Pioneering Thai architect Patama Roonrakwit, 47, has made it her life’s work to improve the situation of people living in Bangkok’s slums. In 1997, she founded Community Architects for Shelter and Environment (CASE), an architectural firm working with communities across Thailand to develop impoverished urban settlements. In 2010, the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture of Thailand, awarded her the Silpathorn Award. We caught up with Patama on her return from this year’s arcVision Prize in Milan, where she received an honorable mention in the Women and Architecture category, to discuss her lifelong obsession with houses, and why you should never call her a community architect. - See more at: http://bk.asia-city.com/city-living/news/patama-roonrakwit-bangkok-architect-slums#sthash.PUs9nmum.dpuf