Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee proposed to establish the Department of Planning and Architecture.

On September 29, at the 4th session of the 10th term People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City, Permanent Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Tho presented a report to the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City on the establishment of the Department of Planning and Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City.

Accordingly, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City proposed to establish the Department of Planning and Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City on the basis of transferring a number of functions and tasks from the Department of Construction of Ho Chi Minh City. The official operating time is from October 1, 2025.

The Vietnamese name is the Department of Planning and Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City. International transaction name: HOCHIMINH CITY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE. Abbreviation: DPA

Office: Main office: 168 Pasteur Street, Saigon Ward, HCMC. Office 2: 198 Bach Dang Street, Ba Ria Ward, HCMC.

Ho Chi Minh City from above. Photo: HOANG HUNG

The Department of Planning and Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City has the position and function of a specialized agency under the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, performing the function of advising and assisting the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in state management of the field of construction planning and architecture and implementing according to the decentralization and authorization of the City People's Committee and the Chairman of the City People's Committee.

The Department has legal status, its own seal and account; is subject to the direction and management of the City People's Committee in terms of organization, staffing and work; and is subject to the direction, guidance and inspection of the Ministry of Construction in terms of expertise and profession.

The Department has a Director and Deputy Directors. The number of Deputy Directors is determined by the City People's Committee.

The Department of Planning and Architecture has 6 specialized and professional departments. They are the Office; Department of General Planning and Digital Technology Application; Department of General Planning; Department of Technical Infrastructure Planning; Department of Regional Planning and Architecture (merging 3 departments including: Department of Central Urban Area Planning and Architecture; Department of Eastern Area Planning and Architecture; Department of Northern Area Planning and Architecture); Inspection and Legal Department.

The Department also has 3 public service units including: Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Construction Planning; Ho Chi Minh City Center for Planning and Architecture; Ho Chi Minh City Urban Development Management Board.

In which, the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Construction Planning is a public service unit that self-guarantees regular expenditures - group 2 (on the basis of merging the City Institute of Construction Planning (before reorganization), Binh Duong Urban Development Planning Center and Ba Ria - Vung Tau Urban Development Planning Center). At the same time, transfer the functions and tasks of housing management, inspection and construction appraisal of Binh Duong Urban Development Planning Center (organization, personnel, finance, assets, land and other related issues) to the Department of Construction to continue managing and implementing the reorganization according to regulations.

The Center for Planning and Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City is a public service unit that partially self-insures its regular expenses - group 3 (on the basis of renaming the Center for Architectural Research and Planning Information of Ho Chi Minh City).

The Ho Chi Minh City Urban Development Management Board is a public service unit that partially self-insures regular expenses - group 3 (on the basis of transferring the status quo of the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Development Management Board under the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to the Department of Planning and Architecture).

With the establishment of the Department of Planning and Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City will have 15 departments, in accordance with Central regulations.

The Department of Planning and Architecture merged with the Department of Construction to form the Department of Construction of Ho Chi Minh City according to Resolution 07/NQ-HDND of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City.

However, since the merger of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong Province and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City (new) is a special urban area with 168 administrative units at commune and special zones, with a total area of ​​about 6,773 ^km2 and a population of over 14 million people.

According to the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, in the context of a large, diverse and complex geographical space, it is necessary to adjust urban planning, architecture, and planning projects to create open spaces from a broader perspective, with a new vision and strategy, taking advantage of the advantages of the three localities before the arrangement.

The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City believes that the establishment of a specialized agency on architectural planning (the Department of Planning and Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City) to advise the City People's Committee and manage the state in the field of construction planning and architecture is extremely necessary and urgent.

AUTUMN - CAM NUONG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/ubnd-tphcm-de-xuat-thanh-lap-so-quy-hoach-kien-truc-post815270.html