Playful Urban Practice | Architecture, Flowers & Neighborhoods in Bangkok

In this episode, I talk with Supitcha Tovivich, an architect, professor, and creative force behind community-centered design projects in Bangkok. We dive into the hidden challenges designers face—and why true neighborhood transformation always requires collaboration beyond the architecture field.

We also touch on:

• Creative tools that invite citizens to co-create their neighborhoods

• How Supitcha blends architecture with flowers—and why it draws people in

• The unexpected ways COVID-19 helped grow a local flower market

• How she involves her students in real-life projects with real communities

• Supitcha’s evolving work for Bangkok Design Week—and what it reflects about shifting generations

• How different age groups influence neighborhood development

• Fun, playful strategies to make every design process more human

• Ways to attract funding for cultural projects

• And the story of how a local monk helped make a district more vibrant and tourist-friendly

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Special thanks to Supitcha for sharing her creative approach to design and for showing us how joyful, collaborative spaces can grow from even the most unlikely materials.

Credits:

Host – Darya Sannikova

Composer / Sound Mixing – Sybe

Cover – Eleonora Nekrasova