We are founded on the expansive, transdisciplinary thinking that enriches our world. As a collaborative of designers and architects, we remain agile and adaptable to the changing needs of our lived environment. 

Profile

Phu Hoang, AIA, FAAR

Phu Hoang is the Founding Principal of MODU. A Vietnamese-born American architect, he has practiced in cross-cultural contexts for more than 25 years in the United States and internationally. Integrating design practice with interdisciplinary research, he leads the studio with a focus on improving daily life through environmental and social experience. He is a recipient of the Rome Prize in Architecture from the American Academy in Rome and the Emerging Voices award from the Architectural League of New York. He co-authored, with Rachely Rotem, Field Guide to Indoor Urbanism, now included in the National Design Library collection at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Phu Hoang has directed the design and construction of numerous projects at MODU, including the mixed-use development Promenade, the Mini Tower One multi-family residential project, and Exhale art park. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, and previously served as Head of the Architecture Section at The Ohio State University’s Knowlton School of Architecture. He holds a Master of Architecture from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Phu Hoang is a licensed architect in New York, a Passive Building Associate, and President of the Society of Fellows of the American Academy in Rome.

Current and Past Team

Diego Fernandez Morales, Adeline Chum, Tom Sterling, Alice Fang, Ilse de Sutter, Brend Lim, Jiri Vala, Zhenwei Zhong, Shu Du, Daniele Bobbio, Margarida Osorio, Shijie Cai, Kamilla Csegzi, Anahid Simitian, Jonathan Izen, Evan Collins, Sara Dionis Sevilla, Chih-Ying Wong, Munyoung Lee, Margaux Young, Peeraya Suphasidh, Emanuel Admassu, Yuri Jeong, Hugo Santibanez, Demar Jones,  Amanda Morgan, Xinran Ma, Chad Murphy