Recently, the Art Council and the Competition Council for the architectural plan The contest to select the sketches and architectural plans of the Cat Bi victory monument held the final round.
Accordingly, the Organizing Committee has selected 3 best options to win the Contest prize. Currently, the works are displayed, receiving comments from the people of the city at the Exhibition House, the City Information, Exhibition and Cinema Center (address at 1 Nguyen Duc Canh Street, Le District). Foot). This is the second time that the contested works have been displayed, soliciting comments from the people and city experts.
Information about the three winning works:
Option number DB01:
The work of the Cat Bi victory monument cluster was built on the grounds of Cat Bi airport, which is the first destination of foreign guests when they first come to Hai Phong by air. The cluster of statues needs to show the historical significance and gratitude of posterity to the generation of his father, who made a great contribution to making a glorious historical victory over the French colonialists, but more than that, it must be is a symbol of the nation's indomitable will, enthusiasm and determination to build a port city for peace, integration and development.
The overall layout of the plan includes 02 main components, an iconic station in the center position and two auxiliary reliefs posted on both sides.
With modern sculptural language, the symbol is located on a solid square block with the stylized overall shape of a fire, shaped by five blocks of interlocking blocks, strong and full of life. On the other hand, it is a symbol of the cohesion of the five continents for the sake of integration and development. With the characteristics of the construction location in the area of an international airport, the intention is to create a soft shape like a silk strip, winding into the blue sky with the appearance of connecting flights in all directions. The pigeon wings at the top both create the ending point, and bring messages of peace and friendship.
The iconic pedestal is depicted with condensed images of the old Cat Bi victory with the desire to send a message: "The past is the foundation to look to the future".
In addition to the main statuary, the two-sided reliefs arranged on both sides are complementary to the main work and depict typical images of the development of Port city and Hoa Phuong city. Red to introduce to friends from all over the world when coming to Hai Phong.
The work is a very special mark of Cat Bi international airport, a place where we deeply remember the merits of our ancestors, a sacred pride for today and tomorrow's generations to contribute to the future. connect with his father to build and defend the country. Not only that, the Cat Bi victory monument cluster is a place for international friends to visit and better understand the people of Hai Phong. City people with friends from five continents.
Icon tower 18.5m high, embossed stone concrete pedestal, bronze plate icon block made by advanced hydraulic pressing technology. Two-plate relief, chiseled on two sides, 6-8m high, 18m long. Block stone material.
Option code VH01:
The outline of the monument is meticulously researched, serious and has many profound connotations, the overall layout is proportionate to the cluster of statues and symbols in the middle, relief blocks are arranged on both sides.
The two relief blocks on both sides are complexes, depicting typical images for the battle of the commando troops, recording the heroic historical mark of the nation. As the image of a post-peace Hai Phong, growing stronger day by day, affirming the city as one of the most important bright spots of the overall socio-economic development picture of the country.
The monument block in the middle is a symbol of Hai Phong's desire to rise up, integrate and develop to build a modern urban, a city for peace. An arc-shaped block soars not only like a wave in a beautiful port city, but also implies the image of flights from Cat Bi international airport, connecting friendship, bringing people's desire for peace. Vietnam travels around the world. Under that arc, the image of a mother holding her child, an arm lifting a branch of a phoenix flower to welcome friends, the flower in the subconscious mind is the symbol of Hai Phong city, the city of Red Phoenix flower.
In another aspect, the whole monument block is the image of a boat stretching out to sea.
The cluster of monuments with high aesthetics with liberal shapes, containing many hidden meanings and cultural contents, will bring to future generations a lot of spiritual values. That is the heroic history lesson of Hai Phong's army and people, the aspiration for peace, the aspiration for integration and development to join hands in building a Hai Phong city and a Vietnamese country reaching out to the world.
The main monument block is 18.5m high, including a 4.5m pedestal. The bronze monument is located on a stone-clad concrete pedestal. 02 groups of chisel reliefs carved on 02 sides, 6m high, 10.5m long, made of monolithic material.
HP02 code option:
Outline layout of the Cat Bi victory monument includes symbols, groups of statues and reliefs connected in a continuous cubic architectural space, creating a sense of pride in victory, aspiration to build, development and integration, is growing day by day of Hai Phong.
The icon is arranged in a central position, consisting of two blocks with tall lines in the architectural space. The array of blocks is distilled, diverse in cross section, position and distance between the cylinders to create good viewing angles from many directions. The two pillars rising in the architectural space mean not only the pride of the Cat Bi victory, but also the aspiration of Hai Phong people in the construction, integration and development of the city. Hai Phong.
The layout creates three curved, thin, and ancient blocks above the two pillars, creating an expansion of the space above, creating a connecting and lively rhythm. The shape carries the meaning of the flight paths associated with the main activities of the Cat Bi Airport area. At the same time, it is an association of silk ribbons and images of famous rivers in the urban space of Hai Phong.
The layout of the clouds is horizontal, the phoenix flower is in the center, above the symbol is a condensed highlight, the symbol of the city of Red Phoenix, the mark and pride of the people of Hai Phong. These cubes are also the connection points of the sculptural structure, which can be observed at any angle in the symbolic space.
The group of semi-circular reliefs "Battle of Cat Bi" is shown in the language of relief reliefs that can be observed from many directions, with the content describing the battle of Cat Bi airport in the past. The commando soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder, synergistically participating in the battle were filtered in terms of posture, expressions, and costumes based on documentary photos. The shape is strong and tight in a realistic style to create a strong impression of the fighting spirit, the brave spirit of the commando soldiers participating in the battle.
The group of two-sided monuments "Hai Phong development and friendship" shows the friendliness of Hai Phong people, welcomes friends from all over the world, proudly rising up in the construction and development of the city of red phoenix flowers.
The icon is 21m high, the semi-circular relief is 5.5m high and 8.5m long. The group of statues has an overall height of 7.2m, of which the characters are 2.6 - 3m high. Estimated material is block stone. Some details such as rattan, flowers, bronze casting to create accents and attract visuals from the commune for the work. Silk ribbon in stone color powder coated stainless steel sheet.
Hong Nhung