Founding Partner
Trung Mai is a French Vietnamese architect (HMONP) and urban designer who graduated with honors from ENSA Paris-Malaquais in Paris, France, and Leibniz Universität Hannover in Germany.
After gaining experience in major French offices such as Atelier Jean Nouvel and Dominique Perrault, Trung founded Ad hoc Practice in 2020, in parallel with Hanoi ad hoc, as a research-creation platform.
Trung is the first Vietnamese architect to win three times at Europan (in Spain, Italy, and France), the largest European urban biennial competition for young architects under 40, focusing on designing innovative housing and urban planning schemes for sites across Europe.
Trung is also the recipient and nominee of numerous international awards and competitions, including the Renovation of the Industrial Territory of DSK 500 International Competition in Siberia, Russia; IBA'27 - Internationale Bauausstellung 2027 in Germany; World Architectural Festival 2018; and the Association of Siamese Architects International Competition 2015, Thailand.
Trung is a member of the French Chamber of Architecture. His works are exhibited in Architekturmuseum der TU München, and HKW Berlin (Haus der kulturen der welt ). Trung has been a guest lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and ENSA Paris Belleville.