M.Arch Tuan Manh Nguyen established the architectural practice Kecho Collective in 2018 after nearly 10 years working in the United States. He currently works on a number of projects related to ecological design at various scales. Tuan graduated from Hanoi Architectural University and trained in Urban Design with a concentration on heritage and sustainable development by Hanoi Architectural University and Toulouse Architecture University, France. He holds another master degree at the Center for Architectural Sciences and Ecology (CASE), a collaboration between Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Rensselaer Polytechnic in New York City. In addition to his practice, he is a lecturer at the Hanoi University of Architecture, and also a World Bamboo Ambassador with the aim of promoting bamboo innovation in Vietnam and worldwide.