Start Date
04/27/2021
End Date
04/27/2021
Description
Kotchakorn Voraakhom, founder of the Bangkok-based landscape architecture and urban design firm Landprocess, will discuss her work as part of the Landscape Processes online discussion series. Presented as part of the spring 2021 Landscape Technology and Landscape elective courses taught by lecturer Alexandra Mei, the Landscape Processes series engages with seven practitioners to explore the details, materials, and technologies embedded in the practice of landscape architecture. Each discussion will focus on the guest speaker's body of work and how their processes to design are pushing the field of landscape architecture forward. During each event, attendees are invited to ask questions in a moderated discussion with the guest speaker. The lectures are enabled by the support of the Sam Fox School's Master of Landscape Architecture program. Kotchakorn Voraakhom, International ASLA, is founder of Landprocess and the Porous City Network. Voraakhom is featured in TIME magazine’s 2019 TIME 100 Next, a list that spotlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of the world, along with their list of 15 women fighting against climate change. Voraakhom is chairwoman of Landscape Without Borders of the International Federation of Landscape Architects, Asia Pacific Region (IFLA APR). She is a TED Fellow and Echoing Green Climate Fellow. She received her master’s in landscape architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Business Practices / Contracts / HR
Sustainable Development & Design
Urban Planning & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
No
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
Explore various details, materials, and technologies embedded in seven landscape architects’ practices
· Learn about emerging design processes that are shifting the field of landscape architecture
· Learn how Kotch Voraakhom’s projects in Bangkok, Thailand work to create a more porous and more resilient urban landscape
Instructors
Kotchakorn Voraakhom, Alexandra Mei, Derek Hoeferlin
Course Codes
2021WASHUMAR27
Provider
St Louis Chapter ASLA