Thirteenth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

Urban identity is a combination of relationships formed from many attributes of tangible element (terrain, climate, landscape) and intangible elements (tradition, custom, culture, society) that create the unique characteristics of the city. Along with the trend of global integration and urbanization, the current Vietnamese urban architecture, especially the traditional urban spaces, is being gradually lost because of the influences of new architecture imported from the other countries. In terms of management, the choice of development and preservation of identity is always a difficult problem when taking into account the economic and social development of the city. It is necessary to include the goal of harmonious development of urban identity in the planning and design process. Through synthesizing and surveying local cultural values that have been evaluated and analyzed to distill some outstanding tangible and intangible values, and at the same time recreate urban public spaces in order to regenerate landscape at Ha Thanh river, in the Dieu Tri area of Quy Nhon City in the central region of Viet Nam.