2024-12-04T03:36:47-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150315200/architecture-consumerism-and-human-rights-on-subverting-the-narrative-of-power-systems-in-thailand-with-shopping-malls Katherine Guimapang 2022-07-08T15:29:00-04:00 >2022-07-08T15:29:12-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/26/26aee392cfdaafa876ce81963a6c92ff.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1223266/thesis-review" target="_blank">Thesis projects</a>&nbsp;offer an exciting glimpse into the minds of emerging designers and their unique architectural perspectives as they navigate through their careers. This is the case for&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/syracuse" target="_blank">Syracuse University</a>&nbsp;B.Arch graduates Pin Sangkaeo and her collaborative research partner&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150258385/syracuse-university-school-of-architecture-students-uncover-the-forgotten-histories-of-systemic-racism-with-hidden-histories-exhibit" target="_blank">Benson Joseph</a>. Together they explore the practice of merit-making and how political tactics and consumerism have impacted Thailand's social and political agendas through their thesis project, <em>Temples of Consumerism.&nbsp;</em></p> <p>According to Sangkaeo, the project "investigates the role of shopping malls as physical tools of maintaining the status quo, used by those who hold political powers in order to superimpose their ideologies on the collective citizens and perpetuate the systems."&nbsp;</p> <p>Kicking off this season's 2022&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1223266/thesis-review" target="_blank">Thesis Review series</a>, the duo discusses their project along with Sangkaeo sharing her own experiences and findings while abroad in Bangkok. They also discuss their plans for the future as both continue their resea...</p>