Designer of Mother Goddess Museum in top 4 nominees for World's Youngest Architect Award

Architect Nguyen Ha is the first Vietnamese to be nominated for the World's Youngest Architect Award - Photo: NVCC

The World's Youngest Architect Prize (Moira Gemmil Prize) is an award for talented architects under 45 years of age from around the world who have shown promise and have made outstanding achievements, from designing the world's most important new buildings to contributing to the wider architectural culture.

In 2024, female architect Nguyen Ha (44 years old) - famous for her spiritually inspired designs using flexible and connected shapes - became the first Vietnamese person to be nominated for this award.

This female architect is the one who designed the Mother Goddess Museum for artist Xuan Hinh - a famous project that used 5 million ancient roof tiles and millions of ancient bricks bought from 500 households across the country.

Mother Goddess Museum - Photo: TRIEU CHIEN

The project is designed in harmony with nature, located in the middle of a 50-year-old fruit garden without having to cut down any trees.

The design projects that architect Nguyen Ha has carried out are also highly appreciated for the architect's consideration of local culture, the close relationship between architecture and the spiritual experience of the user, the poetic way of handling space and materials, and the proposals for the future of the locality where those architectures are present.

The top 4 nominees for the 2024 Moira Gemmill Award include: Kim Courrèges (France), Joana Dabaj (Lebanon), Nguyen Ha (Vietnam) and Noelia Monteiro (Brazil).

The results of the Moira Gemmill Prize will be announced on March 7 at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nguoi-thiet-ke-bao-tang-dao-mau-vao-top-4-de-cu-giai-thuong-kien-truc-su-tre-tuoi-nhat-the-gioi-20240303212003754.htm