𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 “𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗲𝘆 | 𝟭𝟴 𝗡𝗼𝘃 (𝗧𝘂𝗲), 𝟲:𝟯𝟬–𝟴:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 | 𝗞𝗕𝟰𝟭𝟵, 𝗛𝗞𝗨
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Lecture Abstract:
The talk explores a design practice rooted in the permissive, improvisational conditions of Bangkok, now extending across regions shaped by heat, resourcefulness, and flux. Through collaborative experimentation, all(zone) creates light, adaptable architectures that emerge from tropical realities—not as exotic exceptions, but as vital tools for living well amid planetary change. Here, tropicality is understood not only as a climate condition, but as a way of life—improvised, porous, collective, and always responsive. It is a mode of building that embraces the cycles of materiality, working with what is available, renewable, and often overlooked, to create spaces that breathe, shade, and transform over time. These architectures offer lessons rooted in Southeast Asia, yet shaped by—and addressed to—a planetary site where futures are already taking form.
Biography:
Rachaporn Choochuey is a Bangkok-based architect whose work responds to the evolving challenges and possibilities of life in tropical megacities. In 2009, she co-founded all(zone)
@allzone.official , a design studio built on close collaboration and continuous experimentation. Drawing from Bangkok’s uniquely informal and improvisational character, the studio explores a contemporary vernacular—not through nostalgic replication, but through material resourcefulness, social lightness, and a distinct sense of play.
Her practice investigates how architecture can remain light, adaptable, and resilient in the face of heat, humidity, and rapid urban change. She frames Southeast Asia as a critical planetary site—a living context where strategies for a warming and interconnected world are already being tested. Through architecture, she offers not solutions, but invitations: ways to live well with change, through design that is soft, porous, and joyful.
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