Title of presentation:
“The Lao ecosophical potential, visions, practices, perspectives: between nature, culture, strength and threat. How do Lao societies and spaces –rural and urban– go through crises: conflicts, wars, ecological concerns and political disasters”.
★Bio for Chayphet Sayarath
ARCHITECT, URBAN PLANNER AND RESEARCHER From the Lao diaspora in France, Chayphet SAYARATH left Laos with her family at the age of 8 after the establishment of the new RDPL regime, during which her father was imprisoned in the re-education camp. Fleeing the authoritarian regime, she arrived with her family at the refugee camp in Thailand before settling in France. In exile, educated and trained in Paris, she obtained her degree in architecture and a doctorate. Often questioning her country of origin and the context of exile, she returned to Laos and worked there for 14 years in the framework of the French cooperation and as an architect. Her return to Laos was a return to her roots, both professional, intellectual and emotional. The work and fields of research that she explored and deepened with confidence go beyond the framework of her profession and express her curiosity and her intellectual commitments. RESEARCH FIELDS: Spatial analysis, anthropology and spatial fabric, architecture, incorporation of knowledge (technic and wisdom), development.