Â鶹ֱ²¥ academics recently hosted a symposium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, bringing together international design experts, educators and practitioners to discuss the challenge of developing liveable cities through architecture.<\/p>\n
The forum, entitled LIVEABILITY, encouraged conversations around intelligent and creative solutions for smarter and more sustainable cities, and living culture through the built environment.<\/p>\n
Mr Khoa Do, School of Built Environment, said the concept of liveability at a community level sometimes got lost as governments and architects focused on accommodating economic and development imperatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talk a lot about cities developing and sustainability and how we need to be conscious of the environment or energy efficiency, or economic development,\u201d Mr Do said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut fundamentally what sits underneath all that stuff is being able to live and be comfortable in that living.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Do said what represented liveability varied from place to place, with each city or community having different expectations, standards and experiencing its own challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerth is recognised as one of the world\u2019s most liveable cities, but continues to experience design challenges such as urban sprawl, tourism and transportation,\u201d Mr Do said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeanwhile Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – one of Southeast Asia\u2019s most energetic cities – is undergoing transformational growth with an economy generating rapid urbanisation, informal densities and rural-urban migration.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth cities are centrifugal in nature to live, work and play. Both cities are economic epicentres.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow can we make both cities more liveable?\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Do moderated the symposium with Curtin\u2019s Dr Francesco Mancini and Dr Tanja Glusac, exploring this question and more with Vietnamese design firms such as MM++ architects, Kientruc O, GroupGSA, HTA+pizzini, OUT-2 and representatives from the HCMC University of Architecture and the Thu Duc District Urban Management Division.<\/p>\n
LIVEABILITY was held on Saturday, 23 January at the Intercontinental Asiana Saigon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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