Karjvit Rirermvanich
Karjvit is the son of a contractor and the grandson of a mechanic. He obtained his bachelor's degree in architecture with honours from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, and a master's degree from the Design and Make Programme at the AA School of Architecture, Hooke Park and London.
Prior to establishing Physicalist, Karjvit worked at Architects 49 Limited (A49) and Sittanant Co., Ltd., his father’s construction company. He also unprecedentedly won prizes for three consecutive years at the annual International Experimental Design Competition held by the Association of Siamese Architects (ASA). After the 2010 competition, he was appointed head of the film and animation team for the first Thai Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. In 2013, he was granted the annual Tadao Ando Scholarship in Osaka where he worked at Obayashi Corporation and participated in a curated cultural exchange programme.
From 2021 to 2023, Karjvit also served as the editor of art4d magazine, the longest-running architecture, design, and arts publication in Thailand, where he had been a regular contributor since the early days of his career. He was also on the editorial team of ASA Journal from 2007 to 2009.
Academically, he was a studio tutor in the Advanced Architectural Design Programme at Chulalongkorn University and the Basic Design Programme at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). He has been invited as a guest speaker and studio critic on numerous occasions at leading architecture schools and international forums across Bangkok.
Karjvit currently lives and works in Talat Noi, 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 - 2023
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