Võ Trọng Nghĩa
(Redirected from Vo Trong Nghia)
Võ Trọng Nghĩa | |
|---|---|
 Võ Trọng Nghĩa in 2014 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50)[1] |
| Education | University of Tokyo |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Architect of the Year 2012 |
| Practice | Vo Trong Nghia Architects |
Võ Trọng Nghĩa is a Vietnamese architect.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ Nhandan Magazine
- 1 2 Võ Trọng Nghĩa Architects. "Vo Trong Nghia Architects". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ Wallis Simmons, Jake. "World Architecture Festival 2014: Vietnamese firm wins best building award". CNN. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ Stott, Rory. "Vo Trong Nghia Wins ARCASIA Building of the Year". ArchDaily. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "L'architecte Trong Nghia lauréat du Prix Wan 21 for 21". Le Courrier. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Vo Trong Nghia named Vietnamese Architect of the Year". World Architecture News. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Vietnam Pavilion – Milan Expo 2015 / Vo Trong Nghia Architects". ArchDaily. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Farming Kindergarten / Vo Trong Nghia Architects". ArchDaily. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "House for Trees / Vo Trong Nghia Architects". ArchDaily. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
