Our Space:
Since 2014, we have been practicing as independent architects, working in architecture, art collaboration, and urban planning in Da Lat, Vietnam, and Berlin, Germany. In Vietnam, vn-a is active in the design of public, industrial, and sacred buildings across all phases (LP1-9).
In Germany, vn-a is active in the design of public buildings, production halls, housing across LP 1-5 & 8, and urban planning.
Awards:
• Honorable mention in the European Prize of Sacred Architecture for the best master’s thesis in 2011
• Second prize at the International Awards for Sacred Architecture VI Edition 2016, Fondazione Frate Sole, Pavia, Italy.
• Hans Schäfers Prize, Berlin - Prize for young architects under 40 in Berlin, 2016.
Competitions (examples):
• 4th prize in the competition for the renovation of Sport Forum Berlin Lichtenberg.
• 4th prize in the competition for new housing of 350 apartments in Neuperlach.
• Honorable mention in the competition for the productive city Winnenden, and various other projects.
Architectural Teaching and Pedagogy:
• Since October 2016, Tuan Dung Nguyen has been working as an academic associate and teacher at IKE - Institute of Constructive Design, Industrial and Healthcare Building, Technical University of Braunschweig.
• Since April 2024, Huong Vu has been involved in teaching architecture with her design studio in the Dessau Institute of Architecture Master program (DIA), Hochschule Anhalt.
Architectural engineering:
Truong Giang Vu has been leading vn-a Consultant Design Co. Ltd in Vietnam with both licensed degrees as a professional architect and engineer.
Our clients (examples):
Parish of Kadon, Diocese of Da Lat, Vietnam; Federal Foreign Office, Berlin (Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin); Petrol and Oil Retail Stations PHÚC DUY 2 Co. LTD, Dak Nong, Vietnam; Körnerstraße Projektgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Berlin, Germany; TILLIT GmbH, Berlin – Schönefeld; Parish of Thoi Hoa, Diocese of Phu Cuong, Binh Duong, Vietnam; Boermann Baukontor GmbH, Hamburg – Berlin, Germany.
Our Team:
Huong Vu, Anna Bretschneider, Greta Sperling, Vu Do, Giang Vu, Dung Nguyen, Duong Le, Daniel Müller