Bangkok-based architecture studio Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS Design and Research has been named a Winner of the 2025 International Architecture Awards, organized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design in collaboration with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, for their project ‘Aluminum Grotto and Public Ground’.
Learn more about the awarded project ‘Aluminum Grotto and Public Ground’, here!
Led by the acclaimed Thai architects and educators Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee, the studio is the only Thai firm to receive this year’s prestigious international honor. They join an elite group of global winners, including Zaha Hadid Architects, Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, and I.M. Pei Cobb Freed & Partners—all past recipients of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Architecture.”
Rather than prioritizing spectacle, Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS Design and Research approaches architecture as a meaningful cultural practice.
Celebrated for their unique ability to merge cultural narrative with architectural form, the studio is redefining contemporary design by creating spaces rooted in local context while engaging with global conversations. Their projects reflect a deep connection to collective identity, where memory, place, and community are central to the design process.
Their work is marked by a sensitivity to everyday life, aiming to make architecture not only innovative, but also inclusive and resonant.
Among the studio’s recognized works in this year’s awards are Aluminum Grotto and Public Ground—projects that transform simple, regionally relevant materials into poetic spatial experiences.
These designs illustrate how Hung And Songkittipakdee (HAS) skillfully blend craftsmanship and experimentation, bridging the gap between past and future. Their architecture is a dialogue between tradition and innovation, form and feeling, community and context. This international recognition reinforces the growing influence of Thai architects on the global stage and highlights the potential of architecture to shape spaces that are both locally grounded and globally significant.
To view the winner’s page for the 2025 International Architecture Awards—organized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design in collaboration with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies—please visit, here!
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