01
Subject
Buildings and urban plans designed by Architect Ngô Viết Thụ.
Issued 17 August 2026
Press Information
Urban Sketchers Vietnam and ConsMedia have launched the Sketching, Painting and Photography competition “Vietnamese Modern Architectural Heritage of the 20th Century - Architect Ngô Viết Thụ”.
Ho Chi Minh City · Entries 18 August–9 September 2026
Release
A competition honouring the architectural legacy of Ngô Viết Thụ
The free national and international competition concludes with an exhibition and award ceremony on 17 September 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City, marking the centenary of the architect’s birth.
02
Participants
Artists, photographers, architects, designers, students and art communities.
03
Principle
Original work only. Digital art and AI-generated work are not accepted.
Published quotations
A centenary moment
“My father always believed that modern Vietnamese architecture could only thrive when rooted in Vietnamese culture.”
“We hope the competition gives hundreds of young people time to stand before these buildings, look closely and understand why they deserve preservation.”
Press contacts
Published contact details
Ms. Huỳnh Bảo Trân
Project Manager · tranhtb.work@gmail.com · 0985 690 881
Architect Vũ Đức Chiến
Head of the Organizing Committee · 0988 038 883
Edited from the Event Information issued on 17 August 2026. AI-assisted illustrations on this website are not press photographs or historical records and must not be represented as documentation of an event that has taken place.