Prof. Jenchieh Hung

Thailand

Principal Architect at HAS design and research
Visiting Professor at Bangkok University
Juror of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the European Product Design Award, the K‑Design Award, and other international awards.

Professor Jenchieh Hung is a world-renowned architect, educator, curator, and founder of the Thailand-based firm Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS design and research, internationally recognized for an architectural approach that brings together spatial innovation, cultural intelligence, research, and contemporary Asian identity. Through his practice and teaching, Professor Jenchieh Hung has developed a distinctive body of work that engages architecture as both a physical and intellectual discipline. His work includes the Museum of Modern Aluminum Thailand, Simple Art Museum, High Line Bangkok, Aluminum Grotto and Public Ground, The Glade Bookstore, Forest Villa, and Casa de Zanotta, among others. His international standing is reflected in his appointment as a juror of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – RIBA International Awards: Asia Pacific Awards, becoming the first architect from Thailand to serve in this role. He has also served as a juror of the European Product Design Award and as a guest editor of the Journal of the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA Journal), contributing to the broader discourse on contemporary Asian architecture and its emerging presence on the international stage.

Beyond architectural practice and education, Professor Jenchieh Hung has played an active role in shaping the cultural and intellectual landscape of architecture in Thailand. In 2023, he was appointed exhibition chairman and principal curator of The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA). In this capacity, he has curated major international exhibitions, including the Infinity Ground Architecture Exhibition at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) and Collective Language: Asian Contemporary Architecture Exhibition at the IMPACT Arena Exhibition and Convention Center, organized in collaboration with the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA). He and his firm were the first Thai architect and Thai architectural practice to be included in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory from the United Kingdom and the Louis Vuitton City Guide Bangkok from France. His work has received numerous international awards and recognitions across Asia, Europe, and the United States, establishing a sustained presence for Thai architecture within the global architectural discourse.

Principal Architect at Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS design and research
Exhibition Chairman of The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage
Visiting Professor at Bangkok University
Visiting Professor at Chulalongkorn University
Adjunct/Visiting Professor at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
Juror of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – RIBA International Awards
Juror of European Product Design Award
Juror of K-Design Award
Juror of Grands Prix du Design Awards
Juror of Chicago Athenaeum Museum’s Future House Award