Hoàng Thúc Hào

Hoang Thuc Hao is the first Vietnamese architect to win the 2016 SIA-GETZ Award for Outstanding Architect in Asia. He was also the first Vietnamese to be awarded The 2017 Vassilis Sgoutas Prize by the International Union of Architects (UIA) for architecture serving the most impoverished and for the conception of ingenious solutions for reducing poverty and indigence. "... Hoang Thuc Hao special attention to rural areas, poor communities, highlighting the role of the architect in the process of reconstruction, social innovation. He gets insights cultural and adaptive to local conditions and has pioneered innovations. People participate and are an integral part of the construction process, empowered to improve their living environment. Not only does he aim for sustainability in construction, more importantly, but he also respects and develops cultural values in his works - an aspect that is often neglected in developing economies."

Hoang Thuc Hao (born in 1971) is the Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Architects. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering in 1992, and gained his graduate degree from Turin Polytechnic University in 2002. He is also a member of the Vietnam Green Architecture Council. In 2003, Hao established "1+1>2 Architects", an architecture firm that focuses on social architectural projects supporting disadvantaged communities and promoting cultural diversity in the context of rapid urbanisation.