The International Design Competition for Thu Thiem New Urban Area: Central Plaza, Crescent Park, and Saigon River Pedestrian Bridge is an open, two-stage Competition for qualified professional architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, planning, and engineering firms or teams. The Competition encourages entries from joint ventures (between Vietnamese companies or between Vietnamese companies and foreign companies).

The first stage will be anonymous, open and unpaid. Six (6) shortlisted firms will be selected and paid to continue (anonymously) with the second stage. A winner will be selected from the six (6) shortlisted submissions. The winner will have the right to negotiate the Design Contract with the Competition Sponsor for development of the project. (If the winner is internationally based, they will be required to select a local consultant to be a subcontractor in a supporting role).