Hanoi Architectural University was established by the Board of Government on the Decision No. 181/CP dated 17 September 1969 directly under the Ministry of Architecture (Ministry of Construction). The University's forerunner was the early architect course founded in 1961, directly under Hanoi University of Technology; the University belongs to Ministry of Construction and under the State's control on specialty of Ministry of Education and Training and territorial management of the People's Committee of Hanoi City.

Lecturers, scientific staffs and students of the University have participated in designing thousands of large and small works of architecture, planning and construction over the country. Of which there are some typical works as below:

-   Heroic martyrs memorial in Bac Son, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi

-   Ho Chi Minh Memorial in Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Project

-   Head office of  Hanoi People's Committee

-   Assembly-room of Government in Ha Noi

-   Office of Government in Ho Chi Minh City

-   The First prize in the contest of "Natural science museum" in Soviet Union...

Functions and missions of Hanoi Architectural University:

a) Undergraduate training: Architects of project, architects of planning, civil and industrial engineers, engineers of underground works, engineers of water supply, engineers of infrastructural technique, engineers of Urban environmental technique, engineers of Urban constructional management, bachelors of industrial fine art. In the coming time, the University will train engineers of Urban and constructional economy, engineers of constructional materials and other specialties.

b) Graduated training: Masters, Doctors in specialties such as: Architecture, Planning, Construction, Infrastructural Technique and Urban Environment, Urban Management, Urban design with stable development heritage (In French).

c) Training and improving special capacity, professional competence, foreign language and informatics for managing staffs, technical science staffs of offices, organization, localities....

d) Performing themes of scientific researches assigned by the state, sectors, office, organizations, locality and the themes registered by lecturers, scientific staffs, students and trainees of the University.

e) Cooperating with domestic and international universities, institutes, offices and organizations on training, scientific researches and technological transfer.

f)  Applying the results of training and scientific researches to actual works supporting for the society under the contracts of design consulting, supervising consulting, construction, investment, scientific services, technological transfer.....

Looking after and improving material and moral living conditions for the university's cadres, officials and students

Rector Board

Rector: Prof.Dr.Arch. Tran Trong Hanh