Trung Le

Trung Le is a pioneer of Cannon Design’s education practice and has an incessant energy and passion for learning. Le is widely recognized as an advocate for incorporating multiple intelligences and learning styles in the design of education environments. As the lead designer for Cannon Design’s education group, he creates spaces that encourage student inquiry and imagination and offer students a sense of what it means to be a part of a global community.

Le’s work has yielded awards from the Chicago, Illinois, and national chapters of the American Institute of Architects during his 22 years at Cannon Design. Le’s projects have been published in such periodicals as Architectural Record, World Architecture News, and Edutopia. His recent collaboration with Bruce Mau resulted in the publication The Third Teacher, a cabinet of wonders on how design can transform the ecology of learning and teaching. Le leads The Third Teacher + of Cannon Design. The Third Teacher+ is a multidisciplinary design think tank that treats the future of teaching and learning as a living question. The Third Teacher + team includes educators, architects, anthropologists, design strategists who actively reimagine the future of learning through the design process. With an eye on the future of learning, the multidisciplinary team collaborates with learning communities to formulate systemic strategies for pedagogical, curricular, and environmental change.