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April 2009
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26 April 2009
Building Construction 1
Construction is starting on the large lot behind my house. Since I have a ringside seat for all the action, I will post progress on the site weekly. This week, construction equipment and materials dribbled in slowly each night. Since... Read more →
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23 April 2009
Building one's personal brand
I have been thinking a lot lately about personal branding. Tom Peters, the author of the best-selling book "In Search of Excellence" (1982) also wrote a book called "The Brand You 50" (1999), stating " The white collar job as... Read more →
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19 April 2009
More beautiful cafés (coffee houses) in HCMC
My colleague, KTS Trà Giang introduced me to two beautiful cafés in Ho Chi Minh City this weekend. Architects in Vietnam are addressed as "KTS", an abbreciation for Kiến Trúc Sư, the Vietnamese words for architect. Cafés in Việt Nam... Read more →
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12 April 2009
Design Touches 9
This park bench out in the Phu My Hung area of South Saigon (District 7 of HCMC) is a very interesting design, even if it is not very comfortable. We didn't spend much time sitting on this bench -- we... Read more →
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05 April 2009
Too much modernism?
As much as I love modernist architecture in Vietnam, sometimes I come across an example that has been taken a little too far. This house is quiet quite different for Viet Nam: It looks like a small office building, but... Read more →
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