Join the Daylight Talk with Boonserm Premthada

‘Designing for the Senses’ is the title of new Daylight Talk presenting Thai architect Boonserm Premthada, founder of the architectural practice Bangkok Project Studio.

Boonserm Premthada argues that architecture is the physical creation of an atmosphere, serving to heighten our awareness of our natural surroundings. In this lecture, he will discuss a variety of his work, considering the manipulation of light, shadow, wind, sound, and smell, alongside the socio-economic and cultural agenda, with many of his projects including programs to improve equality.

The talk will take place on 18 March 2021 at 16:00 (CET) and it will be transmitted live from Bangkok Project Studio. 

The planned duration is 45 minutes, followed by an open 30 minutes of Q&A session. Participation at the event is free. 

Daylight Talk with Boonserm Premthada is hosted by École Spéciale d’Architecture (ESA) and Professor Jana Revedin.

About Boonserm Premthada

Architect and artist, Boonserm Premthada is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture at Chulalongkorn University and Founder of Bangkok Project Studio. Boonserm’s work has won many international awards including, the ar+d Award for Emerging Architecture in 2011. He has also been shortlisted for the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture 2013, the Grand Prize International Brick Architecture 2014, The Plan Awards 2017, the Design for Asia Awards 2017, and the Royal Academy Dorfman Awards 2019. He is the laureate of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2018.

Boonserm has lectured and exhibited at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the Venice Biennale 2018, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the Indian Institute of Architects, University of Tokyo, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore and several other international universities.

Find out more at instagram.com/boonserm_premthada/

About Jana Revedin

Born in Constance (Germany), Jana Revedin is an architect, theorist and writer. She graduated from the Politecnico of Milan and is a doctor of architecture and urban planning at IUAV University in Venice, qualified to direct research. A professor of architecture and urban planning at the École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris, she is a member of the LAURE research laboratory “Environment, city, society” (CNRS) and the UNESCO delegate to the Education and Research Commission of the UIA.

Find out more at revedin.com

About École Spéciale d’Architecture (ESA)

ESA is a free, international school open to developments in the contemporary world. Recognized in the public interest since 1870 and member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles since 2010, it is the only private school of architecture in France.

Find out more at esa-paris.fr

About ´Daylight Talks´

The `Daylight Talks´ is a new series of digital events, organized by the VELUX Group. The talks explore the significance of natural light in architecture and will present prominent architects and educators working consciously and qualitatively with daylight in their projects and educational programs.

The talks are organized in collaboration with individual schools of architecture and they are endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE).

Find out more at daylightandarchitecture.com