Võ Trọng Nghĩa

Võ Trọng Nghĩa is a Vietnamese architect.

Vo Trong Nghia
Born	1976 [1] Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnamese
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Occupation	Architect
Awards	Architect of the Year 2012
Practice	Vo Trong Nghia Architects

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]