Today, a tour of the Hue Pedagogical University. I've been text-heavy lately so we're going to make it nice and picturey.
To begin, an apology. I don't really have any "credentials" because I was too lazy to have some made. This means that sometimes, particularly when I am in other cities, I have to skulk around and avoid guards. This is why some pictures are blurry, such as this map of the university.
Note the Y-shaped buildings, which house classrooms. The following is a tour of one of the Y's.
Exterior, main entrance
Main entrance.
Second floor
For those who haven't been to Vietnam, the concrete screens or shields which cover the outside of the buildings keep sun and rain (both of which are plentiful) out. This noticeable helps to regulate temperature while allowing air into the (originally un-airconditioned) classrooms. These concrete skins are usually prefabricated and often have some geometric decorative pattern. Note too the elaborate grilleworks above the stairs. These more decorative elements are key featured of Vietnamese Tropical Modernism. From the open verandahs on the first floor, to the shielded halls of the higher floors, it's interesting the way these buildings always have a whole interstitial layer between outside and inside. They are also very beautiful.
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