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Kotchakorn Voraakhom
11 quotes
“I still remember sneaking into the canals as a child and seeing the greenery along them. Already there was less and less nature around them, but it was such a healing moment for me. My house was a rowhouse along the main road. We had no backyard, just the street. The only walks you could do were very hot, very dangerous and very polluted.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An Architect Who Mixes Water and Nature to Build Resilience The New York Times (March 7, 2022)
“My identity is confusing. In Thai culture I’m a little bit American, and in American culture I’m very Thai. I don’t want gender to be another burden.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An Architect Who Mixes Water and Nature to Build Resilience The New York Times (March 7, 2022)
“The floods changed my life.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For us, climate change is primarily a water crisis,” she said. “Our people can feel its impacts in their daily lives, each year through worsening floods, rising sea levels, and severe drought.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In many sinking cities, including Bangkok, the current urban infrastructure is not fit for purpose and is “reducing our ability to adapt (to climate change),” noting that many of Bangkok’s waterways and canals have been destroyed or have fallen into disrepair. “We need to fix them and rethink the way we develop (cities).”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For us, as a city of water, the only way is to go back to our amphibious culture and reclaim the relationship with water.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To date, Thailand has tried to tackle its flooding problem by building “higher and higher dams,” she said, arguing that this is the wrong approach and a solution “based on fear.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The central question sinking cities like Bangkok need to focus on is: “how are we going to live with the water, without fear?” said Voraakhom. This idea of “living with the water” lies at the heart of her design approach.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The most important thing is to (follow) the wisdom of people from the past who used to live with water.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being resilient is the ability to thrive and to survive,” Voraakhom said. “We have that ability as human beings, but our urban infrastructure does not have it and doesn’t allow us to have it.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Green, climate resilient areas are a “good long-term investment” for cities, she said, and “the best solution for the next generation.”
Kotchakorn Voraakhom (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source