The State-owned Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC) and Melbourne University of Australia jointly organised an international conference on supertall buildings and PVN Tower.
The workshop aimed at gathering solutions and experience of planning, designing, project management and construction technology from other countries with skyscrapers. This will help strengthen the foundation for the construction of a 102-storey PVN Tower, the highest in Vietnam, invested by PVC.
The “5-star hotel, commercial centre and tower” complex will be located in Me Tri commune, Tu Liem district, southwest of Hanoi. The 25-hectare complex consists of 14 hectares for a green park, 3.7 hectares for a 5-star hotel, and 6 hectares for PVN Tower and Trade Centre. PVN Tower, with a height of 508 metres, will be a symbolic architectural work of this complex, which is estimated to cost more than US$1 billion for construction.
However, Mr Karl Fender, President of the Australian National Institute of Architects, said: The ground of Vietnam can support supertall buildings but geological aspect needs to be taken into consideration. The construction of a skyscraper requires practical look, meticulous geological study, traffic and others.
Dr Tuan Ngo, a lecturer at the Melbourne University, said: When we build a high-rise building, we cannot ignore the structural construction technology, fire protection and emergency exit as there are 20,000 to 30,000 people who live and work there.
“The main task of designing lateral load bearing structures for a high-rise building is to find out a proper structure solution,” said Mr Tuan.
Luong Tuan
Vietnamese
