“Co-with Creators” is a documentation of the 34th ASA Expo in the form of a written publication. The journal documents the designs of the four Thematic pavilions collaboratively created by four teams of architects and construction materials companies, the summary and review of the lectures and presentations of five globally renowned speakers at the ASA International Forum, as well as an introduction to the three presidents of the steering committee from three regions of Thailand.

This issue also features the essay of Associate Professor Dr. Songkhun Atthakorn’s retrospective celebrating the contribution of the late architect who was the president of the Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage between 1985 and 1986.

Under the theme Let There Be Light, the ASA Journal March- April 2022 issue presents a series of new architectural designs in Thailand in various building types. In these selected projects, architects pay attention to the design and the use of light sources, both directly and indirectly, or the surface material of the space that embraces that light to create a phenomenon according to the architect’s imagination. These selected projects are also a play on design to meet the specific activity lighting requirements in that particular type of architecture.

In the Professional section are stories of the practices shared by Light Is, a studio specializing in lighting design that has produced some outstanding lighting design projects.

‘Home Smart Home’ features five different residential projects, each with its own location, context, typology, size and interesting use of materials. Each work reflects its architecture team’s creative thought process and masterful execution, delivering a new physical dimension that goes hand in hand with the design’s aesthetic merits through the architect’s interpretation of residential architecture and spaces that do not heavily or solely rely on technology. Also presented in this issue’s Professional is the story behind the work experiences and organizational management of Studio Tofu, an architecture firm that has been expanding their realm of design to real estate development.

Circular Economy has made its way to practically every aspect of people’s lives. This movement extends to the architectural and construction industry. It is one of the industries that is still being questioned for the responsibility it has on the well-being of the environment as well as the architectural profession’s direct and indirect impacts on nature and the world.

Themed Towards Circular Living, this issue of ASA Journal features some interesting and inspiring architectural projects whose design concepts and processes highlight the maximal use of resources. Ranging from construction materials, renovation of old buildings, or the use of natural, clean energy, all the way to the design and building processes devised to minimize environmental impacts in the area or ecosystem in which a work of architecture is situated. We also talk with Thor Kaichon Studio who began his practice with an eager interest and passion for bamboo architecture about its continuously growing portfolio and the organizational management of the studio.

‘Seeing Through,’ presents stories about different design methodologies and approaches devised and executed to create ‘see through’ designs. With the use of transparent walls, a visual connection between interiors and exteriors can be found in high-rise architecture and residential homes while simultaneously providing protection and privacy to users. This particular development has also found its way to commercial architecture curated to immerse users into their spatial experiences. All of these are made possible thanks to the continuous progress of manufacturing and construction technologies, which have brought about much greater diversity to the styles and attributes of transparent materials. Some possess physical characteristics that alter according to factors such as light or can be controlled to best cater to users’ varying demands as well as architects’ imaginations and visions. 

Featured in this issue also an article on W Workspace, one of Thailand’s leading professional architecture photography studios. Wison Tungtunya, the architect and founder, shared and took us through parts of his twenty year experiences, insights on the evolution and described the future of architectural design through the lens of his long career as architectural photographer.