ARCHINESIA ASEAN Seminar 2025: Kulthida Songkittipakdee (Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee | HAS design and research)

ARCHINESIA ASEAN Seminar 2025: Kulthida Songkittipakdee (Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee | HAS design and research)

Kulthida Songkittipakdee is a Thai architect and educator known for her innovative approach in bridging local wisdom with contemporary design. She is the co-founder of the Bangkok-based architectural firm Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee | HAS design and research, established alongside architect Jenchieh Hung. The firm is widely recognized for its design philosophy rooted in vernacular traditions, sustainability, and an evolution-based design process.

Beyond her architectural practice, Kulthida is actively involved in education. She serves as a visiting professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University and Tongji University, and as an adjunct professor at the World University of Design and King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT). She also holds the role of Dean’s Special Advisor at Kasetsart University.

Kulthida was the first Thai architect featured in the World Architects Directory by Wallpaper magazine (UK), and the first Asian architect selected to work at the Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Paris. Her architectural thinking has been captured in four monographs: Arch Life and Rhythm (2016), THE Improvised – Phetkasem Artist Studio (2021), MANufAcTURE to Architecture (2024), and her latest, Chameleon Architecture: Shifting / Adapting / Evolving (2025). In addition to writing, she also advocates for Asian architects on a global platform through her role as guest editor for the ARCASIA Journal. Through design, writing, and teaching, Kulthida continues to contribute meaningfully to architectural discourse in Asia and beyond.

Education
Participated in an exchange program at the School of Architecture and Design, Aalborg University, Denmark
Master of Urban Design, L’École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-La Villette, France
Bachelor of Architecture with Honors, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Experiences
Co-Founder and Principal Architect: Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee | HAS design and research
Director: The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage, Thailand
Visiting Professor: Tongji University – College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Visiting Professor: Chulalongkorn University – Faculty of Architecture
Visiting Professor: Chung Hua University – Master’s Degree in Intelligent City and Community Planning
Adjunct Professor: King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi – School of Architecture and Design
Adjunct Professor: Donghua University – Shanghai International College of Fashion and Innovation
Adjunct Professor: World University of Design – School of Architecture

Book
2025 Chameleon Architecture: Shifting / Adapting / Evolving
2024 MANufAcTURE to Architecture
2021 THE Improvised – Phetkasem Artist Studio
2016 Arch Life and Rhythm

 

About ARCHINESIA Week #6 “The Making”
ARCHINESIA Week is an annual event organized by ARCHINESIA since 2017. This year, it returns for its sixth edition, taking place from July 2 to 6, 2025. As part of IndoBuildTech 2025 Part 1, ARCHINESIA presents six interconnected programs: ARCHINESIA Academy #10, ASEAN Round Table Discussion, Architecture Seminar, ASEAN Seminar, ASEAN Architects Book Exhibition, and the IMAJI Books Pop-Up Store.

Carrying the theme “The Making,” this edition explores the layered and interconnected processes that shape architectural practice across Southeast Asia. The Making invites us to reflect—not just on what we build, but on how and why we build. It celebrates architecture as an ongoing act of thinking, shaping, and reimagining the world around us.

 

About ARCHINESIA ASEAN Seminar “Making Space & Place”
The ARCHINESIA ASEAN Seminar is one of the most anticipated annual events for ARCHINESIA’s readers and audience. This session brings together architects from across Southeast Asia to share their thoughts and ideas around a focused theme. For this edition, ARCHINESIA invites four leading architects from the region: Ling Hao (Linghao Architects, Singapore), Eleena Jamil (Eleena Jamil Architect, Malaysia), Adi Purnomo (mamostudio, Indonesia), and Kulthida Songkittipakdee (Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee | HAS design and research, Thailand). The discussion will be moderated by Kamil Muhammad of pppooolll, Indonesia.

This year’s topic, “Making Space & Place,” responds to the growing challenges faced by architects and designers in an increasingly urbanized world—where the demand is not only for beautiful spaces, but also for ones that are inclusive, sustainable, and grounded in their local context. While space refers to the tangible, physical dimensions of architecture—its form, structure, and function—place speaks to something deeper: the human experiences, memories, and identities that give meaning to space.