Architecture of happiness
Hoàng Thúc Hào
Architecture for communities, ecological diversity, and cultural continuity across Vietnam.
A practice rooted in people and place.
Hoang Thuc Hao works with rural communities, local materials, cultural memory, and ecological knowledge.
His studio 1+1>2 Architects was founded in 2003 with a commitment to people, ecological diversity, and cultural diversity.
Selected community works
Projects where architecture becomes school, meeting room, guest house, cultural archive, and shared infrastructure.
2015 Cam Thanh Community House A training and cultural space for climate response, farming knowledge, and community events. 
2010 Suoi Re Village Community House A layered community house using local materials, climate response, and shared village programs. 
2012 Ta Phin Community House A multi-purpose community space inspired by Dao culture, medicinal plants, and mountain rhythm. 2016
SIA-GETZ Award for Outstanding Architect in Asia.
2017
Vassilis Sgoutas Prize for implemented architecture serving the impoverished.
2023
Robert Matthew Prize for Sustainable and Humane Environments.