Archie Pizzini is a licensed American architect, artist and teacher educated at Rice University (BA Arch, BFA Painting), the University of Houston (MArch), and RMIT Melbourne (PhD Arch). He formed HTAP in Vietnam with Hoanh Tran following twenty years practicing art and architecture in the U.S.

In addition to being a Design Principal at HTAP since 2005, he maintains a parallel career as an artist, having had many exhibitions over a thirty-year career, including several recent shows of his photography in Vietnam and Japan. In his design work the two strands of art and architecture combine to push his ideas further.  His experience also includes several years in engineering companies, an aspect that makes implementation an integral part of his design process.

He has taught through various universities including RMIT Melbourne’s Master of Architecture and Master of Urban Design programs.  His work, including writings, photos, architecture and interviews, has appeared in books and magazines in the U.S., Germany, Thailand, Korea, Turkey and Vietnam.

His research, writing and photography centers on close observation of the built and social context, with emphasis on making and improvisation.  His design work is often inspired by this and contains an idea that everyday design solutions by non-designers, as seen in places like Vietnam, often demonstrate a relevance through economy, elegance, sustainability and resilience that could immensely benefit design efforts throughout the world.