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Shared Thinking for Universal Designs and Innovation

Featuring

Kjetil Trædal Thorsen

Architect, MNAL, FAA, AIA,
Int.FRIBA, Dr.H.C.

Founding Partner, Snøhetta

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Kjetil Trædal Thorsen and Richard Wood
Featuring

Richard Wood

Architect, RIBA

Managing Director Asia, Snøhetta

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Why should you listen?

In a rapidly changing world, culture provides continuity, and design helps shape what comes next.

Through projects from around the world and across Asia of Snohetta - the leading firm in Asia, the lecture reflects on the role of design in fostering belonging, supporting communities, and giving shape to collective aspirations.

By connecting shared cultural narratives with emerging social, environmental, and technological challenges, it considers how places can be rooted in their context while remaining adaptable and resilient. It closes with a question: How can we build not only for people, but with them?

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Introducing Speakers

Kjetil Trædal Thorsen

Founding Partner, Snøhetta

The FRAME Lifetime Achievement Award receiver

“Snohetta does not have a style.”

BIOGRAPHY

  • 1989 Co-founded Snøhetta in Oslo, Norway.
  • 2004-2008 Professor of Architecture at the Institute of Experimental Architecture, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
  • 2024 Chair of the Jury, Obel Awards.
  • 2025 Chair of the Jury, Holcim Awards.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

  • The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award
  • The Aga Khan Award for Architecture
  • The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
  • The EY Entrepreneur of the year
  • The FRAME Lifetime Achievement Award

HIGHLIGHTING PROJECTS

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Tòa nhà H - Shanghai
Tòa nhà H
LocationShanghai, China
Finished date2024
FunctionCafe
ArchitectRichard Wood
CreditGoogle
Snøhetta Iconic Project 2
Tokyo Shibuya Upper West
LocationTokyo, Japan
StatusIn Progress
FunctionMixed-Use Tower
ArchitectSnøhetta
Snøhetta Iconic Project 3
NOT A Hotel Rusutsu
LocationHokkaido, Japan
FunctionHospitality / Resort
ArchitectSnøhetta

Richard Wood

Architect, RIBA

Managing Director Asia, Snøhetta

“We See Architecture as a Powerful Societal Tool”

BIOGRAPHY

  • Education Master of Architecture, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, United Kingdom.
  • Teaching Teaches at the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Membership Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

  • Dự án Tokyo Shibuya Upper West (Nhật Bản)
  • NOT A Hotel Rusutsu (Nhật Bản)
  • Quy hoạch tổng thể Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)

HIGHLIGHTING PROJECTS

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Tòa nhà H - Shanghai
Tòa nhà H
LocationShanghai, China
Finished date2024
FunctionCafe
ArchitectRichard Wood
CreditGoogle
Snøhetta Project
Urban Regeneration
LocationKota Kinabalu, Malaysia
FunctionMaster Plan
ArchitectRichard Wood
Snøhetta Project
Cultural Center
LocationShenzhen, China
FunctionPublic Realm
ArchitectSnøhetta

SNØHETTA FEATURED PRACTICE

With its social and cultural diversity, Snøhetta now has more than 250 staff from 40 countries, working across 8 studios in Oslo, New York, Innsbruck, Paris, Melbourne, Hong Kong, and Shenzhen.

Snøhetta team across 8 global studios

S.T.U.D.I.O TALK #1

Coming soon!
Venue: Grand Ballroom, Ascot Tây Hồ, Hà Nội
Theme: Shared Culture, Collective
Time: 07.11.2026
Feature speakers: Kjetil Trædal Thorsen & Richard Wood
Organized By
Sân Đình dmd Design Management Division
Content Endorsed By
Hội Kiến trúc sư Việt Nam (KTSVN)

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