Vo Trong Nghia | |
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Born | 1976
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Nationality |
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Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Architect of the Year 2012 |
Practice | Vo Trong Nghia Architects |
Võ Trọng Nghĩa is a Vietnamese architect.
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]
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]