Ph.D. in History, Theory, and Representation, University of Washington's College of the Built Environment, 2022
M.S. Arch in History and Theory, University of Washington, 2016
M. Arch II (Post-professional) Architectural Design from the University of Texas at Austin (supported by a Fulbright Scholarship) 2012
B.Arch (First-Class Honors) Silpakorn University, Thailand

Background and Teaching Description

Supasai Vongkulbhisal has previously taught at the University of Washington's College of Built Environment and Chulalongkorn University, International Program of Design and Architecture (INDA). She instructed courses including Introduction to the Built Environment, Architectural History Survey, History of Southeast Asian Architecture, and Architectural Design Studios.

Research Description: 

Her primary research focuses on the interplay between political hegemony and Modern architecture in various nations, particularly during transitional periods and post-production phases. In her current work, she contends that the transplantation of Western Modern architecture in Thailand by Western-educated Thai architects sparks a Neo-colonial movement, as these architects’ creations were subtly influenced by the American Cold War agenda. She also has a keen interest in colonial and post-colonial architecture, particularly in Southeast Asia countries.

Research Interests:

Modern and Postmodern Architecture; Colonial, Crypto-colonial, and Postcolonial Theories; Regionalism and the Vernacular; Southeast Asian Architecture and Urbanism; Southeast Asian Studies; Thai Studies

List of Selected Publications:

• "'Subordination' in Modern Thai Architecture, 1960s-1980s: Case Studies of Crypto-colonialism." In Proceedings of ConCave Ph.D. Symposium, Divergence in Architectural Research, 191-206. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, 2022.
• "Gentrification: The Replacing Phenomenon." Creative Thailand, February 1, 2021. https://www.creativethailand.org/view/article-read?article_id=32845&lang= 
• "Cloud Kitchen: The Unseen Kitchen." Creative Thailand. August 21, 2020. https://www.creativethailand.org/view/article-read?article_id=32555&lang=  
• "How to Design Nature with Biophilic Design." Creative Thailand. October 14, 2020. https://www.creativethailand.org/new/article/howto/32659/en#BiophilicDesign 
• "More Than Being a City Garden—Public Park. Creative Thailand. October 14, 2020. https://www.creativethailand.org/view/article-read?article_id=32672&lang= 
• "Ethical Relativism and Critical Regionalism: An Ethical Viewpoint on the Non-western Architectural Professions." Nakara: Journal of Environmental Design and Planning 13 (2017): 89-98.
• "Layering Modernity: Le Corbusier and His 'Plan Obus' Planning on Algiers." Najua: Architectural History and Thai Architecture 12 (2015): 288-311.

Class Teaching in Fall 2024: 

• ARCH 210: Architectural Design Studio
• ARCH 240: Architecture History and Theory I