2G 96: Bangkok Tokyo Architecture is the 2G monograph on the award-winning studio founded by Wtanya Chanvitan and Takahiro Kume, working between Thailand and Japan.
About This Book
Established in 2017 with offices in Bangkok and Tokyo, Bangkok Tokyo Architecture is drawn to open-ended structures and to the careful assembly of everyday elements, blurring the line between the ordinary and the exceptional. Its work sets out to take architecture beyond the exclusive domain of experts, searching for models of building that can be carried on and adapted by others.
This issue of 2G presents the studio's work in a lavishly illustrated survey, with photography by Ratthee Phaisanchotsiri and Soopakorn Srisakul. In recent years the practice has been Highly Commended at the Architectural Review Emerging Architecture awards, won Rice University's Spotlight Award and been shortlisted for the Lisbon Triennale's Début Award.
Key Features
- The first 2G monograph devoted to Bangkok Tokyo Architecture
- Edited by Moisés Puente, with texts by Andy Groarke and Pornpas Siricururatana
- Extensive project photography, drawings and plans in the series' large format
What You'll Discover
- How the studio builds with open-ended structures and ordinary, readily available components
- Its approach to making architecture less dependent on specialists and professionals
- Projects shaped by working across two very different building cultures in Thailand and Japan
- Why a young practice has quickly drawn international critical recognition
About the Author
Moisés Puente is the editor of 2G, the international architecture series published by Walther König, and has edited many of its monographs on emerging and established practices. Wtanya Chanvitan and Takahiro Kume teach as well as practise, contributing to architecture across a range of cultural and institutional settings.
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Dimensions: 230 × 300 mm
- Pages: 160
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783753309118
- Publisher: Walther König
Perfect For: Architects, students and readers following emerging practices in Asia, and anyone interested in architecture built from everyday means.