• Ph.D. - The University of Melbourne (Urban Design), Australia, 2004
• MPD - The University of Melbourne (Planning and Design), Australia,1998
• B.Arch. (Hons) - Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1987

• Fall 2006 - Present
  Visiting Assistant Professor
  Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University

• 2005
  Adjunct Professor
  School of Architecture
  Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University

• 2003 -  2005
  Lecturer
  Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok Thailand

• 2000 - 2003
  Tutor, lecturer and instructor
  Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Australia

• 1996 - 1998
  Lecturer
  Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok Thailand

Refereed Papers

• Polakit, K. (2005) “Fluidity of Place Identity” in BMB Symposium Identity and Globalization: Design for the city, Proceeding of an international symposium, Bordeaux 7-9 April 2005.pp.130-136
• Sunakorn, P. & Polakit, K.*(2005) “Designing for Sustainable Development: An Expansion of Bangkhen Campus in Soi Phaholayothin 45, Kasetsart University” in Ranaeng (V4) (Kasetsart Architecture 10th Anniversary Edition) Journal of Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, pp.60-70
• Bootsita (Polakit), K. (2002), "Everyday Life along a water way in Bangkok: Khlong Bangluang Noi"in Modernity, Tradition, Culture, Water (eds), King, R., Onsiri Panin and Parin, C.,Kasetsart University Press, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 145–53.

Book Sections

• Dovey, K.& Polakit, K. (2006) “Urban Slippage: Smooth and Striated Streetscapes in Bangkok” in Loose Space (eds), Franck, K.& Stevens, Q., Routledge, London
• Polakit, K & Boontham, D (fourthcoming) “Mobile Vendors: The persistence of local culture in the changing global economy in Bangkok” in the International Urban Planning and Environment Association Volume by Center of Environmental Policy and Management, University of Louisville, Kentucky

Other Publication

• Design Project publication in the 1998-1999 EYES magazine Bangkok Waterfront Urban Design Project with collaboration with 4th year B.Arch., and MLA students, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne

• 3-5 Jan 2007
  The 7th International Conference on Urban Planning and Environment, World
  Class Cities: Environmental Impacts and Planning Opportunities?, Bangkok
  Thailand
  Paper Presentation: “(Un) Planned Structure: Critical perspective of everyday urbanism” (with Professor David Prosperi)
  Session Chair, “ Physical Cities?: Physical forms in relation to quality of built environment”

• 7-9 Apr  2005
  BMB ( Bangkok-Melbourne-Bordeaux) Symposium 2005, Globalization and Identity: design for the city organized by Ecole d’ Architecture et de Paysage de Bordeaux, France
  Paper Presentation: “Fluidity of Place Identity: Ban Phanthom”

• 4-8 Sep 2004
  The Sixth Symposium of the International Urban Planning and
  Environment Association, Global Pressures on Local Autonomy: Challenges to Urban Planning for Sustainability and Development, Center of Environmental Policy and Management, University of Louisville, Kentucky
  Paper Presentation: “Mobile Vendors: The persistence of local culture in the changing global economy in Bangkok” (with Dr. Davisi Boontharm)

• 30-31Oct 2001
  BMB ( Bangkok-Melbourne-Bordeaux) Symposium 2001,
  Modernity, Tradition, Culture, Water, Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart
  University, Bangkok, Thailand
  Paper Presentation: “Everyday Life along a water way in Bangkok: Khlong Bangluang Noi”

• 2006
  Developing a template for Graphic Communication and Community Outreach in the Annexation Rezoning of Melrose Park and Riverland in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
  Grantor: Dickey Consulting Services, Inc.
  Principle Investigators:
  Anthony Abbate, AIA, Director, CAUPA Broward Community Design Collaborative; and Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Florida Atlantic University
  Kasama Polakit, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University

• 2005
  Globalizing Bangkok: Transformations of Place and Everyday life
  Grantor:  Thailand Research Fund
  Principle Investigator: Kasama Polakit, Ph.D.

• Aug 2004 - Jul 2005
  Innovative Educational Process in Sustainable Urban Resources Management:
  A Case Study of Soi Phaholayothin 45 Community
  Grantor: Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute
  (Responsible for research design and community studies)

• Mar  - Dec 2004
  Sustainable Tourism Planning for the Royal Projects in Chieng Mai Province
  Grantor: Chieng Mai Province
  (Responsible for spatial analysis and environmental planning section)

• Jan - Sep 2004
  The expansion of Bangkhen Campus, Kasetsart University
  Grantor: Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute
  (Responsible for urban analysis, planning and design)

Florida Atlantic University, USA

• 2005-present
  School of Architecture
  ARC 3374 Site Planning and Engineering (undergraduate level)
  ARC 5328 Advanced Architectural Design Studio (graduate level)
  Department of Urban & Regional Planning
  URP 4343 Plan Making and Design (undergraduate level)
  URP 6881 Urban Design (graduate level)
  URP 6920 Planning Workshop (graduate level)
  URP 4930 City Structure (undergraduate level)
  URP 4979 & 6979 Planning Project (graduate & undergraduate level)
  URP 6310 Seminar in Urban Planning (graduate level)

Kasetsart University, Thailand

• 2003-2005
  - Architectural Design Criteria and Concepts (2nd year level)
  - Advanced Architectural Design Studio (4th year level)
  - Introduction to Urban Planning and Design (4th year students in Architecture and Landscape architecture)
  - Research Methods (graduate program in Urban and Environmental Planning)
  - Thesis supervision (graduate students in Urban and Environmental Planning & undergraduate students in Architecture)
• 1996-1998
  - Architectural Design Studio (2nd year level)
  - Architectural Design Criteria and Concepts (2nd year level)
  - Building Material and Construction (2nd year level)
  - Advanced Building Material and Construction (4th year level)

The University of Melbourne,  Australia

• 2000-2003
  - Urban Design Theory (graduate level)
  (Coordinator Professor Kim Dovey)
  - Urban Design Studio (graduate level)
  (Coordinator Associate Professor Darko Radovic)

• Jan 2004 - Jul 2005
  Research Committee, Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University Academic Committee of Doctor of Philosophy (Built Environment) program Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University
• Apr - May 2004
  Field trip and workshop organizer for 20 graduate students in Urban and Environmental Planning, Kasetsart University Bangkok, Thailand to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, Australia (hosted by The University of Melbourne and Deakin University)
• Sep 2004
  Representative of the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart in IUPE (International Urban Planning and Environment Association) committee meeting to organize UPE 7th in Bangkok University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• Jun 2001
  Translator for Asialink (The University of Melbourne) for Thai Senators from the Committee on Public Participation of the Thai Parliament.
• 2001
  Professional review of landscape design for the Southeast Asian elephant section at the Melbourne Zoo (Through Asialink, the University of Melbourne)

International Architecture and Urban Design Workshops

• Mar - Apr 2005
  Instructor, critic, and a part of workshop organizers for BMB (Bangkok Melbourne-Bordeaux) architecture and urban design student workshop in Bordeaux, France, hosted by Ecole d’Architecture et de Paysage de Bordeaux, France
• Oct - Nov 2004
  Guest speaker, critic, and a part of workshop organizers for Bangkok-Bordeaux architecture and urban design student workshop in Bangkok, Thailand
  Presentation entitled “The Evolution of Urban Settlements in Bangkok”
  Organized by Division of Urban and Environmental Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University
• May 2004
  Instructor for Landscape workshop entitled “The Rural Landscape Assessment and Planning Workshop”
  Principle Instructor: Professor James Taylor, MLA, FCSLA
  Organized by Division of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University.
• Mar 2004
  Instructor for architecture and urban design student workshop entitled “Sustainable Urban Form”
  Principle Instructor: Professor Mike Jenks, Oxford Brooks University
  Organized by Faculty of Architecture, Tharmasart University, Thailand
• Dec 1998
  As a student and a part of workshop organizers, the University of Melbourne.
  The workshop entitled “Bangkok Waterfront”
  Organized by Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne in collaboration with Silapakorn University and Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

• 2005
  Franco-Thai Scholarship Award to participate BMB (Bangkok- Melbourne-Bordeaux) student design workshop, the collaboration of Kasetsart University, Thailand, The University of Melbourne, Australia, and Ecole d’ Architecture de Paysage de Bordeaux , France  and BMB Symposium 2005 in Bordeaux
• 2003
  Ellis Stones Award for international published paper entitled “Everyday Life along a Waterway in Bangkok: Khlong Bangluang Noi”in recognition of excellence in research on a topic relevant to the practice or study of Landscape Architecture
• 2000
  Fieldwork Scholarship Award, Faculty of Architecture, and Planning, the University of Melbourne
• 2000 - 2003
  Melbourne International Research Scholarship Award (MIRS), the University of Melbourne
• 1999 - 2003
  Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship Award (MIFRS), the University of Melbourne
• 1999
  Advanced Education Scholarship, Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University
• 1998
  Advanced Education Scholarship, Kasetsart University
• 1986
  Lanna Thai Citation Award in Architectural Competition organized by Chieng Mai Municipality, Chieng Mai, Thailand

• 2004
  Urban designer and planner for Soi Phaholyothin 45, a land development project of Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1996 - 1997
  Architect responsible for detailed design stage of these following buildings at Kasetsart University
  1. Six-storeyed building of Faculty of Architecture
  2. 12-storeyed building of Faculty of Engineering
• 1993 - 1995
  Project Architect for Somprasong Land Development Public Co. Ltd. responsible for these following projects;
  1. Ban Choaphraya, a 33-storeyed luxurious condominium along the Choaphraya River, Bangkok
  2. Ban Phimarn Bang Bua Thong, a housing estate project on the urban fringe of Bangkok
• 1991 - 1993
  Architect for Architrave Design Co., Ltd. (in-housed architectural firm of Laguna Resort and Hotels, Thai Wah Property Development Co.Ltd.) involving in these following design projects at Bang Toa Beach, Phuket Island, Thailand;
  1. Dusit Laguna Resort
  2. Banyan Tree Resort & Spa
  3. Canal Village, a shopping village in Thai traditional style
• 1988 - 1991
  Architect for Metropolitan Engineering Consultant Co., Ltd. responsible in various design projects, for example,
  1. Academia Condotel, a 31-storeyed luxurious condominium in a prime area of Bangkok, Soi Sukhumvit 49.
  2. Theology Building, Payab University, Chiengmai, Thailand
• 1987 - 1988
  Architect for Rifenberg Rirkrit Achitect & Interior Designers, involving in various interior design projects, ranging from private residences to luxurious hotels, for example, Intercontinental Seoul, Korea.

Professional Membership/ Affiliations

• 2004 - present
  Member, Association of Thai Urban Designers
  Member, Association of Thai Urban Planners
• 1987 - present
  Licensed Architect, Thailand (Senior level)
• 1987 - present
  Member, Association of Siamese Architects

Lecture/critic and presentations

• 2006
  - Guest critic, ARC 5328 Advanced Architectural Design 1, graduate level, School of Architecture, Florida Atlantic University  
• 2005
  - Guest critic, ARC 5352 Comprehensive Design Project, Thesis level, School of Architecture, Florida Atlantic University
  - Guest critic, Landscape Architectural Design Studio (2nd year level), School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University,
  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  - Guest lecture, “Urban Design Education”, College of Architecture and design, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan
  - Guest lecture,“Integrating Research in Urban Landscape Design”
  School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  - Guest lecture, “The Concept of Sustainability in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design”, Urban and Regional Studies Institute, Mankato State University, Minnesota
• 2004
  - Guest critic, Architectural Thesis 2004, Naraesuan University, Pitsanulok, Thailand
  - Guest speaker, “Urbanism and Mediated Landscape”, Association of Siamese Architects, Bangkok, Thailand
  - Guest speaker, “Community Development and Sustainable Tourism: A Case of Ban Pred Nai”, in Public Seminar “Tourism and the change in spatial dimension and meaning of environment in Thai society”, Faculty of Architecture, Naraesuan University, Pitsanulok, Thailand
  - Guest speaker,“Australian Urban Planning”, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ministry of Interior, Bangkok, Thailand
  - Guest lecturer and instructor, Urban Design Studio, Graduate program in urban design, Silapakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  - Guest lecturer, “Design of Urban Public Space”,Faculty of Architecture Naraesuan University, Pitsanulok,, Thailand
  - Guest lecturer, Environment and Behavior Series, Department of Interior Design, Faculty of Applied Art, Krungdhep University, Bangkok, Thailand
  - Guest lecturer,“Literature Review”,PhD program in Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
• 2003
  - Guest critic, Investigation Program in Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Australia (Coordinator Associate Professor Darko Radovic)
  - Guest critic, Designing the Local Urban Landscape, 2nd year level in Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, the University of Melbourne, Australia (Studio coordinator Dr Sidh Sintusingha)
  - Guest lecturer, “Who sustain and Whose development: Spatial politic of neighborhood public space in Bangkok” and “The Roles of Gender in Southeast Asian Professional Community”,Department of Political Sciences, Arts Faculty, the University of Melbourne, Australia (Coordinator Dr. Jacquiline Siapno)
  - Guest lecturer, “Bangkok Neighborhood Public Space: Spatial configuration and social implications” in Contemporary Asian Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Australia (Coordinator Dr. Jianfei Zhu)