Prof. KULTHIDA SONGKITTIPAKDEE

Kulthida Songkittipakdee is a distinguished architect and educator, celebrated for her innovative design approach that integrates cultural heritage with modern architectural practices. She is a co-founder of the Thailand-based firm Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS Design and Research, widely known as HAS Design and Research, an architectural studio acclaimed for its vernacular, sustainable, and evolutionary design philosophy. The studio has established itself as one of the most influential and forward-thinking architectural firms in Thailand and across Asia. Professor and architect Kulthida Songkittipakdee holds the distinction of being the first Thai architect to be featured in the World Architects Directory by the UK-based Wallpaper magazine. She also became the first Asian architect selected by the Renzo Piano Foundation to collaborate at the Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Paris. In 2024, she was appointed chairman of The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage Exposition (ASA Architect Expo), where she curated Thailand’s premier international architecture exhibition at the IMPACT Arena Exhibition and Convention Center. In 2025, she was invited to serve as a juror for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – RIBA International Awards: Asia Pacific Awards.
In addition to her professional practice, Kulthida Songkittipakdee was appointed lifetime honorary professor. She currently serves as a visiting professor, adjunct professor and design critic in architecture at Tongji University, Chulalongkorn University, World University of Design, and King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. She has also been invited to serve as guest editor of the Journal of the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA Journal). Kulthida Songkittipakdee’s contributions to architectural scholarship include authoring four significant monographs. Her debut work, Arch Life and Rhythm (2016), documents her experience as the first Asian architect invited by the Renzo Piano Foundation to work at the Renzo Piano Paris studio. This was followed by THE Improvised: Phetkasem Artist Studio (2021), which explores architectural identity through unique spatial solutions. She later published From MANufAcTURE to Architecture: Museum of Modern Aluminum (2024), demonstrating how architecture can mediate between nature and human activity. Her latest book, Chameleon Architecture: Shifting / Adapting / Evolving (2025), examines contemporary research and adaptive design strategies, further establishing her as a leading voice in the field of architecture.