006 with a gross floor area of 65,000sq.m, while the 30,000sq.m museum opened last autumn to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the capital city after two years of construction.

The exhibition, which will also show films introducing international architectural projects, will remain open until April 6 at the HCM City Exhibition Hall, 92 Le Thanh Ton, district 1. /.