Dear All,

International House of Japan  (I-House) is pleased to announce one of the leading architects from Thailand and  Rachaporn Choochuey for her lecture at I-House . (details below)

We look forward to your participation.
Thank you.

 

International House of Japan

 

 

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Architalk Series

Speaker: Rachaporn Choochuey (Architect)

Talk Title: "Practising Tropicality"

Moderator: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (architect; founder of Atelier Bow-wow)

 

Date and Time: Monday, March 23, 2026, 18:30-20:00

Venue: Lecture Hall, International House of Japan Annex bldg. 2F (5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Language: English/Japanese(with simultaneous translation)

Admission Fee: 3000 yen (2000yen IHJ members; 1500 yen Students)
For registration please see below

https://ihjarchitalk20260323.peatix.com/view

 

Her projects sensitively interpret the relationship between cities and the natural environment and embrace elements of local cultures and climates so they feel "at home" anywhere in the world. Her work is highly regarded as being representative of a new generation of architecture in Southeast Asia. Her perspective on designing spaces that coexist with the environment while remaining closely attuned to people's lives in rapidly changing cities like Bangkok offers important insights into the future of architectural practice.

Choochuey will be joined onstage by special moderator Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of Atelier Bow-wow.

 

 

Rachaporn Choochuey  

In 2009 Choochuey co-founded all(zone), a Bangkok-based studio inspired by the ever-shifting conditions of mega tropical metropolises and the contemporary vernacular intelligence embedded in everyday life. The studio explores an architecture of lightness--using fewer materials, lightweight construction, and reduced consumption--driven by experimentation and play. In 2016, all(zone) completed MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai, awarded Best New Museum in Asia Pacific (2017). Domus named the studio among the 100+ Best Architecture Firms (2019), and Monocle recognised a project in its Top 50 Best Design Awards (2021). all(zone) was also commissioned to design MPavilion 2022 in Melbourne. Their international presence includes exhibitions and collaborations at venues and events such as the Guggenheim Museum (New York), Chicago Architecture Biennial, Vitra Design Museum, Triennale di Milano, Echigo-Tsumari Triennale, Sharjah Architecture Triennial, La Casa Encendida (Madrid), Thailand Biennale Chiang Rai, Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale (Riyadh), LUMA (Arles), Venice Biennale of Architecture, RAM Assembles, and Shanghai Biennale. She earned her B.Arch. from Chulalongkorn University, an M.S.AAD. from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Architectural History from the University of Tokyo. A former faculty member at the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, she lectures and teaches internationally, and has held visiting appointments at Yale School of Architecture and Columbia GSAPP.