On December 20, 2020, the Ministry of Construction of Viet Nam, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Viet Nam Federation of Civil Engineering Associations and the Viet Nam Association of Architects co-organized the 32^nd Loa Thanh Award - 2020 at The Temple of Literature of Viet Nam.

The event selected 57 outstanding projects for the following awards: 2 First prizes, 15 Second prizes, 20 Third prizes and 20 Consolation prizes. In which, two Interior Design students – Faculty of Deign and Art – Hoa Sen University (HSU) honorably received the award, namely: Do Thi Ly Nin (Second prize, “Hoi An Hotel design” project) and Nguyen Huy (Third prize, “Bay Hien weaving village exhibition design” project).

Although Covid-19 negatively impacted this years’ award organisation, the number of submissions remained unaffected (there were 177 submissions this year compared to 154 in 2019). Among the projects, there were an outstanding number of Architecture and Planning projects (104), 33 of which were awarded with 2 First prizes, 7 Second prizes, 12 Third prizes and 12 Consolation prizes. The projects’ quality was equally competitive, showing the contestants’ scrupulous, organized and devoted investment.