Karjvit Rirermvanich
Born on February 2nd, 1984 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Karjvit is a son of a contractor and a grandson of a mechanic. He obtained his bachelor degree in Architecture with honour from Chulalongkorn
University ,Bangkok in 2007. His passion in architectural design is straightforward, he believes that construction and design is inseparable and creativity always resides somewhere in between the two. He continued to explore this particular interest at the Design and Make Programme (AAD&M) of the AA School of Architecture, London, from which he graduated in early 2013. At the AAD&M, he developed his skills and insights
as an architect-maker through full-scale design and construction of 3 experimental timber buildings as well as understandings in contemporary architectural theory, mainly on makings and fabrications.
Prior to establishing Physicalist, Karjvit worked for 3 years at Architects 49 Limited (A49) , Bangkok, Thailand. During these dedicated years, he also found some time to test his ideas by submitting design proposals to the annual experimental design competition held by the Association of Siamese Architects(ASA) in which he unprecedentedly won prizes for 3 years in a row from 2008 - 2010. In the 2010 competition, he was later selected to represent his country at the first Thai pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale as the head of film and animation team of the exhibition.
Later in 2013, He was granted the annual Tadao Ando’s scholarship. During this 1-month long cultural exchange programme, he worked as an architect at Obayashi Corporation, Osaka, where he experienced the Japanese working mentality and teamwork while also absorbing the deeply-rooted Japanese aesthetics which he has always been in love with.
During 2013 - 2015, he also worked as chief project architect at his family’s construction company, Sittanant co.,ltd. Through supervising and hands-on working in the construction of several high-profile projects ranging from luxury houses to mid-scale offices and community malls, he developed deep understandings in essential fields which are structural engineering, mechanical engineering, construction budget management, project management and most importantly, construction itself.
Academically, He was a studio tutor of the Advanced Architectural Design programme at the Department of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University from 2013 -2016 and the Basic Design Programme at the University of Thailand Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) from 2008-2010. He has been invited as an academic speaker and a studio critique in different occasions since 2009 at leading architectural schools across Bangkok including Chulalongkorn University, Silpakorn University, Rangsit University and Sripathum University.
Karjvit is also currently the editor of art4d magazine; a 25-year-old leading architecture design & arts magazine in Thailand where he regularly wrote for since the early days of his career. He was also in an editorial team of ASA Journal from 2007-2009.
Apart from architecture, He is also a guitarist of an indie-rock band “morningsurfers” which released 2 albums back in 2002 and 2005 and recently came back to perform live shows since 2016.
Despite his frequent escape, Karjvit currently lives and works in Bangkok where he was born and raised.
01_Education
M. Arch in Design and Make
AA School of Architecture
London and Hooke Park, Dorset, UK
2013
B. Arch (hons.)
Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
2007
02_Professional Experience : as an Architect
Professional Trainee
Obayashi Corporation, Osaka, Japan
Tadao Ando Scholarship : The Osaka Invitational Programme for Short-term Oversea Trainee in Architecture and Arts
2013
Head of Film and Animation Team
Thai Pavilion at Venice Biennale
Commissioned by The Association of Siamese Architects (ASA)
2010
Architect at A49
2007 - 2010
03_Professional Experience : as a Teacher, Tutor
Studio Tutor : Advance Architectural Design Programme : Performative Assemble in Vernacular Tectonic
Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University
2013 - 2016
Studio Tutor : Basic Design Course
Department of Animation, Faculty of Science
University of Thailand Chamber of Commerce
2007 - 2010
04_Professional Experience : as a Journalist
art4d Magazine : Editor
2021 - present
art4d Magazine Contributor
2007 - 2020
ASA Journal Editorial Team
2007 - 2008
05_Design Awards
3rd Prize Winner
work title : O/I
ASA Experimental Design Competition - People Meet in Architecture
2010
3rd Prize Winner
work title : Under my Umbrella
ASA Experimental Design Competition - Place of Voices
2009
2nd Prize Winner
work title : Form follows Junctions
ASA Experimental Design Competition - Global :: Local
2008
06_Invited Speaker & Visiting Critique
"Design Ideas and the Venice Biennale"
Faculty of Architecture, Sripathum University
2010
"Design Ideas and the Venice Biennale"
N7A Architects co.,ltd.
2010
Visiting Critique
INDA 3rd Year Studio : International Programme in Design and Architecture
Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University
2013
"Architecture Nerd Series#3 : Design&Make"
all(zone) co.,ltd
2013
"Materiality"
Faculty of Architecture, Rangsit University
2013
"Hacked Spaces between Design and Making"
Department of Urban Planning
Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University
2015
"Tectonic & Parametric : Analog vs Digital, Eastern vs Western"
Department of Industrial Design
Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University
2015
"Tectonic & Parametric : Analog vs Digital, Eastern vs Western"
Master Programme in Architectural Design Concept
Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University
2015
07_Exhibitions
Baan Baan Case Study
ASA Architect'17 Expo
Featured Project : Villa Yantakao
2017
Art4d Pavilion
ASA Architect'14 Expo
commissioned by art4d magazine
2014
AA Graduate Honours 2013
The first annual exhibition representing the work of high-achieving graduates from the AA Graduate School.
AA School of Architecture, London, UK
2013
AA Projects Review 2013
AA School of Architecture, London, UK
2013
AA Projects Review 2012
AA School of Architecture, London, UK
2012
Thai Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2010
Arsenale, Venice
2010
08_Publications
Hide-Outs
featured project : The Cocoon
Gestalten, Germany
2014
Art4d no.215
The making of art4d pavilion
4d corporation, Thailand
2014
U Magazine Hong Kong
featured project : The Cocoon
Hong Kong
2013
Dezeen.com (UK)
featured project : The Cocoon
Link : http://www.dezeen.com/?p=328433
2013
Detail.de (Germany)
featured project : The Cocoon
2013
The Daily Mail (UK)
featured project : The Cocoon
2013
AA Projects Review Book 2013
AA Publications, London, UK
2013
AA Projects Review Book 2012
AA Publications, London, UK
2012