Dr. Pattaranan Takkanon

Education:    

            -  PhD (2006), The University of Queensland, Australia
            -  B.Arch (Hons) (1998), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Field of interest:

-  Architectural Science,

-  Computer Simulation for Performance-based Design including Thermal Simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD),

-  Building Materials and Enclosures,

-  Alternative materials,

-  Urban Climate/ Urban Heat Island (UHI)

-  Design for Health and Wellbeing

-  Design for Tropical Environment,

-  Green Building Design

Research Projects

2014                Research Plan “Green Urban Design Guidelines to Reduce Urban Heat Island Effect” consists of 2 research projects:

1) Urban Geometry Design Guidelines to Promote Wind for Heat and Air Pollution Mitigation in Urban Area

2) Urban Green Area Design Guidelines to Reduce Urban Heat Island Effect

2012-present   Development of Database System of Building Element Models for a Building Information Modeling System (BIM) (Phase I & II)

2006-present   Cool wall system:  SCG/ KU joint research for the development of building products

2006-2009       Research and development of building materials from construction debris

2008-2009       The guidelines on housing development project to achieve sustainable development

2007-2009       The development of performance-based building codes for Thailand

2008                Scrap Lab

2007                Knowledge synthesis from research of Kasetsart University related to sufficiency economy philosophy

2006                Sustainable community in Nong-Harn, Sakonnakhon Province

2001                Wind and Architecture: The study of architectural design features as the factors affecting natural ventilation of row houses in hot-humid climates

Design Projects and Public Services:

2014                LEED Restaurant in Sri Racha Campus

2013                The Renovation of KU GreenOffice and Factory

2012                The Renovation of Green Chemistry Laboratory Building”

2012                Center of Industrial Design Innovation

2012                 KU Multipurpose Building

2010                Science Building of Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University

2008                Siriraj Green Hospital

2006                The reconstruction of Visetchaichan market, Ang-Thong province

Design Awards

Citation Award, FuturArc Prize 2009

Social activities:

2010- present Committee of Thailand Green Building Institute (TGBI)

2009- present  Committee of ASA Green (Association of Siamese Architects)

2008-2009       Conference secretariat for iNTA-SEGA 2009, The International Network for Tropical Architecture and Sustainable Energy and Green Architecture         

2006-2007       Conference secretariat for UPE 7, The 7^th International Conference on Urban Planning and Environment

Academic Courses/ Teaching Experiences:

1.       Bachelor of Architecture

Sustainable Architecture, Design for Tropical Environment, Architectural Design IV, Sustainable Architecture Design I, Sketch Design III, Building Materials and Enclosures, Light and Acoustic in Building, Energy Conservation in Architecture

2.      Master of Architecture (Building Innovation and Technology)- MBIT

Sustainable Architecture & Environment, Environmentally Responsive Design, Simulation for Environmental Performance Assessment of Design, Earth work, Fabrication and Assemblies in building, Scrap Design Studio

1. 3.        Master of Civil Engineering (Structural Technology for Built Environment) – STBE

         Built Environment Design for Sustainability

1. 4.        PhD in Built Environment

Publications:    

• Editoring:

1. Jenks, M., Kozak, D., Takkanon, P. (Eds.), 2008. World Cities and Urban Form: Fragmented, Polycentric, Sustainable?, Routledge.
2. ASA Architectural Awards: Bangkok Walking Guide 2010

• Authoring:

1. Takkanon, 2013, Rammed Earth Construction: An Alternative for Sustainable Architecture, Proceedings of 1^st Homepoom, Home of Proudness, 2012, The Faculty of Architecture, Urban Design and Creative Arts, Mahasarakham University.
2. Takkanon, P & Yeung, L 2009, Workshop: Problem-based learning for sustainable architecture education, Proceedings of iNTA-SEGA 2009, The International Network for Tropical Architecture and Sustainable Energy and Green Architecture, Bangkok.
3. Takkanon, P & Yeung, L 2008, The use of construction debris for rammed earth construction, Proceedings of CDAST 2008, The Council of Deans of Architecture School of Thailand, Phitsanulok.
4. Takkanon, P., 2006. Design Guidelines for Thermal Comfort in Row Houses in Bangkok, Proceedings of PLEA 2006, The 23rd Passive Low Energy Architecture Conference, Geneva.
5. Takkanon, P., 2005. Thermal Comfort: Basics and models for hot and humid climates, Raneang, Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University.10th anniversary edn, pp 246-256.
6. Takkanon, P., 2004. Bangkok Shophouses: The field investigation and experimental study of their thermal performance, Proceedings of iNTA, The First International Tropical Architectural Conference, Singapore.
7. Takkanon, P., 2003. Building performance study of a naturally ventilated row house in Bangkok, Thailand, Proceedings of ANZAScA Conference 2003, Sydney.
8. Siribodhi, P., Sunakorn, P., Chukiatman, C. and Takkanon, P., 2001. Wind and Architecture: The study of architectural design features as the factors affecting natural ventilation of row houses in hot-humid climates, Proceedings of the Fourth Pacific International Conference on Aerospace Science and Technology, Kaoshung.