MINH PHUC NGUYEN

Co-founder | MPN + PARTNERS
Architect, ARIBA, MBA, O.A.Dip (Landscaping)

Nguyen Phuc Minh is a UK-trained architect and co-founder of MPN + Partners, an award-winning design firm known for integrating mindfulness, emptiness, sustainability, and cultural depth into every project. After graduating in Architecture from the University of Bath, Minh joined Foster + Partners in London, where he spent eight years contributing to major projects across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

In 2012, Minh co-founded MPN + Partners, where he leads design on most projects. His design philosophy is rooted in Mindfulness and Emptiness, encouraging clarity, removing ego, and generating original, breakthrough ideas. He aims to create architecture as Works of Art, balancing aesthetics, functionality, and cultural meaning.

Under his leadership, MPN + Partners has received numerous honors, including:
– Platinum Prize, OIS International School - International Excellence Awards (2025)
– Silver Prize, Hong Ngoc Phuc Truong Minh - International Excellence Awards (2025)
– Silver Prize, Vietnam National Architecture Award (2025)
– Winner, Vietnam UK Alumni Awards – Culture & Creativity (2024)
– Top 28 Global Finalist, Study UK Global Awards (2024)
– Honorable Mention, Masterprize Architecture (2023)
– Honorable Mention, BLT Awards (2023)
– Shortlisted x2, World Architecture Festival (2022)
– 2nd Prize, ENR Global Best Healthcare Project for outstanding design (2021)
– Finalist, Smart Tree, Next Architecture Award (2021)
– Top 10 Famous Brands, Vietnam (2021)
– Vietnam Golden Entrepreneur (2021)
– Top 10, Thang Long Entrepreneurs (2022)
– Top 30, Young Entrepreneurs of Hanoi (2018)
– Honorable Mention, eVolo Skyscraper Competition (2016)

From 2025 onward, MPN + Partners is fully committed to implementing a net-zero strategy in every project, reinforcing its leadership in sustainable, future-forward architecture.

Memberships:
+ Member of Royal Institute of British Architects
+ Vietnam Architects Association - Head of MPN Branch
+ Hanoi Business Association - Executive committee member
+ Facing the world (United Kingdom, Vietnam) charity
+ CEO84 Business Association
+ Britcham Vietnam