Võ Thanh Trọng Nhân
(BabyDino)
New Member
An email to a professor
A professor, in his reply to my email asking information about assistantship, has sent me the link to the programs he directs and told me to pick some that I find interesting and explain why. Following is my reply to him. May my email receive tips from pros in here? ;
Much obliged.
-------------------------------------------------------
Dear Professor,
I am much obliged to you for your reply and your precious advice on how to find assistantships. After receiving the link, I have scanned the website and found out that the Master’s in Urban Planning (M.U.P) is really interesting. Also it is very nice to learn that you have won a top national honor when receiving the Jay Chatterjee Award for Distinguished Service to the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).
Following are the motivations that make me interested in the M.U.P program.
As a developing country, Vietnam, particularly Hochiminh city where I live, is now facing many onerous issues stemming from both past and recent improper planning. One of the perennial problems in my city in the rains is floods over large urban areas. When there is heavy precipitation, water may rise as high as 40 centimeters or more spreading over streets killing almost all kinds of transportation. Perpetual efforts to improve draining systems have seemed to be a fiasco: floods still recur and thus money spent on such efforts has been almost completely wasted. Another problem is, as urban population proliferates, traffic congestion eventuates more and more often during rush hours. Most streets bequeathed after the Vietnam War are becoming antiquated. They are either in too bad condition or, if having been reconditioned, too narrow to serve effectually. Clearance of buildings alongside such streets, especially those in central districts, to widen them does not seem efficient on account of exorbitant compensation costs, not to mention the interference in people’s daily living when it takes place. Moreover, the refuse after the floods go down and exhaust fumes during traffic congestion, in turn, contribute to aggravating the urban pollution which has been severe enough due to the dense population, while verdures are way too sparse.
Multi-storied buildings are emerging as a remedy. But still, there are new problems arising. The media has recently notified the arbitrary construction of huge apartment buildings in the city, some obtruded upon populous residential areas, some erected separately without consideration of overall esthetic as well as long-term effects. Each of such buildings may contain about 1000 people or more with hundreds of means of transportation, so if they are built in crowded residential areas, congestion during rush hours may be the inevitable. The drainage which was just adequate to serve the former population of the areas now becomes overloaded having to carry the burden of the new mass of people, and some buildings constructed in narrow alleys make it very difficult to fight fire when it occurs. Moreover, where and how to provide everyday entertainments and activities for such a huge number of people compacted within such tight areas are vexed questions.
Apart from the emergence of multi-storied buildings, Hochiminh city is also being expanded to adjacent suburban areas as another remedy. Be that as it may, if wise planning is not taken into account, the city will probably follow the same old wrong track again in the future.
Above are some of the conspicuous problems I have observed in my city, which supposedly are similar to those in other provinces of the country. Having taken a close look at the curriculum of the M.U.P program, thus being aware of the usefulness of the knowledge it can impart to help relieve those problems, I am intrigued.
Actually I also find the dual Master’s in Architecture/Master’s in Urban Planning (M.Arch./M.U.P.) interesting, but due to the lack of relevant knowledge about architecture, I would prefer the M.U.P program. As to the five specializations offered, Environmental Planning and Urban Design are appealing to me, for I think they suit my desire to alleviate the contemporary problems in my country, some of which are mentioned above.
I would like to express again my gratitude to you for your time and concern. I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Nhan Vo
----------------------------------------
P.S. As soon as possible, please
A professor, in his reply to my email asking information about assistantship, has sent me the link to the programs he directs and told me to pick some that I find interesting and explain why. Following is my reply to him. May my email receive tips from pros in here? ;
Much obliged.
-------------------------------------------------------
Dear Professor,
I am much obliged to you for your reply and your precious advice on how to find assistantships. After receiving the link, I have scanned the website and found out that the Master’s in Urban Planning (M.U.P) is really interesting. Also it is very nice to learn that you have won a top national honor when receiving the Jay Chatterjee Award for Distinguished Service to the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).
Following are the motivations that make me interested in the M.U.P program.
As a developing country, Vietnam, particularly Hochiminh city where I live, is now facing many onerous issues stemming from both past and recent improper planning. One of the perennial problems in my city in the rains is floods over large urban areas. When there is heavy precipitation, water may rise as high as 40 centimeters or more spreading over streets killing almost all kinds of transportation. Perpetual efforts to improve draining systems have seemed to be a fiasco: floods still recur and thus money spent on such efforts has been almost completely wasted. Another problem is, as urban population proliferates, traffic congestion eventuates more and more often during rush hours. Most streets bequeathed after the Vietnam War are becoming antiquated. They are either in too bad condition or, if having been reconditioned, too narrow to serve effectually. Clearance of buildings alongside such streets, especially those in central districts, to widen them does not seem efficient on account of exorbitant compensation costs, not to mention the interference in people’s daily living when it takes place. Moreover, the refuse after the floods go down and exhaust fumes during traffic congestion, in turn, contribute to aggravating the urban pollution which has been severe enough due to the dense population, while verdures are way too sparse.
Multi-storied buildings are emerging as a remedy. But still, there are new problems arising. The media has recently notified the arbitrary construction of huge apartment buildings in the city, some obtruded upon populous residential areas, some erected separately without consideration of overall esthetic as well as long-term effects. Each of such buildings may contain about 1000 people or more with hundreds of means of transportation, so if they are built in crowded residential areas, congestion during rush hours may be the inevitable. The drainage which was just adequate to serve the former population of the areas now becomes overloaded having to carry the burden of the new mass of people, and some buildings constructed in narrow alleys make it very difficult to fight fire when it occurs. Moreover, where and how to provide everyday entertainments and activities for such a huge number of people compacted within such tight areas are vexed questions.
Apart from the emergence of multi-storied buildings, Hochiminh city is also being expanded to adjacent suburban areas as another remedy. Be that as it may, if wise planning is not taken into account, the city will probably follow the same old wrong track again in the future.
Above are some of the conspicuous problems I have observed in my city, which supposedly are similar to those in other provinces of the country. Having taken a close look at the curriculum of the M.U.P program, thus being aware of the usefulness of the knowledge it can impart to help relieve those problems, I am intrigued.
Actually I also find the dual Master’s in Architecture/Master’s in Urban Planning (M.Arch./M.U.P.) interesting, but due to the lack of relevant knowledge about architecture, I would prefer the M.U.P program. As to the five specializations offered, Environmental Planning and Urban Design are appealing to me, for I think they suit my desire to alleviate the contemporary problems in my country, some of which are mentioned above.
I would like to express again my gratitude to you for your time and concern. I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Nhan Vo
----------------------------------------
P.S. As soon as possible, please
Chỉnh sửa lần cuối:
