Sonia Vu

Sonia Vu is an architect and partner at Encore Heureux Architectes. After graduating from the Grenoble School of Architecture in 2007, she began her career working alongside architect Patrick Bouchain, the 2019 recipient of the Grand Prix de l'Urbanisme. Serving as his assistant, she participated in the firm’s first onsite architectural residency within the French Pavilion for the Métavilla project at the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale. She joined Encore Heureux Architectes in 2008, officially becoming a partner in 2019. As a project director, she oversees a variety of cultural and social public facilities—with a strong focus on high environmental standards. Encore Heureux was recently awarded with the project for a new location for the Ateliers Médicis in Clichy-sous-Bois/Montfermeil.