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Design Talk 2024 – Better Design, Better Community from an ASEAN Perspective
You’re cordially invited to Design Talk 2024, a thought-provoking seminar under the theme:
(Re)Thinking Inside the Box: Vol. 2 – Better Design, Better Community from an ASEAN Perspective.
Taking place as part of Sustainability Expo 2024 (SX2024), this regional forum brings together leading voices in architecture and design from across Southeast Asia for an open conversation on how design can shape urban living for the better.
Friday, October 4, 2024
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
SX Talk Stage, G Floor, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)
Featured Speakers
Chatpong Chuenrudeemol – Founder, CHAT Architects, Thailand
Known for the bold project “Bangkok Bastards”, Chatpong explores informal urban spaces — construction camps, slums, and abandoned street stalls — and transforms them into meaningful architecture.
His work reinterprets raw, overlooked urban elements to spark social activity and local regeneration.
Ng Sek San – Founder, Seksan Design Landscape Architecture and Planning, Malaysia
A celebrated landscape architect who champions low-impact, community-driven projects. His ongoing project Kebun-Kebun Bangsar reclaims urban land to build green spaces that reconnect city dwellers with nature and each other.
Yuri Frassi & Afra Rebuscini – Founders, Officine Gặp, Vietnam
Through their research initiative "Reinterpreting Narrowness", the duo examines how Vietnamese “Tube Houses” reflect broader socioeconomic and cultural patterns. Their work focuses on micro-living, participatory design, and the real-life narratives shaping Southeast Asia’s cities.
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Supitcha Tovivich, Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University
Topics of Discussion
(The seminar will be conducted in English, with Thai translation headsets available)
Small Spaces and Urban Living:
How architecture adapts to limited space across Southeast Asia
Design in Context:
Exploring social, cultural, and environmental influences on the built environment
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