Architects from the ATEK Group have taken out one of two first
prizes under the National Architecture Award 2010 for their design of the Ha Noi-Amsterdam
High School.

Lien Khuong International Airport in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong. The project won one of two first prizes in the 2010 National Architecture Awards. (Photo: VNS)

The
other prize went to HCM City-based Architecture Construction South Company (ACSA)
for its design of Lien Khuong Airport in Da Lat.

The
competition, considered the most important architectural award in Viet Nam, is
organised by the Viet Nam Architects Association, the

Ministry of Construction and the

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The 5ha
Ha Noi-Amsterdam High School, worth VND470 billion (US$22.5 million), opened
last September, said Phan Duy Dong, one of architects who designed the work.

The
school has classes with modern equipment, a swimming pool and football ground.

Lien
Khuong Airport is located in Duc Trong District in the Central Highland province
of Lam Dong.

The
association also awarded 10 second prizes, 21 third prizes and 11 fourth prizes.

The
works included buildings, designs for exteriors and interiors – and even
publications that analyse and criticise the industry.

Criteria
used for assessment included the application of new technologies to save energy
or to make buildings more environmentally friendly.

The
combination of traditional and modern design elements and creations that
harmonise with the terrain were also taken into account.

The
winners will receive their prizes on April 23 and 24 to mark Viet Nam
Architecture Day on April 27.

The
prize was founded in 1994 and is held every two years.

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Vietnamese rank second in Facebook challenge

Vietnamese student
Khuc Anh Tuan from the Nayang Technological University in Singapore finished
second in the final round of the Facebook

Hacker Cup 2011 in the
US on March 11.

Competing with over 11,000 programmers from around the world, Tuan was selected
as one of the 25 finalists for Facebook’s inaugural Hacker Cup.

The
Facebook Hacker Cup is a competition to solve some of the most difficult
algorithmic coding challenges in three online elimination rounds.

Tuan won
US$2,000 for his achievement.

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Vietnamese students honoured with scholarships

Two
Vietnamese students from the Electricity Institute under the Ha Noi University
of Science and Technology received a VND50 million ($2,200) scholarship from the
ABB Jurgen Dormann Foundation (JDF) on Wednesday.

The JDF,
set up in 2007 by ABB Group, aims to provide students with financial assistance
for a maximum of five years to enable them to study and enhance their talents.

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