Seminar Carnival 2025 #01 - Life and Career of an Architecture Student After Graduation

Seminar Carnival 2025 #01
Life and Career of an Architecture Student After Graduation
by Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS Design and Research

Tuesday 4th March 2025 13:30-15:00

Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee founded HAS design and research in Bangkok and Shanghai. With a diverse portfolio of completed projects in Thailand and China, the studio has become one of the most significant and innovative players among Thai and Asian architects. Their recent works include the Aluminum Grotto and Public Ground in Greater Bangkok—architectural designs that blend traditional and natural forms, creating cavernous spaces that evoke the natural world within a bustling urban environment. They have also contributed to various public buildings, such as the Simple Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Aluminum Thailand, as well as The Glade Bookstore, located in both Thailand and China. The work of architects Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee has garnered international attention, appearing in prominent publications like Architectural Record, Wallpaper, Images Publishing, Domus, Architectural Digest, SPACE, and Dezeen, among others.

Hung And Songkittipakdee (HAS) have built an international reputation through their successful competition entries, with their work distinguished by a synthesis of form, pattern, material, and technology, resulting in singular, irreducible constructions. Their innovative approach has earned them numerous awards, including the France Créateurs Design Award, the Russian Golden Trezzini Award, the US Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Award, the Thailand Thematic Pavilion of the Year Award at The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage Exposition, the Australia INDE Award, the Wallpaper Architects’ Directory, the Thailand Prestige Award, and the Designer of the Year Award. In addition to their design practice, Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee serve as visiting professors at Tongji University, Chulalongkorn University, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Chung Hua University, and adjunct professors at Donghua University.

Meanwhile, Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee are widely regarded for their influential contributions to the architectural world. Known not only for their cutting-edge designs but also for their role in shaping the future of architectural thought, they have made significant impacts through both teaching and curatorial work. In 2023, Jenchieh Hung was appointed as the exhibition chairman and principal curator of The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage – ASA in Thailand, curating the Infinity Ground Architecture Exhibition at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) and the Collective Language – Asian Contemporary Architecture Exhibition at the IMPACT Arena Exhibition and Convention Center. Additionally, Kulthida Songkittipakdee was appointed as the chairman of the ASA Architect Expo, curating Thailand’s most important international architectural venue, which showcases materials, culture, design, architectural exhibitions, and education at the IMPACT Arena Exhibition and Convention Center in 2024. She also serves as the public relations director of The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage – ASA, and the guest editor of the Journal of the Architects Regional Council Asia – ARCASIA with Jenchieh Hung.