Vietnam 's most modern opera house will start construction on October 7 to celebrate the capital's 1,000th anniversary.
Prior to that, a week-long exhibition displaying two architectural options for the proposed Thang Long Opera House will be open for public consultation from next Wednesday, Hanoi People's Committee chairman Nguyen The Thao decided on Tuesday.
The blueprints have been produced by British architects Norman Foster & Partners and the Italian Renzo Piano Building Workshop.
The final decision will be made by the city leaders, during the public showing.
However, the seven-member selection board, chaired by Prof Christine Hawley, head of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University College London, earlier voted for the Italian consultant's design.
Renzo Piano is inspired by a red sail brightening the dark sky of Ha Long Bay, claim the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association.
In the blueprint, the Thang Long Opera House would be highlighted as a precious pearl kept within a crystal box. The complex includes the opera house, outdoor stage and parking area, which are all elevated, allowing space for water, trees and park and a small road.
The opera house with maximum height of up to 100m will mainly use steel and glass for construction to create an impression of transparency and weightlessness.
An energy saving system will be installed on the roof while glass water pipes covering the opera house are expected to reduce thermo-radiation in summer.
The design submitted by Norman Foster portrays an opera house in the middle of a lotus pond, mimicking the style of Hue imperial architecture. Iconic images, including a bronze drum, traditional communal house roof, dragon scales and turtle shell in traditional colours would be used as decorative details.
Norman Foster and Renzo Piano are the only two consultants that replied to Hanoi 's invitation to take part the design contest.
Thang Long Opera House is expected to cover an area of nearly 22.3ha in West Lake new urban area.
The opera house will be able to accommodate 1,200-1,500 seats for classical performances.
The project will be managed by the Hanoi People's Committee and invested by the Hanoi Construction Department.
However, other important information, such as the total budget and construction period, has yet to be made public./.
Prior to that, a week-long exhibition displaying two architectural options for the proposed Thang Long Opera House will be open for public consultation from next Wednesday, Hanoi People's Committee chairman Nguyen The Thao decided on Tuesday.
The blueprints have been produced by British architects Norman Foster & Partners and the Italian Renzo Piano Building Workshop.
The final decision will be made by the city leaders, during the public showing.
However, the seven-member selection board, chaired by Prof Christine Hawley, head of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University College London, earlier voted for the Italian consultant's design.
Renzo Piano is inspired by a red sail brightening the dark sky of Ha Long Bay, claim the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association.
In the blueprint, the Thang Long Opera House would be highlighted as a precious pearl kept within a crystal box. The complex includes the opera house, outdoor stage and parking area, which are all elevated, allowing space for water, trees and park and a small road.
The opera house with maximum height of up to 100m will mainly use steel and glass for construction to create an impression of transparency and weightlessness.
An energy saving system will be installed on the roof while glass water pipes covering the opera house are expected to reduce thermo-radiation in summer.
The design submitted by Norman Foster portrays an opera house in the middle of a lotus pond, mimicking the style of Hue imperial architecture. Iconic images, including a bronze drum, traditional communal house roof, dragon scales and turtle shell in traditional colours would be used as decorative details.
Norman Foster and Renzo Piano are the only two consultants that replied to Hanoi 's invitation to take part the design contest.
Thang Long Opera House is expected to cover an area of nearly 22.3ha in West Lake new urban area.
The opera house will be able to accommodate 1,200-1,500 seats for classical performances.
The project will be managed by the Hanoi People's Committee and invested by the Hanoi Construction Department.
However, other important information, such as the total budget and construction period, has yet to be made public./.
