Vo Trong Nghia
Born1976 [1]
Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam
NationalityVietnam Vietnamese
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
OccupationArchitect
AwardsArchitect of the Year 2012
PracticeVo Trong Nghia Architects

Võ Trọng Nghĩa is a Vietnamese architect.

Career

Võ Trọng Nghĩa studied architecture at the Nagoya Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo, earning his MA.[2] Back in Vietnam he established Võ Trọng Nghĩa Architects in 2006. Võ developed sustainable architectural design by integrating inexpensive, local materials and traditional skills with contemporary aesthetics and modern methodologies.[2]

Awards

  • World Architecture Festival 2014 - Winner of "House", "Hotel & Leisure" and "Education Future Projects" categories [3]
  • ARCASIA Building of the Year 2014 [4]
  • WAN 21 for 21 Awards 2012 [5]
  • Vietnamese Architect of the Year 2012 (Ashui Awards) [6]

Selected projects

Some of his best-known works are the Vietnam Pavilion for the Milan Expo 2015,[7] the Farming Kindergarten, in Dong Nai, Vietnam[8] and the House for Trees, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Nhandan Magazine
  2. 1 2 Võ Trọng Nghĩa Architects. "Vo Trong Nghia Architects". Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Wallis Simmons, Jake. "World Architecture Festival 2014: Vietnamese firm wins best building award". CNN. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Stott, Rory. "Vo Trong Nghia Wins ARCASIA Building of the Year". ArchDaily. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "L'architecte Trong Nghia lauréat du Prix Wan 21 for 21". Le Courrier. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Vo Trong Nghia named Vietnamese Architect of the Year". World Architecture News. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Vietnam Pavilion – Milan Expo 2015 / Vo Trong Nghia Architects". ArchDaily. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Farming Kindergarten / Vo Trong Nghia Architects". ArchDaily. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "House for Trees / Vo Trong Nghia Architects". ArchDaily. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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