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Kotchakorn Voraakhom Quotes

born 1978 Thailand

Kotchakorn Voraakhom (Thai: กชกร วรอาคม, born 1978) is a Thailand landscape architect and chief executive officer of Porous City Network, a social enterprise that looks to increase urban resilience in Southeast Asia. She is also the founder of the Koungkuey Design Initiative, which works with communities to rebuild public spaces.

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The most important thing is to (follow) the wisdom of people from the past who used to live with water.

The architect helping sinking cities fight flooding (2022)

Green, climate resilient areas are a “good long-term investment” for cities, she said, and “the best solution for the next generation.

The architect helping sinking cities fight flooding (2022)

For us, as a city of water, the only way is to go back to our amphibious culture and reclaim the relationship with water.

The architect helping sinking cities fight flooding (2022)

My identity is confusing. In Thai culture I’m a little bit American, and in American culture I’m very Thai. I don’t want gender to be another burden.

The central question sinking cities like Bangkok need to focus on is: “how are we going to live with the water, without fear?” said Voraakhom. This idea of “living with the water” lies at the heart of her design approach.

The architect helping sinking cities fight flooding (2022)

The floods changed my life.

The architect helping sinking cities fight flooding (2022)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Kotchakorn Voraakhom (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.