Vo Trong Nghia named Vietnamese Architect of the Year
By popular vote on the architectural website Ashui.com, Vo Trong Nghia has been announced as Vietnam’s Architect of the Year 2012. The Quang Binh native was awarded over two other nominees after a four day public vote.
A graduate of Japan’s Nagoya Institute of Technology class of 2002, Vo Trong Nghia leads an award-wining, self-titled practice known for its intricate bamboo and sustainable structures.
View a selection of his work after the break.
Bamboo Booth 2012 / Vo Trong Nghia
Architect: Vo Trong Nghia
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Architects in charge: Vo Trong Nghia, Masaaki Iwamoto, Takashi Niwa, Kosuke Nishijima
Completion: April 2012
Photographs: Nguyen Quang Phuc, Vo Trong Nghia
wNw Cafe / Vo Trong Nghia
Architects: Vo Trong Nghia
Location: Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Completion: 2006
Project team: Minoru Sakata, Hisanori Ohara, Nguyen Hoa Hiep
Photographs: Dinh Thu Thuy, Hiroyuki Oki
wNw Bar / Vo Trong Nghia
Architects: Vo Trong Nghia
Location: Phu Tho district, Thu Dau Mot Town, Binh Duong, Vietnam
Project Completion: 2008
Construction Area: 250 sqm
Photographer: Phan Quang
Bamboo Wing / Vo Trong Nghia
Architects: Vo Trong Nghia
Location: Flamingo Dai Lai Resort, Vinh Phuc province, Vietnam
Completion Year: 2010
Construction Area: 1,600 sqm
Photo credit (construction): Vo TrongNghia Co., Ltd.
Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki
Stacking green / Vo Trong Nghia + Daisuke Sanuki + Shunri Nishizawa
Architects: Vo Trong Nghia, Daisuke Sanuki, Shunri Nishizawa (Vo Trong Nghia Co., ltd.)
Location: Saigon, Vietnam
Photographers: Hiroyuki Oki
Binh Duong School / Vo Trong Nghia + Shunri Nishizawa + Daisuke Sanuki
Architects: Vo Trong Nghia, Shunri Nishizawa, Daisuke Sanuki (Vo Trong Nghia Co., ltd.)
Location: Binh Dương City, Vietnam
Area: 5,300 sqm
Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki
