by william.h.ma | Jul 7, 2019 | Hue, Vietnam
At the suggestion of Do Tuong Linh, two members of the Hue team (William Ma and Linh) participated in the 10th Engaging with Vietnam conference, “Beyond Dichotomies: Vietnam from Multiple Perspectives,” at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi...
by pnguyen | Jun 5, 2019 | Hue, Vietnam, Photo(s) or Illustration(s), Textual Note
I stepped into the ocean, the water was nice and cool, the sand was so smooth and soft. I lied down, letting the gentle waves washing over me. Strangely, I had never before felt so connected to this city, nor to the country I call home. I was surprised it had never...
by caroline.herbelin | Apr 14, 2019 | Hue, Vietnam, Uncategorized
When Adrian Vickers and I were in Huế in June 2018, we were surprised to see on the tourist map given by our hotel the mention of an “Indian Mosque”. We tried to look up information about it but did not find anything either in tourist or...
by dotuonglinh | Mar 7, 2019 | Hue, Vietnam
The discourse on arts and craft in Vietnam has changed enormously over the last decades. These changes were accelerated by the effects of the Đổi Mới reforms and the government’s post-war nation-building policies, the urge to catch up with and integrate into the...
by pnguyen | Feb 28, 2019 | Hue, Vietnam
This project looks at the lineage hall[i] (clan ancestral hall) typology in Hue city to examine the connection between architecture and place-making, cultural production, spiritual experiences, collective memories, and identity construction. Among the many cities in...
by ylankvo | Feb 26, 2019 | Hue, Vietnam
Across a millennium-long history of foreign occupation, Vietnam has been the site of diverse cultural influence including the importation of Chinese and French plant species and garden types that were adapted to a tropical climate and local spatial practices. Though...
