Max Hu

Director / Nominated Architect
NSW Reg. No 10989
VIC Reg. No VIC00160
MArch (USYD)

Max Hu is an architect and co-founder of Studio DAO. Max had trained with Glenn Murcutt, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and BVN Architecture in Sydney, Trace Architecture Office in Beijing and had led the design of different architecture practices prior to establishing Studio DAO.

With more than 10 years of professional expertise in the design thinking and building cultures in Australia, Max has worked with a plethora of clients in single and multi-residential, healthcare, education, workplace and developed a thorough understanding of design methodologies suited across several key portfolios.

Max has been demonstrating enormous proactivity and initiative in his professional practice. He is methodical, creative, and thorough in his approach to the design process. He is an enthusiastic architect who brings a wealth of creativity, conceptual thinking and technical ability to each project.

Max is a registered architect in NSW and Victoria.

Achievements
2010 Woodhead Prize - Architectural Communication (UNSW)
2011 Castle Mountain Prize - Glenn Murcutt Studio (UNSW)
2015 Australian Institute of Architects Structural Innovation Award (USYD)
2015 First Prize in Innovative Use of Digital Fabrication (USYD)
2018 Best Tall Building Award - Emblem Tower (BVN)