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March 2007
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26 March 2007
Vietnamese journalism
In the comments to the preceding post, Jon asks where in HCMC the sinking bridge is located. I should have been more careful to provide background for the story and the pictures. But note that the Thanh Nien News article... Read more →
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25 March 2007
More tilting houses
Article from Thanh Nien News 23 March 2007 Deteriorating HCMC bridge poses threat to houses A recently built overpass in Ho Chi Minh City, which has been in the news for corrupt contractors and poor quality, is continuing to sink... Read more →
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23 March 2007
HCMC House 11
I first photographed these houses in the Bình Thạnh District of TP. Hồ Chí Minh nine months ago, as shown here. These houses are on the 14-lane Đường Điện Biên Phủ leading to the Hà Nội Highway northeast away from... Read more →
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16 March 2007
Design Touches 7
While I am thrilled about the modernist and experimental directions of Vietnamese house architecture, I am aware that Việt Nam has a long history of modernist architecture that has a distinctive Vietnamese flavor. Việt Nam's explorations in modernist art and... Read more →
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05 March 2007
Visions for downtown HCMC
Jon over at The final Word...in Saigon just posted a very comprehensive and thoroughly researched description of current and planned development projects in TP. Hồ Chí Minh. He is looking forward 13 years to a dream of "gleaming highways and... Read more →
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01 March 2007
Living on a tilt....
I came across this series of houses while on a walk down Đường (Street) Chu Văn An in Quận (District) Bình Thạnh. It is difficult in this image to figure out what is what is perfectly vertical, but it seems... Read more →
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