Short Description
Nigel Power is a designer, artist and academic. His current research focuses on design, modernity and everyday life in Thailand. His creative practice uses archival and found visuals to explore questions of photography, historical memory and power.
ipetower@kmutt.ac.th
peternigelpower@gmail.com
Degree
M.A. (Communication and Computer), Middlessex University, U.K. (1992)
List of Classes
CMD 401 Communication Design Project Preparation
DPL 601 Research Methodology
DPL 651 Research and Practice in Visual Communication
DPL 652 Contextual Studies
DPL 653 Studio I
DPL 656 Critical Writing in Art, Design and Media
DPL 701 Project Study
DPL 710 Thesis
Recent Practice or Research
• Pilot Project with Pruksa PLC, for sustainabale single familiy housing. The project named “Pruksa+ House” is certified and awarded with Platinum Award in 2017 from the DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council)
• Liaison Architect for German Embassy, Bangkok (since 2017)
• Research Design Project for German Organization for International Cooperation (GIZ) for the GIZ / UNESCAP Urban Nexus Project (Energy Efficiency Study for Chiang Mai Health Care Center)
• Research Design Project for GIZ / UNESCAP Urban Nexus Project (Low Income Housing in Santa Rosa, Philippines)
• Research Design Project for GIZ / UNESCAP Urban Nexus Project (Housing Project for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
Publication
Internation Journal:
• Peter Nigel Power, 2017., “Making sense and the sense of making”, The Senses and Society, Volume 12, 2017 – Issue 2, pp 227-230
• Nigel Power. (2018). ‘Sensing Things: Merleau-Ponty, Synaesthesia & Human-centredness.’ in Howes, D. (ed.) Sense and Sensation—Primary and Critical Sources: Volume 4 – Art and Design, Bloomsbury: UK, pp. 357-369
• Nigel Power. (2018). ‘Reimagining the Sketchbook as a Medium of Encounter.’ Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education Journal, Volume 17, Number 2, 1 October 2018, pp. 199-216
International Conference:
• Power, N., 2016, “Humble Encounters: a critical reflection on the creative and ethical potential of community focused projects with Thai art and design students” Working with People-Centered Processes: Art, Education and Cross-Sector Collaboration, 14-17 October, Asia Centre Bangkok, Thailand
• Nigel Power, 2018, “Exploring the Audio-visual Essay as a Tool for Design-historical Inquiry”, Asian Studies Association of Australia Conference 2018, 3-5 July, Australia
Others
Book:
Nigel Prower, 2018, “Sensing Things: Merleau-Ponty, Synaesthesia and Human-Centredness” in David Howes (ed.), Senses and Sensation: Critical and Primary Sources, vol. IV., Part II, Chapter 21, London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018, pp.357