Boonserm Premthada
Boonserm Premthada is a Thai architect and founder of Bangkok Project Studio, internationally recognised for his work that explores architecture as a social, ecological, and ethical practice. His approach emphasises local wisdom, vernacular techniques, and the intelligence embedded in materials, labour, and communities, particularly in rural and marginalised contexts.
Rather than treating architecture as an object, Premthada views it as a process of coexistence—between humans, non-human beings, landscape, and time. His projects often employ unconventional materials such as elephant dung bricks, reclaimed timber, and earth, transforming everyday or overlooked resources into meaningful architectural expressions.
Premthada’s work has received wide international recognition, including a Special Mention at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, where his Elephant Chapel highlighted architecture’s potential to foster interspecies coexistence and collective care. His projects have been exhibited globally, and his practice is frequently discussed within contemporary debates on sustainability, ethics, and more-than-human design.
Beyond practice, Premthada is deeply committed to education and knowledge exchange. Through teaching, research, and collaboration, he advocates for architecture as a tool for empathy, learning, and long-term cultural resilience—rooted in place, yet relevant to global challenges.
